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TO: Economic Development Authority
FROM: Christine Costello, Community Development Director
DATE: December 6, 2022
RE: Development Update
Building Permits
Building Permit Statistics:
Between November 1 and November 30, 2022, there were 359 building permits issued with a total
valuation of $10,797,888, including 9 single-family homes valued at $3,619,779.
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Residential Permits -New Construction
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Current Project Updates
Building Construction Projects
The View: Construction of the wood-framed portion of the building continues.
Cottage Grove Apartments: Wood framing continues with trade work ongoing.
Dental Office: Permit has been reviewed and approved and waiting for issuance for a dental office in
the tenant space next to Sports Clips.
The Little Village: The permit has been issued for an indoor kids play area and coffee house to be
located in the space that Las Margaritas used to occupy.
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Pizza Ranch: Footing and foundation are complete with civil work commencing to beat the winter
season.
Air Gas: Full certificate of occupancy issuance is pending electrical and Engineering approval.
Park Place Storage: The permit has been issued for the fourth building. No work has begun yet.
Renewal by Andersen: Wall panels are being set.
GTI (formerly LeafLine Labs): The roof construction for the addition is being conducted on weekends
to get it finished quicker. Underground trade work is underway.
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3M Projects:
o Building 150 – Installation of the exterior wall panels has begun with plumbing rough-in
work underway inside.
o Building 151 – Wall construction and roof have been completed.
o Inspections have begun for Bid Pack #6 (pump houses and processing piping) and new
clarifiers as part of their water treatment processing.
Cottage Grove Logistics Park:
o Building #1 – Concrete floor is under way and windows and doors are being installed.
o Building #2 – Nearing completion.
Hemingway Industrial Center: Footings and foundation work have been completed for both buildings.
Onsite construction of the wall panels may have to wait until spring.
Planning Division
November 28 Planning Commission Meeting
The Planning Commission met on November 28, 2022, and reviewed the application below:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Case CP2022-065: The City of Cottage Grove has applied for a
comprehensive plan amendment for a minor mapping correction to re-guide 6850 and 6999 East Point
Douglas Road South to Mixed Use and a text amendment to allow for density bonuses to be used as
a tool to assist in the development of affordable housing in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. No
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testimony was received from the public during the public hearing. The Commission asked questions
about density flexibility via a planned unit development process, 2030 Comprehensive Plan land uses,
and the use of density bonuses with single family development. Staff responded by explaining that a
planned unit development cannot be used to increase density above the district maximum and that
the subject properties located on East Point Douglas Road were guided as Commercial in the 2030
Comprehensive Plan. Staff also stated that density bonuses are generally used for multi-family
projects but could be used for single family if the project meets City standards. The Planning Com-
mission voted unanimously (7-to-0) to recommend approval of the amendments. The City Council will
take final action at their December 7 meeting.
December 19 Planning Commission Meeting
The following items are currently scheduled to be on the December Planning Commission agenda:
RJ Schinner – Cases PP2022-067 & SP2022-068: Opus Development Company has applied for a
preliminary plat to be called Southeast Industrial Park 3rd Addition that will consist of one industrial lot
and one outlot that would be located south of the Soo Line Railroad, north of North Star Sheets, and
east of Hamlet Park; and a site plan review of an approximate 126,200 square foot office and
warehouse building with an additional 80,000 square foot expansion area for RJ Schinner.
Location Map
Preliminary Plat Site Plan
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Zoning Ordinance and Rezoning Amendments – Case ZA2022-070: The Planning Commission will
hold the public hearings on the zoning text amendment for a full repeal and replacement of the City’s
Zoning Code Title 11. In addition to general modifications relating to organization, format, modernized
language, and readability, a brief overview of other changes include:
• Added Conditional Administrative Use Permit to allow simple permits to be approved
administratively.
• Expanded the ability to have accessory structures on properties, updated fence requirements
to reflect current materials and design, changed off-street parking requirements to provide
more flexibility, and expanded home occupation use.
• Updated standards related to motor fuel stations, drive-throughs, temporary outdoor sales,
vehicle sales, antennas, solar and wind energy uses to reflect changes in technology and
equipment, car washes, self-storage facilities, outdoor dining, and event centers and added
regulations for donation drop boxes.
• Added density bonuses for affordable housing policies.
• Updated architectural standards of buildings to reflect current design trends and materials,
changed landscaping requirements for current lot size trends, modified tree preservation
program in response to current caselaw, updated requirements for trash enclosures, exterior
storage, and mechanical screening.
• Removed redundant and unnecessary residential districts and organized existing residential
uses into new zoning districts as needed to protect single-family properties while allowing for
construction and expansion of multi-family properties in appropriate areas.
• Updated and streamlined the business uses to reflect the current uses in the City and added
uses the City wants to attract in the future.
• Merged industrial zoning districts and updated industrial uses to reflect the current uses in the
City and added uses the City wants to attract in the future.
In addition, the zoning map will be amended for city-wide rezoning as authorized in City Code
Section 11-2-8(D) and Minnesota Statute Section 462.357, subd. 3, as part of the comprehensive
project to repeal and replace the City’s Zoning Code .