Planning Commission (Sept. 22, 2025): Approves site plan for retail conversion at 7424 Lyndale Ave S; CIP found consistent with Comprehensive Plan
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Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. Chair Eddie Holmvig-Johnson presided. Commissioners present: Holmvig-Johnson, Cole Hooey, Benjamin Surma, Matt Taraldsen, Brett Stursa. Staff present included Sam Crosby (City Planner), Ruby Villa (Planner I), City Manager Katie Rodriguez, and Steve McDaniel (Budget, Cash, and Debt Manager). Key actions: approved agenda and July 28, 2025 minutes (each 5-0); recommended approval of a site plan converting 7424 Lyndale Ave S to retail sales with a unanimous (5-0) amendment requiring a 6-foot privacy fence along the side facing the abutting multifamily parcel; recommended approval of the 2027–2030 Capital Improvement Program and adopted a resolution finding the 2026 Capital Improvement Budget and 2027–2030 CIP consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (5-0). Public comments raised traffic, parking, and pedestrian safety concerns. Liaison reports covered Woodlake Nature Center demolition, Safe Routes to School and gun violence topics at City Council, an HRA rental-assistance grant, Transportation Commission bike-ride tour and BRT study, and Sustainability Commission outreach.
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- Approved the meeting agenda (Motion carried: 5-0).
- Approved minutes of the Regular Planning Commission meeting of July 28, 2025 (Motion carried: 5-0).
- Recommended approval of the site plan to convert the existing building at 7424 Lyndale Ave S to retail sales (Motion carried: 5-0).
- Amended the site plan recommendation to require a 6-foot privacy fence along the side of the property that faces the abutting multifamily parcel (Amendment carried: 5-0).
- Closed the public hearing on the 7424 Lyndale Ave S site plan (Motion carried: 5-0).
- Recommended approval of the 2027–2030 Capital Improvement Program and adopted a resolution finding the 2026 Capital Improvement Budget and 2027–2030 CIP consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (Motion carried: 5-0).
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Agenda
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 3. Open ForumParticipants can share their comments in person, by voicemail, or email, and may also request to participate virtually. For more information on submitting comments, refer to the Planning Commission Agenda and Minutes page on richfieldmn.gov.
- a. Participants can share their comments in person, by voicemail, or email, and may also request to participate virtually. For more information on submitting comments, refer to the [AGENDA_OFFICIAL_BODY] Agenda and Minutes page on the City's Website .1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical ContextDecision: Open Forum
- 4. Approval of the Agenda
- 5. Approval of Minutes
- a. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Planning Commission meeting of July 28, 2025.1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=1Decision: Approval of Minutes
- 6. Presentations
- 7. Consent CalendarConsent Calendar contains several separate items, which are acted upon by the City Council in one motion. Once the Consent Calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended actions have also been approved. No further Council action on these items is necessary. However, any Council Member may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar and placed on the regular agenda for Council discussion and action. All items listed on the Consent Calendar are recommended for approval.
- 8. Consideration of Items, if Any Removed From Consent Calendar
- 9. Public Hearings
- a. Site Plan Approval for 7424 Lyndale Ave S – Conversion to Retail1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=6 | reports=1Decision: Public Hearings
- 10. Resolutions
- 11. Other Business
- a. Consider the 2026 Capital Improvement Budget and 2027-2030 Capital Improvement Program for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical Context | attachments=4 | reports=1Decision: Other Business
- 12. Liaison Reports
- a. Liaison Reports1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical ContextDecision: Liaison Reports
- 13. City Planner’s Report
- a. City Planner's Report1A. Executive Summary 1B. Historical ContextDecision: City Planner’s Report
- 14. Next Meeting
- 15. Adjournment
Documents from this meeting
- Minuteshttps://richfieldmn.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=276,plainText=false)
- Packethttps://richfieldmn.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=275,plainText=false)
- Agendahttps://richfieldmn.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=174,plainText=false)
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