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The subdivision matter was limited to parcel configuration; staff found the proposal conformed to the city’s subdivision ordinance and recommended approval. The decision clears the technical land-use step that will let the city retain the northern strip and offer the remainder for sale, the applicant said.

Planning staff said the site is zoned PR2 in the interior 3 built form and totals 17,784 square feet. The applicant proposed splitting off “Parcel A,” a narrow parcel that the city would retain for right-of-way associated with the Midtown Greenway, leaving the southern portion for sale.

At the public hearing, applicant Lisa Pazis, who identified herself as a senior project coordinator with CPAP business development, said the city would retain the north parcel and that the adjacent property owner is Hillcrest LLC. Pazis said the retained parcel would support right-of-way and maintenance associated with the greenway and that the southern portion could be sold, potentially by a side-yard sale so the adjacent owner could control lawn maintenance.

Nearby resident Jeff Baroviak, who said he has lived across the street for 19 years, did not oppose keeping the area as green space but raised several concerns. Baroviak said the broader block is partly a Superfund site with a hydrocarbon plume and asked whether monitoring infrastructure—previously used to collect and monitor outgassing—remains on the property. He also said neighbors would be interested in purchasing the property to create a community garden if the city planned to keep it as green space, and asked that residents have an opportunity to bid.

Staff replied that the only application before the commission was a minor subdivision and that the submission was found to conform to the subdivision ordinance; commissioners were told that denying the subdivision would require explicit findings. Commissioner Campbell moved to adopt staff recommendation; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Five members were present and the item was adopted.

The vote concerned only the subdivision approval. Details about any future sale, remedial monitoring equipment, or stewardship of the retained green space were not decided at the hearing and were not specified in the subdivision application.

Next steps: with the minor subdivision approved, the city and applicant may proceed with the administrative steps needed to divide and convey the parcels; any sale terms, offers to neighbors or restrictions on future uses were not specified during the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 24, 2025 Planning Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The Minneapolis Planning Commission on March 24 unanimously approved a minor subdivision at 2704–20 9th Avenue South that will leave the city holding a roughly 5,000-square-foot parcel along the Midtown Greenway and allow the larger southern portion to be sold.","taxTitle","Minneapolis City, Hennepin County, Minnesota","taxId",3498,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6082188,"Votes at a glance: Planning Commission adopts consent items, subdivision, Penn Avenue redevelopment and elects officers",1377,813000,2190000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939082-f5f3099ca349b19c5f4d807b5232e08c&start=813&end=2190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939082-f5f3099ca349b19c5f4d807b5232e08c/thumbnail_813000.jpg","/articles/6082188/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Votes-at-a-glance-Planning-Commission-adopts-consent-items-subdivision-Penn-Avenue-redevelopment-and-elects-officers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082188-ecda94a8c1de086f1b6a65eec7c734c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197311&Signature=kgIGHVv7Phv5h2Z5lNjuOL~KrXCUKk5rK11goFY-CxBkdDNBSXDH6FunDspthysiNsWyeFc9Os~kEzmAqbNBs91X2YAx0oCGBHfAqp1dHGy380x-QLaQhVAjr9lCLMiOSe7KjSLrifUQ-rBl4oHMBPaO4k2F6zm8VVYmgZaHS0euCMKzYc5xZi11nApx99zDKa4XUj0lTZCeA~m1vZH3K6-QijjON60CoZ-uTaRjOAELZSPKvySzrRH7e3TCt1miAH3xSC7Aq2P~VJDvih1yBw-G9BOoO4WwPTVW5NONHN9TYKDVmIhG4OHwdUag2s3wl-1dSi8haCVV-o8idZQcwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis Planning Commission took the following formal actions at its March 24, 2025 meeting.

• Item 4 — Snelling Yards tax increment financing plan: Adopted on consent. Staff presentation was offered and no public comment was made; commissioners approved the staff recommendation by voice vote.

• Item 5 — 11 and 11 West River Parkway: Public hearing opened and closed with no speakers; item placed on consent and adopted.

• Item 6 — 2704–20 9th Avenue South (minor subdivision): Approved. Staff found the minor subdivision in conformance with the subdivision ordinance; the commission adopted the staff recommendation. Public comment raised Superfund monitoring questions and neighborhood interest in purchasing the property.

• Item 7 — 6001 Penn Avenue South (conditional use permit and site plan review): Approved with conditions. The commission adopted staff recommendation including two conditional use permit conditions and 20 site plan review conditions that require, among other items, fencing/screening and a lighting plan demonstrating compliance with maximum illumination limits at residential property lines.

• Elections — Officer slate adopted: Commissioner Chris Meyer elected president, Commissioner Baxley elected vice president, and Commissioner Wagner elected secretary. The commission adopted the slate by voice vote.

Votes were recorded by voice and the meeting transcript reflects unanimous adoption for the listed items with five members present. Where no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript, the minutes show the items adopted by voice vote.","At its March 24 meeting the Minneapolis Planning Commission adopted the consent agenda including Snelling Yards TIF and 11 West River Parkway, approved a minor subdivision at 2704–20 9th Ave S, approved redevelopment at 6001 Penn Ave S with conditions, and elected its officers for the coming term.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6082194,"Planning Commission approves redevelopment of 6001 Penn Avenue S with conditions on screening and lighting",1228,856000,2084000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939082-f5f3099ca349b19c5f4d807b5232e08c&start=856&end=2084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939082-f5f3099ca349b19c5f4d807b5232e08c/thumbnail_856000.jpg","/articles/6082194/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Planning-Commission-approves-redevelopment-of-6001-Penn-Avenue-S-with-conditions-on-screening-and-lighting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082194-7da0fe4e0a5e3391e6ce94a3e1c2345c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197311&Signature=QTI5XVEY0NQjkF27O73T2w7GAD2t7IG~OakEo1HeTxctDJpw4qKe2zhlKISYrOkwcazr~SXhrZIy2uXPUJQFIUHYBxB5G0cXEKlVZL638yFELGALBdwzaZCre-YY-Vdu-ekVENrgOyW8fcrsNh8yeWlQzbGkaOvajN55dHZp8teoHvfIojTcgXfe9D-oo2zRvOT9JE3tvptC-reD11Fpa1n~ySQJQ7m97OLthI8uLjZqVcV3I0QGNheGqYhDpbHRYQ1AdQSPgl80q9vvxdRmr3TX0oxLKryUMDBNYqhzrIjTPZ2qlwoncQicbtBKf8h2ambbu5doGh2sO1oFVS9Z0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis Planning Commission on March 24 voted to approve a conditional use permit and site plan review for a proposed redevelopment at 6001 Penn Avenue South that would replace an existing long‑standing gas station with a new station, larger convenience store and an accessory car wash, subject to conditions addressing screening and lighting.

Planning staff recommended approval with multiple conditions after reviewing site changes and public comments. Staff’s amended recommendation added a condition tied to the conditional use permit requiring screening and addressed concerns about visibility and noise to nearby residential properties.

The site is zoned C‑M2 in Corridor 4 built form and totals just over 12,000 square feet. Staff and the applicant said the property has been used as a gas station and minor auto repair for about 70 years. The proposal would remove the existing structures, relocate the convenience store to the corner to improve pedestrian frontage, reduce fuel pumps from eight to six, and add a car wash on the east side of the lot. The applicant also proposed to retain two curb cuts (one on Penn, one on Sixtieth), eliminate a western curb cut on Sixtieth and close vehicle access between the site and the adjacent public alley.

Architect Brett Loftusness of Architectural Consortium said the redesign aims to improve the streetscape and pedestrian access, increase landscaping where possible and place the new building at the corner. He said the car wash on the east side would help screen the alley and that the team intends to add fencing and landscaping.

Neighbors raised concerns during the public hearing. Resident Sherry Sheehan, who lives directly behind the site, cited lighting that currently reaches her family room and asked whether hours of operation and lighting would be controlled; she also asked where car wash traffic would exit and expressed worries about noise and people gathering after hours. Property owner Philip Ruce said his building immediately south of the site runs to the property line and warned that vehicle mirrors and angled parking at pumps could repeatedly damage his wall unless protections—such as stanchions or bollards—were provided.

Staff responded that the project would close access between the property and the alley and that vehicles exiting the car wash would use Sixtieth Street. Staff said they added a recommended condition requiring a six‑foot, 95% opaque fence between the maneuvering area and the alley (with a 15‑foot site triangle exception at the alley/sidewalk intersection) and a fence along the south property line between the rear of the adjacent building and the trash enclosure. Staff also said the final development review (PDR) must include a lighting plan showing illumination in foot‑candles at property lines; the zoning code limits maximum illumination at residential property lines to 0.5 foot‑candle and restricts service‑area canopy fixtures so light is directed downward rather than spilling laterally.

On the question of physical protections for adjacent walls, staff said the zoning code does not require bollards or stanchions and that adding such elements did not clearly meet site‑plan standards as a condition; staff said they would not oppose the owner proposing bollards voluntarily.

Commissioner Campbell moved to adopt staff recommendation, including the two conditional use permit conditions and the 20 site plan review conditions recommended in staff materials. Commissioner Gordon seconded; the motion passed by voice vote and the item was adopted.

The approved action pertains to land‑use approvals (CUP and site plan review) and includes specific requirements that must be satisfied during final PDR, including fencing and a lighting plan. Operational questions such as exact hours of operation, proprietary design choices like bollards if desired, and any required permits beyond the PDR were not decided at the hearing and would be resolved in subsequent review steps.","The commission approved a conditional use permit and site plan review for a new gas station, convenience store and accessory car wash at 6001 Penn Avenue South, subject to conditions including added screening along a residential property line and requirements for a lighting plan.","actionData","errors"]

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