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City staff presented the concept plan for a roughly 148,000-square-foot, primarily one-story building (a limited two-story area for administration), vehicle storage and a fuel island. The site comprises four lots totaling about 22 acres; the primary parcel (Lot 1, Block 1, Chaska Club West Industrial) is roughly 12.5 acres. The MSB would consolidate public-works operations — streets, parks, stormwater, mechanics, building maintenance, sewer and water, and the electric department — now dispersed across multiple city properties.

Staff member Liz said the concept includes an employee parking area of roughly 111 stalls and a fuel island on Outlot B. She noted current staffing of about 89 employees at the existing facility, with a projected increase of about 29 employees over the next 20 years. \"There will not be any outdoor storage with this plan,\" Liz told the council, and the existing Victoria Drive site would retain cold storage such as the salt shed.

Council and staff discussed circulation, truck turning, and screening between the site and nearby residential properties. Liz said the design team has prioritized screening along the southwest edge of the site, where several residences are closest to the proposed building; further landscape and parking refinements will be part of the preliminary review. The western access point was described as a secure staff-only entrance; the southern extension of Chaska Creek Boulevard is proposed as the shared public entrance.

Andrew Cooper of Ortel Architects, the design team, said the project has moved from schematic design into design development and noted the team is refining site details, stormwater ponding on Outlot B and balancing green space with parking needs. City staff also said they are pursuing a grant to add roof-mounted solar arrays and that RJM (the city’s construction manager) is providing periodic cost-estimate reviews to keep the project within budget expectations.

Council Member comments were broadly positive. The council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-57 approving the concept plan and directing staff and the design team to resolve parking circulation, refine the landscape buffer with adjacent residences, complete truck-turning exhibits and advance solar and stormwater details for preliminary review.

With concept approval, staff will develop detailed plans and bring the project back for preliminary and final planning reviews and construction authorization. Staff said they anticipate additional cost-estimate milestones and further neighborhood and staff briefings as the design advances.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chaska City Council & EDA Meeting 9.15.25","oneSentenceSummary","Chaska’s City Council adopted Resolution 2025-57 Monday to approve the concept plan for a new 148,000-square-foot Municipal Service Building at 4501 Creek Road, advancing the project to preliminary design with conditions for parking, screening and stormwater refinement.","taxTitle","City of Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota","taxId",70659,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5982877,"Chaska holds public hearing on proposed TIF District 25 for EDCO; final approvals scheduled for Sept. 29",597,2087000,2684000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799022-6bfe2dd7b9c6f353b6c801d12b6e891a&start=2087&end=2684","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799022-6bfe2dd7b9c6f353b6c801d12b6e891a/thumbnail_2087000.jpg","/articles/5982877/Minnesota/Chaska-holds-public-hearing-on-proposed-TIF-District-25-for-EDCO-final-approvals-scheduled-for-Sept-29","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5982877-b7995a2bbace7c060550976ec2fad538/orig.mp4?Expires=1775687425&Signature=CvR7h3iQuul7t62Dh7G99gU20YHg22XHklir7yqTEQiB8vifLLnQUk1PHDl4kFMCIB1Sfl4D1i9Ot6vj-NY5r9JYTE9RBHy7VUtzCIaPwEYzChOJF8k7X1wkPhPH3V6N8EENX4kiC15OVjVi8Zz~UxETkj1sMyGsik8zXYU4tTg5Sb-a6AIzo0ISQcCtLBMs6aTYIzBdbQpVrPKJw0qGWkC-cxOMcs0487e127G6hPfqZ~mVlCItbePWWUC17GlA9RVOgEzh8B3Z0m2wUaFn~6duLitKX6aiMAoB6uKIK85is2bbdYUIwU9H-Am4iQzbns7pfA7NQd2Ps3VlHCQDkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chaska held a public hearing on Monday on a proposed modification to Redevelopment District No. 4 that would create Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District 25 to support EDCO’s planned headquarters and manufacturing expansion.

Julie (staff) summarized the TIF plan. The proposed district would be located in the city’s southwest business park (southeast of Engler Boulevard and Creek Road), designated an economic development district and would run for eight years. The TIF plan estimates the incremental taxable value captured during the district’s life at about $4,800,000. Of that, the city would provide up to $1,640,000 in pay-as-you-go TIF financing to the developer (TCWG LLC), with the remaining increment available for public infrastructure on Creek Road and administrative costs.

Julie reported the project expectation that EDCO would relocate about 150 jobs to Chaska and add roughly 25 new jobs within two years at an average wage of $20 an hour; those job and wage commitments are part of the business-subsidy terms tied to the redevelopment agreement. She said the EDA previously approved a letter of intent and that final plan approvals and the redevelopment agreement are scheduled for the council and EDA meetings on Sept. 29.

John Lewis, president and CEO of EDCO, was present and available to answer questions. The council opened the published public hearing and, with no members of the public speaking, closed it without action. City staff confirmed the hearing had been published as required; because publication deadlines differed from the planning schedule, the final actions are set for the Sept. 29 council and EDA meetings.

No votes or contract authorizations were taken Monday; staff will return with final documents and the redevelopment agreement for council and EDA consideration at the Sept. 29 meetings.","Council and EDA held a published public hearing on establishing Tax Increment Financing District 25 to support EDCO's proposed industrial/manufacturing headquarters. No votes were taken; staff plans final actions and contract authorization at the Sept. 29 meetings.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5982883,"Chaska approves preliminary site plan, zoning change and easement vacation for Auto Pros expansion",1740,320000,2060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799022-6bfe2dd7b9c6f353b6c801d12b6e891a&start=320&end=2060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799022-6bfe2dd7b9c6f353b6c801d12b6e891a/thumbnail_320000.jpg","/articles/5982883/Minnesota/Chaska-approves-preliminary-site-plan-zoning-change-and-easement-vacation-for-Auto-Pros-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5982883-52b6893e35dcf3e850b55c7e03e65c0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775687425&Signature=cASP6-KQtKnkG3Le6xToim8XGD8mZ8yTJmdwkanm3-8U2p2bir1h0TEeKqcQ0ls028ReBMV2gsiTQG4P5M0M0Ryc0LCls3vLiPFsct6CnsvCvRfcp0fXC-H4j2N1KxU3d~wysDHiLrbbsXH6UyoYGDn0sX8svEIkszC79jx5epemoUQyMiGWh1pLgqB4rVm~CAkSCqgT4yk-55W8QTfxKhkjIBK4q1XgfbCHxHbwwqQdIozdXOhuBsDtvgtdQR1MNL2jqbnKu7C3fBeaojG~BXtEKLNdnIHj1ppt-beC8MdVGCUJeHWWLJaJuAwk8s8R7iKMVY236Lwxpx92iiKaFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chaska city council on Monday approved a preliminary site-and-building plan, a zoning ordinance amendment and an easement vacation to let Auto Pros expand its service facility at 1601 and 1603 Old Audubon Road.

The council adopted Resolution 2025-56 and Ordinance 10-71 after hearing a staff presentation and comments from the project team. The expansion would add about 3,000 square feet and four service bays to the existing Auto Pros facility, expand the parking area and require adjustments to existing drainage and utility easements.

Staff member Liz told the council the proposal includes a 3,000-square-foot, single-story building addition that would increase the sites service bays to nine and expand the parking lot from 19 to 25 stalls. She said a 36-inch sewer pipe along the west side of the properties requires a 40-foot maintenance corridor (a drainage-and-utility easement), which reduces buildable area and creates a pinch point on the east property line. To accommodate that layout, the applicant requested a zoning amendment to allow a zero-foot parking setback in the pinch-point area and asked to vacate the typical 10-foot joint drainage-and-utility easement along the Lot 3/Lot 4 boundary.

Peter Hilger, representing Rylar LLC and the project applicant, urged the council to approve the preliminary plan while giving the project team additional time to resolve a cross-access easement with the neighboring property owner. \"We've been making progress or trying to make progress with [the northern property owner] ... but in spite of our efforts ... he doesn't see a need to sign it,\" Hilger said. He told the council the project team will continue to pursue an agreement and suggested language that would require \"best efforts\" to memorialize the cross-access easement before final approvals.

City staff said they found no buried utilities in the 10-foot joint easement and that the additional easements proposed for the sewer pipe and over the power line would leave adequate utility corridors if the 10-foot easement is vacated. Staff also noted the applicant must complete wetland review and coordinate any work near the East Creek Diversion Channel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before final submittal.

Council members asked whether the project would affect the regional trail or emergency vehicle access. Liz said the trail alignment would not be affected and that the fire department had no concerns about turning radii. Council members also confirmed the overhead power lines are city-owned and were told burial of those lines is planned but not imminent.

The council approved Resolution 2025-56 and Ordinance 10-71. The approvals include conditions: final engineering and utility easements must be finalized; additional screening and landscape plantings will be required along the east property line to buffer the regional trail; and the cross-access/prescriptive-easement issue must be addressed at final submittal. The council and staff noted the applicant expects to start construction in spring, pending Corps approvals and resolution of soils and drainage issues.

Mayor Mara Hubbard and all council members present voted in favor of both measures.

The project now moves to final site-plan review, where the cross-access easement and the Corps wetland determination must be resolved prior to any building permit.","The City Council approved a preliminary site and building plan, a zoning amendment and a 10-foot easement vacation to allow Auto Pros to expand at 1601–1603 Old Audubon Road, with conditions including resolution of a cross-access issue at final submittal and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers.","actionData","errors"]

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