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Cannon Falls planning commission recommends preliminary plat to re-establish alleys, subject to nine conditions
Summary
The Cannon Falls Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a preliminary plat that would re-establish alley rights-of-way and allow two buildable lots in an older subdivision, while flagging required variances and infrastructure conditions to be resolved before final plat approval.
The Cannon Falls Planning Commission on Aug. 11 recommended that the City Council approve a preliminary plat to replat lots in the older Terre Haute Saint Clair addition, restoring public alley rights-of-way and clearing the way for future residential construction, contingent on nine conditions.
The recommendation followed a staff presentation and a public hearing during which a nearby resident, Becky Youngmark of 810 Fifth Street North, said she and her husband were "concerned about crowding" and worried that the plan could place "five families into three buildings" on lots she described as small. The applicant discussed infrastructure already in place and said he intends to plat the property so it can be developed in the future.
Staff told the commission that a substantially similar preliminary plat was approved in 2018 but a final plat was never filed;…
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