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Council approves Cortana Place rezoning for tire facility; members demand tire-disposal plan
Summary
The Metropolitan Council voted 7-0 to rezone a Cortana Place parcel to allow a heavy commercial tire facility. Council members and staff pressed developers to provide an operational plan showing tires will be stored indoors and removed legally.
The Metropolitan Council voted 7-0 Wednesday to rezone a property on Cortana Place from a commercial alcoholic-beverage bar and lounge designation to Heavy Commercial 2 to allow a Class A tire facility, but council members pressed the developer for documentation showing how tires will be stored and removed.
Councilman Dunn Junior said the project would not be the kind of “bad actor” that stores tires outside, and he asked the developers to provide operational plans so the council and staff could verify compliance. He said images and a checklist tied to a new ordinance addressing tire businesses informed his support.
Craig Corey, a civil engineer with Monroe and Corey, told the council he was available to answer questions about site design and…
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