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Plan commission recommends approval of Kennedy Hills final plat in Cottage Grove ETJ
Summary
The plan commission recommended approval of an extraterritorial (ETJ) final plat for Kennedy Hills at Highway BB and Kennedy Road after finding no changes since the preliminary plat; the town had previously approved the preliminary plat.
The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 recommended approval of a final plat for the Kennedy Hills subdivision, located at the northwest corner of Highway BB and Kennedy Road in the town of Cottage Grove.
Planner Aaron described the filing as the final plat following a previously reviewed preliminary plat and said there were no changes from the preliminary submission. Because the subdivision lies in the village's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the village's ability to impose certain design standards—such as street design—on the plat is limited; Aaron noted the town had already approved the preliminary plat and that the village's subdivision ordinance requires town concurrence for lots under an acre.
Commission discussion touched on agricultural preservation and how development-rights transactions can affect lot yield in preserved agricultural areas. One commissioner, who serves on the local agricultural preservation body CARPSE, commented on discussions around agricultural preservation and how town-level rules and sale of development rights influence the density of new subdivisions.
A motion to approve the final plat for Corey Collins (Kennedy Hills) as presented passed by voice vote with standard staff conditions. The minutes do not record a detailed roll-call tally for this action.
The commission noted this final-plat review is largely a formality when no changes follow the preliminary plat and confirmed that town approvals satisfied required conditions for ETJ lots less than one acre.
