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Council approves replat for 1115 East McGregor Drive for proposed indoor archery range and retail
Summary
The McGregor City Council approved a replat of a parcel at 1115 East McGregor Drive that staff said will allow a developer to build an indoor archery range with a retail component on a two‑acre portion of the property; staff said the project is zoned light industrial and that existing city code lacks a specific use category for archery ranges.
McGregor City Council approved an application to replat property at 1115 East McGregor Drive during a special called meeting on Aug. 21, 2025, clearing the way for a two‑acre split the applicant requested to enable a proposed indoor archery range with a retail front. Brian, city staff, told the council the site is next to the Chevy dealership and is zoned light industrial.
The request had been recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Brian said. “When this was presented to Planning and Zoning, there was not a project that had been presented to the city. Planning and zoning, recommended the approval for the replat,” he said. Brian added that building plans were received on the day of the meeting and staff was working with the developer.
Brian described the proposed use: “As of today, we received building plans for a project there. . . . The project is an archery facility. So it would have an indoor archery range and then, of course, a retail component at the front.” He noted the city’s code of ordinances does not explicitly list an “archery range” category and said staff has been treating similar indoor shooting or amusement‑type uses under existing provisions — for example, provisions that currently address amusement facilities or miniature golf. “There is some provisions in there for amusement type facilities or miniature golf. So we felt like that was driving range, somewhat applicable. So we may wanna add that to our ordinances,” Brian said.
Brian told council staff did not see any problems with the proposed replat as presented. The council opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public speaking, and a motion to approve the replat carried by voice vote.
The council did not adopt any ordinance changes at the meeting; Brian noted a potential follow‑up to consider adding a specific use classification for archery ranges to the city code. The replat approval itself applies only to the parcel configuration and does not authorize final building permits beyond standard permitting and code reviews.
Council action and next steps: the replat was approved by motion; there was no recorded roll‑call vote in the minutes. Per city staff remarks, the item will proceed through the normal permitting process and staff said they will continue coordinating with the developer on building details and code applicability.
