Rosemount planning commission recommends council approve Aspen Fields land use amendment, rezoning and preliminary plat

The Rosemount City Planning Commission on June 24 recommended that City Council approve a comprehensive land use plan amendment, a rezoning and a preliminary plat for the Aspen Fields development on the former City Hall site on the city’s east side.

The commission voted, by voice, to forward three recommendations: (1) change the site’s designation in the 2040 comprehensive plan from public institutional to community commercial and high‑density residential; (2) rezone the site from public institutional (PI) to B‑1 (general business) and R‑4 (high‑density residential); and (3) approve a preliminary plat that divides the roughly 10‑acre property into four buildable lots (three commercial, one multifamily) plus an outlot for stormwater. Chair Reid and commissioners voted in favor; no recorded nays were raised during the roll calls and each motion passed.

Why it matters: The site, previously owned by Dakota County Technical College and used for city functions, sits north of DCTC and immediately east of the Lifetime Fitness facility along County Road 42. The applicant, Aspen Field LLC (represented at the hearing by John Anderson), proposes two small retail strip buildings, a daycare and a multifamily parcel. Staff told the commission the mix is intended to increase rooftops near 42 and Akron Avenue to better support nearby commercial development and transit expansion described in the city’s comp plan.

Planning staff presentation and applicant comments: Planning staff…