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Council approves three‑year property tax exemption for Pit 30 South LLC quick‑lube project
Summary
The Moorhead City Council approved a three‑year commercial property tax exemption for Pit 30 South LLC’s proposed quick‑lube facility off 30th Avenue, a new building estimated at $550,000 in value and projected to create six full‑time and one part‑time job.
The Moorhead City Council voted June 9 to approve a three‑year commercial property tax exemption for a proposed quick‑lube (oil change) facility to be built by Pit 30 South LLC.
Derek Lapointe, speaking for city staff, described the request and said the plan “is to construct a new building operating quick lube and oil change focused on fluid changes.” He said the proposed building would be about 86 by 32 feet, with 26‑foot peak height, and that the new building value was estimated at approximately $550,000. Lapointe said the project is expected to create six full‑time jobs and one part‑time job.
Nut graf: Under the city’s commercial industrial property tax exemption program, new taxable value (not existing land or building value) can be exempted for a limited period if the project meets minimum value and job‑creation criteria. Staff calculated the new value would qualify for a three‑year exemption and recommended approval.
What the council approved
• Project details: The site is in the MU‑4 gateway mixed‑use zoning district off 30th Avenue near the Corwin Subaru campus. Lapointe said the parcel’s existing value (about $134,000) remains taxable; the exemption applies only to the new value added by construction.
• Timeline: Lapointe said work was expected to begin in June 2025 with anticipated completion in December 2025.
• Vote and procedure: Council member Deb White moved approval and (per the transcript) was seconded by Lisa Meyer; the council took a voice vote and the mayor said, “That motion carries. Congratulations. The property tax exemption passed.” No roll‑call vote was recorded in the meeting minutes presented at the June 9 session.
Next steps and conditions
City staff said the project will continue to work with planning and building inspections to meet zoning and permitting requirements. The exemption applies only to new taxable value created by the project as described to staff; land and existing improvements remain taxable.
No appeals, conditions or amendments to the exemption were recorded during the meeting.
