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Commission approves rezoning, allows U‑Haul rentals at Paradigm Auto with paving condition

2557138 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved rezoning 310 West Laurel Street to a makers-and-employment district and a zoning-text amendment to permit vehicle/trailer rental (U‑Haul) uses, conditioned on paving and lighting adjustments and with a possible council-approved extension for the paving deadline.

The Brainerd Planning Commission voted to approve rezoning the Paradigm Auto property at 310 West Laurel Street to a Makers and Employment zoning district and to recommend a zoning text amendment to permit vehicle and trailer rental (U‑Haul style) businesses in that district.

Community Development Director James Krambick said the property currently operates with parked U‑Haul trucks on unimproved surfaces and that staff concluded the rezoning and the text amendment would make the use compatible with surrounding industrial and railroad-adjacent properties. Krambick said the property is in the Shoreland District and…

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