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Council rezones 14-acre parcel for 31-home Eliana Estates development
Summary
The Shakopee City Council adopted an ordinance and resolution to rezone about 14 acres from agricultural to R-1B and approved a concurrent preliminary and final plat that will create 31 single-family lots, with wetland preservation and a storm pond dedicated to the city.
The Shakopee City Council on Aug. 6 approved a rezoning and a concurrent preliminary and final plat for a new single-family subdivision called Eliana Estates.
City planner Kirschke told the council the applicant proposes to rezone roughly 14 acres from AG (agricultural) to R-1B (urban residential) and to create 31 single-family lots. The plan preserves an on-site wetland as an outlot to be dedicated to the city and includes a stormwater pond. Sidewalks and trail connections are shown on the plat to link new cul-de-sacs with the Valley Crest trail system to the north and a county trail along County Road 83.
Staff and the planning commission recommended approval. Kirschke said the developer had worked with staff to reduce lot counts and preserve significant trees and wetlands: “They eliminated some lots ... to really preserve this wetland and a lot of the trees that are in this area,” he told the council.
Councilor Contreras moved to adopt the rezoning ordinance (Ord. O-2025-018) and Councilor Lara seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote. Councilor Whiting then moved, and Councilor Contreras seconded, adoption of the resolution approving the preliminary and final plat (Res. R-2025-075); that motion also carried.
The approved plat includes two cul-de-sacs, sidewalks on designated street frontages, and an outlot for drainage. Council members asked staff to verify utility and fire-access standards and to coordinate final landscaping and required replacement tree plantings or cash-in-lieu for trees that cannot be conserved.
