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Commission recommends ordinance changes to allow broader interim uses and staff discretion in zoning applications
Summary
Planning staff presented zoning ordinance amendments on June 5, 2025 to broaden and clarify interim‑use rules; the Minnetonka Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend council adoption.
On June 5, 2025, planning staff presented proposed amendments to Minnetonka’s zoning ordinance intended to expand the city’s interim‑use authority and clarify staff discretion. After a staff presentation and commissioner questions, the commission voted 5-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt the ordinance amendments.
Planner Thomas reviewed three principal changes: (1) codifying planning staff authority to determine when an application is “similar to” uses enumerated in the code so it may proceed through the conditional/interim-use…
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