Planning Commission recommends city council approve two‑lot subdivision at 18420 Old Excelsior Blvd.

The Minnetonka Planning Commission on Oct. 30 voted 6–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a preliminary two‑lot subdivision, called De Jong Estates, for the 1.5‑acre property at 18420 Old Excelsior Boulevard, located across Highway 7 from Minnetonka High School.

Planning staff presented the application and recommended approval, saying the proposal meets minimum lot‑size and dimensional standards, complies with the city’s steep‑slope ordinance and meets tree‑protection requirements. Staff showed maps indicating buildable areas on the east side of the parcel, steep slopes (areas ≥20 percent grade) across the site and a low point identified in a 2022 wetland delineation that multi‑agency reviewers determined did not meet state wetland standards.