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Plan Commission approves rezoning parcels to Central Business to support future downtown vision

Village of Cottage Grove Plan Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The Cottage Grove Plan Commission approved rezoning several parcels from Planned Business to Central Business at the village board's request, a preparatory step staff says will allow future redevelopment aligned with a downtown vision while grandfathering current residential uses.

The Cottage Grove Plan Commission voted Nov. 12 to approve a village-board request to rezone multiple parcels from Planned Business to Central Business. Staff said the rezoning is a precautionary, preparatory move to align future development with a downtown-style vision and that existing uses and residents would be grandfathered.

Staff told the commission the village already owns three of the parcels in the area and plans further public engagement and design work as part of a…

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