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Council approves rezoning requests and final plat; INH, Sunshine Behavioral Health and Badger Heights actions pass

Rochester City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The Rochester City Council approved three land-use items: rezoning ~1.2 acres for an infill apartment project (INH properties), rezoning a 2.71-acre hotel site for conversion to a substance-use treatment facility (Sunshine Behavioral Health) and a final plat creating 32 residential lots (Badger Heights Second). Votes were recorded and conditions described by staff.

Rochester — The City Council approved multiple land-use and development items Monday, voting to rezone two properties and to adopt a final plat that subdivides land for new housing.

Zone change CD2025-007ZC (INH properties): Staff presented a request to redesignate approximately 1.2 acres northwest of 7th Avenue SW and Center Street W from R2X (single-family small lots/residential infill) to R3 (medium-density residential) to facilitate a multi-family infill project. Taryn Edens of Community Development described neighborhood protection standards that would apply to any future development: a 25-foot setback to the north and west, a 50-foot setback for parking areas to the north and west and a…

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