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Rochester council approves multiple land‑use plats, easement vacation and software contract
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Rochester City Council approved several land‑use actions—including plats for Heim Addition, Harvest View 8, Ridge Zone Estates, Mayo Clinic’s West Transit Village—a utility easement vacation for an affordable housing project, a zoning change along Highway 14, and authorized a compliance software contract. Council also accepted a street‑reconstruction feasibility report and amended committee appointments.
The Rochester City Council on Jan. 6 approved a package of land‑use actions that clear the way for new housing, transit‑oriented development and an affordable housing project, and authorized a city compliance software contract.
The council adopted a resolution approving major land subdivision CD2024‑042 (Heim Addition), which splits roughly 8.54 acres into 11 residential lots and two outlots after the planning commission’s recommendation and with seven conditions. Neighbors had urged improvements to 25th Street Southwest, citing narrow lanes, lack of sidewalks, poor lighting and winter slipperiness; the applicant and public works staff said the project did not meet the city’s trip threshold for a full traffic study but that the corridor is on the city’s long‑range list for future improvements.
Council members also approved Harvest View 8, a preliminary plat by Bigelow Homes for 37 single‑family…
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