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Rochester approves development agreement with Mayo Clinic, secures pedestrian access and stormwater easement
Summary
The council approved a development agreement with Mayo Clinic to satisfy conditions of a prior street vacation, requiring Mayo to grant easements for utilities, build and maintain an underground stormwater holding vault, and provide an 8‑foot public passageway open from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily; the agreement also requires restoring north–south bike connectivity to a specified standard.
The Rochester City Council adopted a development agreement with Mayo Clinic tied to the November 2024 vacation of 3rd and 4th Avenues SW. The agreement obligates Mayo to provide temporary and permanent easements for utilities, design and install an underground stormwater holding vault with city maintenance access, and preserve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity across the redeveloped block.
"The development agreement includes an 8 foot public passageway from 06:30 in the morning till…
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