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Planning commission recommends zoning, PUD and preliminary plat for Greenview subdivision; Scott County tower left as agricultural preservation
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended the City Council approve zoning for a Scott County communications parcel, create PUD District 15 for the Greenview subdivision (193 single‑family lots, >11 acres open space) and approve the preliminary plat; Lennar estimates a 2026 start and a roughly 4½–5 year build‑out.
The Shakopee Planning Commission on Dec. 4 recommended City Council approval of three related actions for the proposed Greenview subdivision and an existing Scott County emergency communications facility: (1) zoning the county parcel as agricultural preservation, (2) creating Planned Unit Development (PUD) District 15 for Greenview, and (3) adopting the preliminary plat.
City staff described the Greenview concept as a two‑phase single‑family subdivision with 193 lots, a mix of 50‑, 55‑ and 65‑foot lot widths, and more than 11 acres of open space to meet the 15% PUD requirement. Staff said wetlands and natural resource areas would be preserved and the developer would provide trails and buffer open space along Zumbro Avenue. The Scott County parcel, which contains an existing 250‑foot emergency communications tower and equipment shelters, will remain in agricultural preservation and retain its conditional use status.
Joe Jablonski, representing Lennar, told commissioners the developer hopes to begin site work in spring 2026 and to start building homes in August or September 2026. He estimated initial development work would take four to five months, that home construction would proceed in phases and that sales might average about six houses per month. At that pace, Jablonski said build‑out of homes could take about 4½–5 years, though he said market conditions could change the schedule.
Jablonski provided estimated starting prices: the smallest homes on the smallest lots could begin in the roughly $435,000 range; larger lots and cul‑de‑sac homes could reach about $650,000–$700,000. He said the developer plans to introduce a mix of product types early in the first phase to offer different price points.
Commissioners asked about street connections and fire access; staff said a Marystown–Zumbro connection through the site is needed to meet two‑way fire access requirements. After closing the public hearing, the commission moved through three roll‑call votes. The motion recommending the Scott County parcel be zoned to agricultural preservation (Ordinance O2025‑025) passed on a 5‑0 vote; the motion recommending PUD District 15 zoning for Greenview (Ordinance O2025‑024) passed 5‑0; and the recommendation to approve the preliminary plat (Resolution R2025‑134) passed unanimously.
All three recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
