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Shakopee board revokes, denies and rescinds multiple CUPs tied to single owner after repeated noncompliance
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Citing repeated violations of conditional use permit conditions—including unlicensed and inoperable vehicles visible from public streets—the Shakopee board unanimously revoked a CUP, denied a proposed CUP and rescinded prior CUP approvals affecting several properties owned by Eugene Hanson; tenants were advised to apply for separate permits.
The Shakopee Board of Adjustments and Appeals on Feb. 5 voted unanimously to revoke or deny several conditional use permits (CUPs) tied to properties owned by Eugene Hanson after staff inspections found repeated noncompliance.
Staff told the board inspections performed on Jan. 8 and Jan. 29, 2026 documented unlicensed and inoperable vehicles, semi tractors and other storage outside fenced areas at multiple Hanson-owned properties. Staff cited CUP conditions that require paved storage areas, limits on the total exterior storage area and a maximum of 30 vehicles, proof of insurance and licensing, setbacks and screening from public view. City code section 151.011 (chapter 151) permits the Board to revoke a permit if conditions of a CUP are violated.
At the meeting the board adopted three separate actions: a motion to adopt resolution PC2026-005 revoking the CUP for exterior storage at 1515 Maris Street; a motion to adopt resolution PC2026-003 denying a proposed CUP for exterior storage at 1555 Maris Street (the item had been the subject of a public hearing); and a motion to adopt PC2026-007 rescinding resolution PC2024-005 (a previously granted CUP) for the same property group. The board also adopted PC2026-006 rescinding PC2023-006, the CUP that allowed vehicle repair at 8610 Hanson Avenue. Each motion carried in unanimous roll-call votes.
Board members stressed that the actions were driven by repeated, documented failures to meet clear conditions. "If we didn't enforce this, there'd be all kinds of lots in Shakopee that had all kinds of things that would ultimately represent a danger," one commissioner said. Another commissioner noted the board's reluctance to force tenants out but said enforcement was necessary to preserve the value of permits and neighborhood safety.
A tenant representative, Adam Matekos, who identified himself as representing TK Marine/TK Outdoor, told the board he was concerned about collateral impacts on compliant tenants if a landlord fails to keep the property in order. "For TK's businesses to operate, we're right next door to all of the pictures of the semis," Matekos said, and he asked what tenants could do to keep operating legally. Staff and board members advised tenants to seek permission from the property owner to apply for separate CUPs for each business; staff noted there is a 10-day window to appeal a revocation or rescission to the City Council.
Staff said the typical next steps after the appeal period would include notifying the landowner and tenants in writing and coordinating enforcement with building and police departments, which could include tickets or removal of noncompliant vehicles at the landowner's expense if violations remain uncorrected.
The board emphasized that tenants may have a path to continue operating if they either demonstrate progress within 10 days before an appeal or apply for separate CUPs with the property owner's permission. The actions taken at the meeting will be effective immediately subject to the statutory appeal rights described by staff.
