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Inver Grove Heights planning commission approves PUD amendment for Culver's drive-through at 5880 Blaine Avenue
Summary
The Inver Grove Heights Planning Commission voted 8-0 on Nov. 5, 2025, to amend the Bishop Heights PUD and approve a major site plan for a Culver's fast-food restaurant with a drive-through on the long-vacant parcel at 5880 Blaine Avenue; approval included two staff conditions and an engineering comment to resolve.
The Inver Grove Heights Planning Commission on Nov. 5, 2025, voted 8-0 to approve a planned-unit-development amendment and a major site plan review to allow a Culver's fast-food restaurant with a drive-through at 5880 Blaine Avenue.
Planning staff told commissioners the parcel was platted in 2003 and has remained vacant; the proposal calls for a building of just over 4,200 square feet and 53 on-site parking stalls, exceeding the 41 spaces required for the proposed seating. Staff said the parcel is guided regional commercial under the comprehensive plan and that a fast-food use is consistent with that designation. "It's a vacant parcel ... it's been a long time making,"…
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