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Cottage Grove board approves rezoning and conditional-use permit for Creed sports complex, adds privacy-fence condition
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After hours of public comment both supporting and opposing the proposal, the Village of Cottage Grove trustees approved a rezoning to Planned Industrial and a conditional-use permit for the Creed Sports Complex on March 18, 2026, adding a condition requiring a privacy fence along the Gaston Road residential boundary and vesting approvals only after a developer agreement is signed.
The Village of Cottage Grove Board of Trustees on March 18 approved a zoning map amendment and a conditional-use permit that clear the way for the Creed Sports Complex, while adding conditions the board said are intended to protect nearby homeowners.
Neighbors raised detailed zoning and access concerns during the public-comment period. "If the outdoor facilities were instead classified outdoor commercial entertainment … the required setback from residentially zoned property would be 300 feet," resident Shannon Lauver told trustees, citing Ordinance provisions and urging the board to apply the most protective buffer available. Her husband, Nick Cardarella, asked the board to require "Mister Kale to fund and install a solid 6-foot privacy fence along the residential property line before this facility begins development, not deferred to the site-plan review."
Planning staff and the applicant defended the recommended approach. Aaron, a planning staff member, said the accessory-outdoor-commercial-entertainment classification best matched the mixed indoor/outdoor nature of the proposal and noted that several site controls (lighting photometrics, landscaping, circulation, and emergency-access geometry) will be required at final site-plan review. The applicant said the operation is a private business that will offer weekday, lower-cost public access while reserving peak weekend events for tournaments, and that the building (the indoor venue) is intended to drive year-round use.
Trustees modified staff recommendations to add a specific condition: a privacy fence at the entrance listed off Gaston Road by Lot 1, along with the other staff conditions already in the record (developer agreement execution before zoning/CUP become effective; site-plan review; compliance with lighting and noise ordinances; and coordination with public safety on emergency access). The board voted to approve the rezoning (RH to PI) and then approved the CUP with the added fence condition.
Board members said they wanted the developer to succeed but also sought clear, enforceable commitments for residents adjacent to the site. The approvals do not grant a liquor license, which the applicant would have to pursue separately if desired.
Next steps: the applicant must deliver a final site-plan package, satisfy fire and engineering comments, and execute a developer agreement; public safety and staff will review the technical plans and photometrics before any building permits are issued.
