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Commission recommends limited Phase 1 approval for Good Counsel Meadows reuse, citing parking limits and environmental protections
Summary
The Mankato Planning Commission voted to forward a Phase 1 adaptive‑reuse request for the former Good Counsel campus to city council, limiting occupancy and chapel events to the site’s code‑compliant parking and setting conditions on utilities, parking, and wetland protections.
The Mankato Planning Commission recommended that city council approve Phase 1 of the Good Counsel Meadows redevelopment on the former School Sisters of Notre Dame campus, provided the developer meet a set of staff conditions intended to protect natural features and ensure public safety.
Staff presented Phase 1 as a limited adaptive‑reuse plan that would convert existing historic campus buildings into roughly 53 residential units and a reduced amount of office space. Molly Westman, senior planner, said staff found 154 total stalls on the site but determined only about 113 met city code for emergency access and drive‑aisle widths; based on that analysis staff recommended limiting Phase 1 occupancy and non‑residential uses to the number of code‑compliant stalls and restricting chapel events to 10 per year.
Brianne Kennedy,…
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