St. Cloud council approves multiple annexations, land‑use and zoning measures in one meeting

The St. Cloud City Council voted to approve a slate of annexations, future land-use designations and zoning amendments during its regular meeting.

Major decisions included final public-hearing approvals for a roughly 5.26-acre Bur Oak Boulevard commercial annexation and companion future-land-use and PUD zoning ordinances (2026-03, 2026-04, 2026-05). The council approved the annexation and the future-land-use amendment by unanimous roll call; the PUD zoning ordinance passed after council discussion with a 4-1 vote on the final item.

In addition to the Bur Oak approvals, the council conducted first readings and made introductions for multiple larger annexation and zoning items—among them Wley’s Plat (~743.53 acres), Chisum Estates, Narusi Starline, and a Hickory Tree Road Community Center project—and voted to advance each ordinance to final hearing. Several code amendments and use-regulation changes were also introduced, including an update addressing accessory dwelling units and an amendment to the city’s open-burning ordinance (ordinances 2026-06 through 2026-18).

Clerk roll calls and recorded votes indicated broad support: most motions passed on unanimous roll-call votes. Where council members pulled individual consent items earlier in the meeting, they separated the item for a discrete vote (for example, item 4 on the consent agenda had its new proposed parking fee language removed before approval of the rest of the consent items).

What this means: The council’s votes advance multiple planned developments, annexations and code updates through the statutory process; most of the introduced ordinances will return for final hearing and formal adoption in a future meeting before implementation. Staff said many items had previously cleared the planning commission and that applicants were generally cooperating with requested edits.

Key votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2026-03 (Bur Oak annexation): approved on final public hearing (roll-call majority). - Ordinance 2026-04 (Bur Oak future land-use amendment): approved on final public hearing (roll-call majority). - Ordinance 2026-05 (Bur Oak PUD zoning): approved after discussion (recorded 4-1 vote). - Multiple first-reading ordinances (2026-06 through 2026-18): introduced and approved for publication and final hearing by roll-call votes (most 5-0).

Council members and staff said they will return with final hearing dates and additional documentation as required by state law and city procedures.