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Planning commission backs Keeper’s Voyager Heights PUD amendment, tightens trail language
Summary
The Brainerd City Planning Commission recommended approval of Keepers’ PUD and preliminary plat amendments for the Voyager Heights project, with a wording change requiring the city to ‘shall consider’ a future trail connection; staff noted water‑supply protections, relocated stormwater basins and forthcoming tree‑removal and lighting plans. The item will be sent to City Council on Jan. 5.
City planning staff recommended the Planning Commission hold the public hearing and recommend approval of Keepers’ PUD development‑stage plan and preliminary plat amendments for the Voyager Heights apartment project, a revised 176‑unit proposal reduced from an earlier 190‑unit submission.
James (city staff) told commissioners that the project’s Environmental Assessment Worksheet had been found sufficient and an Environmental Impact Statement was not required. Staff identified that a portion of the site lies in the city’s drinking‑water supply management area (DISMA) and in a high‑vulnerability zone for surface‑water contamination; as a result, stormwater infiltration basins were moved outside the DISMA and one retention basin was relocated along Business 371 to comply with protection requirements.
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