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Brainerd City planning panel approves St. Francis master plan and forwards rezoning and Ninth Street vacation to council
Summary
The Brainerd City Planning Commission voted to approve St. Francis Church and School’s preliminary and final plats, rezoning 14 parcels from TN1 to PSP, and conditional‑use permits — including the proposed vacation of North Ninth Street — subject to a development agreement; the rezoning goes to city council for first reading June 2 and final consideration June 16.
The Brainerd City Planning Commission voted to approve a package of land‑use requests from St. Francis Catholic Church and School on North 10th Street, including preliminary and final plats, rezoning 14 parcels from Traditional Neighborhood 1 (TN1) to Public/Semi‑Public (PSP), and conditional‑use permits to allow residential use in a new rectory and creation of a parcel under one acre. The approval also included a condition requiring a development agreement and a city council consideration of a proposed vacation of North Ninth Street between Ivy and Juniper.
The vote follows staff recommendations and a presentation from Director Cranbeck outlining that the proposal would consolidate parcels, create a campus between school and church, allow future school and church expansion, and replace three older single‑family homes with a new rectory. Director Cranbeck told commissioners that staff found both supporting policies (neighborhood schools and community investments) and policies raising…
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