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Council approves Oakdale Garage Lofts rezoning, CUP, plats, site plan and noise variance
Summary
The council approved rezoning and multiple land-use applications for 12 live-work units at 6138 Highway 36 Blvd. N, adopting ordinance 957 and resolutions 2025-112 through 2025-115 subject to conditions including limits on retail, outdoor storage, and noise mitigation.
The Oakdale City Council unanimously approved a package of land-use actions on Dec. 9 to allow the Oakdale Garage Lofts development at 6138 Highway 36 Boulevard North. Actions included adoption of ordinance 957 (rezoning from B1 to MX), and resolutions 2025-112, 2025-113, 2025-114 and 2025-115 approving a conditional use permit for 12 live-work units, preliminary and final plats, the site plan, and a highway noise variance, respectively.
City planner Luke summarized the multi-application request and described the project as two buildings totaling 12 live-work units (a nine-unit building and a three-unit building), parking configured in attached garage/workspaces and driveways, and an Outlot A reserved for a potential future frontage road. The developer is requesting five approvals: rezoning, conditional use permit, preliminary plat, final plat, and site plan; the council also reviewed a noise variance because the site abuts Highway 36.
Staff and the planning commission recommended approval subject to conditions intended to limit off-site impacts. Key conditions included: no retail sales on site; no outdoor storage of commercial vehicles or equipment; prohibition of motor-vehicle service or repair inside units; customer visits by appointment only; limit of two non-resident outside employees per unit; sign-size limits (one sign up to 5 sq. ft. per unit); updated landscape screening along residential property lines; and exterior windows and doors that meet Minnesota noise standards as a condition of the noise variance.
Luke noted parking and fire-department access requirements, a required tree-preservation plan, modifications to the trash collection area, and easement/plat-recording steps (including vacation of a portion of an unimproved alley and an easement over Outlot A). A traffic noise assessment showed state thresholds would be exceeded without mitigation; staff found the variance appropriate provided required construction materials and window/door standards were used.
The planning commission held the land-use hearing on Nov. 6 and recommended approval. No members of the public testified during the council-held noise-variance hearing. Council Member Severson moved the ordinance and related resolutions; the council voted to adopt ordinance 957 and resolutions 2025-112 through 2025-115, each by roll call with all members voting in favor.
The resolutions require the developer to satisfy the listed conditions, obtain any necessary outside-agency approvals (including fire and utility connections), and record the necessary plats and easements before final acceptance.
