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Planning commission recommends approval of Endeavor Investments plat and interim use permit with stricter screening
Summary
The Otsego Planning Commission on May 18 recommended approval of a plat and Interim Use Permit for Endeavor Investments XII LLC’s lot, adding amended screening requirements including a 14-foot minimum buffer after neighbors raised noise, traffic and wildlife concerns; the motion passed 6-0.
On May 18, 2026, the Otsego Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of a preliminary plat for Jacobs Plat Second Addition and an Interim Use Permit for Lot 1 for Endeavor Investments XII LLC, subject to conditions amended to strengthen screening between the outdoor storage area and 65th Street.
City Planner Daniel Licht presented the application and supporting materials. Applicant Evan Mattson said the operation will function largely as a warehouse and office rather than a trucking company and that outdoor storage would consist of residential building materials stacked up to 12 feet high. Mattson asked the commission to allow 24-hour access to the outdoor storage area and proposed installing a taller berm, or a combination of berm, plantings and fence, instead of the 7-foot fence recommended in staff materials.
Several nearby residents spoke during the public hearing, raising concerns about noise from outdoor equipment, heavy vehicle traffic on 65th Street and potential impacts to local wildlife. Resident Noah Barka spoke against the expansion and read comments he had submitted before the meeting; Nathan Anderson raised worries about semitractor/trailer traffic and road conditions; Brian Hoffman and Brandon Halberstadt expressed concerns about noise and wildlife respectively.
Planner Licht told commissioners that an environmental assessment performed when the property was initially reviewed for development found no potential concerns. Commissioners pressed the applicant and staff on screening, landscaping species and site elevations. Mattson acknowledged that a 6-foot fence would not be sufficient and described the proposed combination of berm and fence as the preferred mitigation.
Commissioner Tracy Kincanon proposed amending the conditions of approval to require enhanced screening along the yard between 65th Street and the outdoor storage area to a minimum height of 14 feet (measured at the back of curb), using berms, plantings and fences, and to require a fence at a minimum height of 14 feet along the south line of the outdoor storage area. The motion to recommend approval with the amended conditions was made by Commissioner Aaron Stritesky and seconded by Commissioner Charles Foster and passed unanimously, 6-0.
The conditions also require on-site equipment such as forklifts to use alternative reverse signal alarms that comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
Next steps: the City Council will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation; the commission did not add explicit hour limits to the access requested by the applicant during the hearing.
