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Applicant previews Greeners Pub and Cocktail Lounge; conditional‑use filing to return to commission
Summary
Jeff Green previewed plans for a new pub and cocktail lounge at 40 N. Minnesota Ave, said he has submitted an initial conditional‑use application and raised concerns about an engineer‑designed stormwater connection that staff requested; project will be scheduled for a conditional‑use public hearing once the application is complete.
Property owner and applicant Jeff Green gave commissioners a brief preview of a conditional‑use permit application to convert an existing building at 40 North Minnesota Avenue into 'Greeners Pub and Cocktail Lounge.' He distributed concept sketches and a site plan and said he has filed initial paperwork with city staff.
Green said he plans a neighborhood‑oriented restaurant with a full bar and outdoor seating and described a rear patio area adjacent to the church. He raised a concern that the city’s consultant was asking for an engineered stormwater connection — including a small retention/perennial garden and a buried pipe to connect to an existing storm sewer behind the post office — and said the cost of engineered stormwater work was making the permit process expensive.
Staff response and next steps: Staff confirmed the permit is incomplete and that Green will appear before the commission for a formal conditional‑use public hearing when the application packet and required engineering materials are submitted. The commission did not act on the permit at the meeting; the discussion was informational and the applicant was advised on permit and drainage requirements.
Context: The proposal follows broader commission discussion about drainage, sidewalks and when developers or applicants must fund street or traffic improvements. Applicants for new development or conditional uses may be asked to provide engineered drainage plans and may be required to meet conditions imposed by the city engineer or as part of a DF/rezoning agreement.
