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Council approves Wilken 56-unit special-use permit and TIF development agreements, OKs Aldi project
Summary
Highland City Council approved a special-use permit for a 56-unit luxury apartment at 12328 Sportsman Road and authorized development agreements in TIF No. 3 with Wilken Development and Aldi Inc. Council members described the Wilken project as similar to nearby development and welcomed Aldi's arrival.
The Highland City Council on Dec. 15 approved a cluster of land-use and development actions in TIF Number Three, including a special-use permit for a 56-unit luxury apartment project at 12328 Sportsman Road and development agreements with Wilken Development and Aldi Inc.
Councilwoman Sloan moved to adopt a separate statement of findings of fact (Bill #25-134) related to the special-use permit; Councilman Klaus seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Councilwoman Bellm then moved to adopt Ordinance #3417 (Bill #25-135) granting the special use permit to Austin and Brad Wilken for fifty-six luxury apartment units in the Mixed-Use Zoning District.
The council also approved Ordinance #3418 (Bill #25-136) to authorize and execute a development agreement with Wilken Development for a project within TIF Number Three. Mayor Kevin B. Hemann called the Wilken project "very exciting," and City Manager Chris Conrad said it would be similar to existing nearby development.
Separately, the council approved Ordinance #3419 (Bill #25-137) authorizing a development agreement with Aldi Inc. for a project within the same TIF area. After that vote, Mayor Hemann said, "we can officially say, now, that Aldi is coming to town." All three development-related ordinances passed on unanimous roll calls.
Why it matters: the actions clear regulatory and contractual steps that enable private development in TIF No. 3 and may lead to new housing stock and a grocery retailer in Highland. The council recorded no conditions or amendments to the Wilken or Aldi agreements in the public motion; details of the agreements themselves were described as "attached" to the ordinances.
What comes next: developers and city staff will proceed under the terms of the approved development agreements and permits. The council did not record further public hearings or additional conditions at this meeting.
