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Council approves Hotel Victoria final plat and encroachment agreement for downtown boutique hotel
Summary
Council approved the final plat and a conditional‑use permit allowing shared parking for a proposed 46‑room Hotel Victoria and separately adopted an encroachment agreement for building overhangs and balconies; approvals included conditions, and staff must secure written Carver County permission for on‑county street changes.
The City Council voted to approve the final plat and a conditional‑use permit for Hotel Victoria and separately adopted an encroachment agreement allowing building overhangs and balconies to extend over public right‑of‑way in the downtown central business district.
City Planner Brian McCann described the project as a proposed 46‑room boutique hotel at 7929 Victoria Drive with amenities including a fitness center, meeting rooms and a covered parking garage with 41 stalls. "They are proposing a 46 unit boutique hotel with various amenities, including a covered parking garage with 41 parking stalls," McCann said during the presentation. Because city code requires one off‑street space per room, the applicant requested five shared public parking stalls on Stiger Lake Lane to reach the 46‑space requirement.
McCann said the applicant proposes angled parking modifications on Stiger Lake Lane that cross into Carver County property; staff is actively engaging Carver County and requested formal written approval for those changes. Planning commission held a public hearing with no comments and recommended unanimous approval with conditions including a staging plan, confirmation of contractor parking, Carver County approval for street work and a sidewalk connection for contractor/staging areas.
Council moved and seconded motions to approve the final plat and conditional‑use permit and to adopt the encroachment agreement; both motions carried by voice vote (all in favor, none opposed). The council also approved conditions the planning commission recommended, including obtaining Carver County's written permission for work in county right‑of‑way.
