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Cannon Falls council approves concept plan for 69-unit Cannonball 2; rezoning and public hearings next
Summary
The Cannon Falls City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2887 on July 21, 2026, advancing the concept plan for Cannonball 2, a proposed 69-unit planned-unit development; the developer requested waivers for height, parking, studio sizes and lot area and will seek rezoning from B-2 to R-4 with public hearings at the development stage.
The Cannon Falls City Council voted July 21 to approve Resolution 2887, advancing the concept plan for Cannonball 2, a proposed 69-unit apartment development located just south of the existing Cannonball 1 near McDonald’s.
Izzy, the presenter, told the council the project is a planned-unit development that would include about 8 three-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom units, 27 one-bedroom units and 8 studios. The proposal includes both underground and surface parking and requests several waivers from city code at the concept stage: allowing a smaller studio unit size (480 square feet versus the 500-square-foot code minimum), permitting four stories where code typically limits buildings to three stories, reducing the parking requirement from 2.25 spaces per unit to 1.5 spaces per unit, allowing up to 30% of units to be studios when the code typically caps studios at 10%, and accepting a lot-area-per-unit of about 1,956 square feet compared with the code-required 2,500 square feet.
Izzy said the waivers are similar to those granted for the earlier Cannonball 1 project and emphasized the concept-plan stage is high-level; the development stage will add detailed grading, water and sewer, and building plans. Izzy also noted that rezoning the parcel from B-2 (business) to R-4 (high-density residential) will be required and that both the rezoning ordinance and the development-stage plan will require public hearings.
The council moved to approve Resolution 2887 (motion by Diane Johnson, second by Chris as spoken during the meeting) and voted "Aye," carrying the resolution. The approval was for the concept plan only; planning commission recommendation and concept-plan approval were noted as prerequisites for moving to the development stage. Public hearings and formal rezoning ordinances will be scheduled during subsequent steps.
Next steps: The city will schedule public hearings required for rezoning and the development-stage review. Additional engineering details, access and parking plans will be presented at the development stage before the council takes further action.
