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Planning commission recommends CUP for food-truck operator with conditions on wastewater and occupancy
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of a Conditional Use Permit for Smash N Dash MN to install a commissary kitchen and store a food truck inside an accessory structure at 10904 240th Street; the recommendation includes 13 conditions addressing hours, waste handling, and a requirement that operations begin only after the dwelling is occupied.
The Chisago County Planning Commission on March 5 recommended approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Resolution No. PC2026-0301) allowing property owners Daniel Matejcek and Brenda Lee to add a commercial commissary kitchen inside an existing 40' x 80' accessory structure and to store one food-truck unit indoors at 10904 240th Street in Chisago Lake Township. The motion passed 6-0, with Commissioners DuBose, Whitney, Leivian, Wille, McCarthy and Sutcliffe voting AYE and Commissioner Yeager recorded as excused.
Land Services Coordinator Beth Gervais told the Commission the applicants operate a food-truck business known as Smash N Dash MN and that the proposal includes a 2,500-gallon holding tank planned north of the accessory structure to receive gray water generated by the kitchen. The county packet says the business would operate between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., would not employ non-residents at the site, and would not be open to the public. Written testimony in the record included a traffic concern; commissioners confirmed a Major Home Occupation standard limits operations to no more than 10 vehicle trips per day and the applicants stated they do not expect to exceed that limit.
Commissioners probed technical details before recommending approval. Commissioner Dave Whitney asked about floor drains and disposal; applicant Daniel Matejcek said the kitchen would have a concrete floor poured after plumbing rough-in and that kitchen drainage was to be directed to the proposed holding tank. Regarding the food-truck unit, Matejcek said the trailer contains a small handwashing sink with a 30-gallon freshwater tank and a 40-gallon drain tank and that the trailer's wastewater had been disposed at an RV dump station to date. The Commission added and amended conditions to clarify waste handling and wastewater discharge, requiring licensed commercial waste hauling (or a dumpster if volumes exceed receptacle capacity) and that "all wastewater generated by the Major Home Occupation shall be discharged to the proposed holding tank." (Condition No. 13).
The Commission attached 13 conditions to its recommendation, including: hours of operation limited to 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. (no activity between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. outside the dwelling), no non-resident employees, the kitchen limited to use by persons residing on the property, maintenance of tree screening, required building and septic permits, annual CUP certification and inspection rights, a requirement that operations not commence until the dwelling is occupied (Condition No. 11), a commercial waste-hauler/dumpster requirement if needed (Condition No. 12), and mandatory discharge of wastewater to the proposed holding tank (Condition No. 13). The Commission's recommendation will go to the County Board for final action.
