Tuesday, December 23, 2025
One-line summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended conditional approval of the K Land three-lot minor subdivision and discussed tightening the minor subdivision ordinance for future applications.
8 items as recorded in the agenda, packet, and minutes, each with a plain-English summary of what was at issue.
1Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:00 p.m.
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The minutes record that the meeting was called to order and the pledge was recited; no vote was required.
2Roll Call
Roll Call
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
Roll call was taken; all seven commissioners were present and City Clerk Johnson was absent.
3Approve/Amend Agenda
Approve/Amend Agenda
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The presented agenda was approved unanimously.
4Approve October 28, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Approve October 28, 2025, Meeting Minutes
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The October 28, 2025 meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
5Public Hearings
Public Hearings - None
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
No public hearings were scheduled on the agenda.
6.aK Land Minor Subdivision
K Land Minor Subdivision
The Commission reviewed K. Land Development, LLC's request to split an approximately 30-acre parcel on Tiger Street Northwest into three lots. Staff said the applicant still had to satisfy buildability, wetland, drainage, utility easement, stormwater, septic, driveway, document-recording, and fee conditions. The Commission unanimously recommended approval subject to the 12 staff-report conditions, including park dedication fees totaling $7,500.
The Commission recommended approval subject to the 12 conditions in the staff report.
6.bDiscussion on Proposed Changes to Minor Subdivision Process
Discussion on proposed changes to minor subdivision process
The Commission discussed staff's proposed cleanup of the minor subdivision process. The discussion generally supported separating lot line adjustments from minor subdivisions, reducing minor subdivisions from three lots to one new lot, keeping clear road-frontage and buildability requirements, and bringing a cleaned-up draft back for formal consideration in January.
The Commission discussed the proposed ordinance changes and directed the planner to prepare a cleaned-up draft for formal consideration in January.
7Adjournment
Adjournment
The Commission opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m., took roll call with all seven commissioners present and City Clerk Johnson absent, approved the presented agenda, approved the October 28, 2025 minutes, noted that there were no public hearings, and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The Commission voted unanimously to adjourn, and the meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
4 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
motion_1MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS TO APPROVE PRESENTED AGENDA.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEARO, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS TO APPROVE PRESENTED AGENDA.
moved by Pearo, seconded by Lewis
motion_2MOTION BY COMMISIONER HAAPALA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 28, 2025.
MOTION BY COMMISIONER HAAPALA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 28, 2025.
moved by Haapala, seconded by Bies
motion_3MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CARLSON, SECONDED BY CHAIR AMES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE K LAND MINOR SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TO THE 12 CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CARLSON, SECONDED BY CHAIR AMES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE K LAND MINOR SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TO THE 12 CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
moved by Carlson, seconded by Ames
motion_4MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JORGENSEN, SECONDED BY CARLSON, TO ADJOURN.
moved by Jorgensen, seconded by Carlson
When someone referred back to earlier business, we found the matching prior discussion and tied it in here.
this area may look really familiar to you because in one of our last meetings just on the property to the north, we had an IUP for [cough and clears throat] commercial kennel on that property.
— Planner Nash
What this is about
Planner Nash referred to a recent prior meeting involving an interim use permit for a commercial kennel on the property north of the K Land site.
The records I searched do not contain a prior decision matching Planner Nash’s recollection of an interim use permit for a commercial kennel on the property north of the K Land site. The closest related records are for K Land Development itself: at the March 10, 2026 meeting, Council considered the K Land minor subdivision on Tiger Street NW and approved the related development agreement, Resolution 2026-33, on a 5-0 roll call vote. The search results also show recent discussion of a minor subdivision at 21881 Pinnaker Road NW, but that item involved wetlands, buildable area, and road easement issues—not an interim use permit or commercial kennel.
You know, we had a good share of this land in here for an approval one time before and it was a pretty large chunk of that. I don't know how far we've gotten that. It' be interesting to know because we told them at that point pretty much what you're telling them the same thing today. You had to have a gopher pile for everything.
— Commissioner Jorgenson
What this is about
Commissioners recalled an earlier proposed development in the same general area that may have been abandoned because soil work and fill costs were too high.
The records I searched do not contain a prior decision matching Commissioner Jorgenson’s recollection of a large proposed development in this area being abandoned because soil work or fill costs were too high. The closest partial match is that at the July 22, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission reviewed Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition, described as a simple one-lot plat for property previously platted as an outlot. The discussion noted soil borings, wetlands, buildable area, wetland setbacks, and a possible driveway crossing a wetland, but the record provided does not show a larger earlier approval or any formal finding that fill costs caused a project to stop.
It's been in your ordinance for a long time. >> I've seen it on previous >> Yep. It's been a pretty standard condition in there. Um, and I know I've seen it in one going back to when this was here as well. Um, what is sort of a difference is that that would be put into the resolution before, but more recently we've been making sure people comply with it. So where it was in the resolution, nobody was doing anything.
— Planner Nash
What this is about
Planner Nash recalled that wetland-buffer sign requirements had existed in the ordinance for a long time and had appeared in prior resolutions.
The records searched show only a partial match. At the April 14, 2026 meeting packet, Planner Nash listed wetland-related conditions for a preliminary plat, including completion of wetland boundary review and function assessments. However, the excerpts do not mention wetland-buffer signage, sign installation, or enforcement of a sign condition. The records I searched do not contain a prior resolution or decision matching Planner Nash’s recollection that wetland-buffer sign requirements had appeared as a standard condition in earlier resolutions.
So just as an example, that place one that went through a few months ago, um, everybody was agreeable, everything worked out on that. It took us hours upon hours upon hours to get everything lined up to report that because for some reason the county wasn't accepting the legal description.
— Planner Nash
What this is about
Planner Nash referred to a recent minor subdivision or plat-related recording problem that took extra staff and title-company time.
The records show recent minor-subdivision items, but they do not identify the specific recording problem Planner Nash described. At the April 14, 2026 meeting, council considered K Land Development, a minor subdivision on Tiger Street NW to create three lots from one parcel of just under 30 acres, with related wetland buffers, easements, and a development agreement. The packet also references a minor subdivision for 21881 Pinnaker Road NW, where formal easements were needed because Pinnaker Road existed by use and maintenance. The closest records on the recording issue are ordinance excerpts included in recent packets, which state that once a minor subdivision is approved and signed, the applicant must record it with the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles within six months and pay associated costs. However, the records searched do not contain a prior decision or minutes noting that Anoka County rejected a legal description or that staff and a title company spent extra time resolving a recording issue.
So another example maybe that we had talked about earlier this year where an individual wanted to separate out a parcel of land and build a house that would fall under your your new updated requirements of a minor subdivision allow them to proceed without planning
— Commissioner
What this is about
A commissioner asked whether a prior example discussed earlier in the year would still fit under the revised minor subdivision process.
The records show a partial match. In the February 24, 2026 and March 10, 2026 Planning Commission packets, staff presented a proposed ordinance amendment on minor subdivisions. The proposal would allow only one new parcel through the minor subdivision process, require the parcel to be on an existing public road, clarify that zoning and subdivision standards still apply, separate lot-line adjustments from minor subdivisions, and include a 5-acre minimum lot size. It also discussed relief from certain wetland assessment/buffer requirements where URRWMO rules only apply to subdivisions creating three or more lots. The search results do not show the specific earlier example of an individual landowner wanting to split off a parcel and build a house, nor do they show a recorded vote on that example. The records found support that the Commission was discussing whether that kind of one-lot split could fit under the revised minor subdivision process, but they do not document a final decision allowing a particular applicant to proceed without Planning Commission review.
1\. The City regularly receives inquiries from property owners, real estate professionals, developers and proposed purchasers ("Requesting Parties" or each a "Requesting Party") in relation to
## 6. Planning and Zoning City Planner Nash noted this was one of the longest planning and zoning agendas she had seen since being with the city, with multiple complex items to address. ## a. K Land D
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLASER, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026-33 APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR A DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS K LAND DEVELOPMENT. 5 AYES VIA ROLL CALL,
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLASER, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026-33 APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR A DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS K LAND DEVELOPMENT. 5 AYES VIA ROLL CALL,
MOTION BY VICE CHAIRWOMAN PEARO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CARLSON, TO APPROVE ADDING THE $75 ZONING LETTER FEE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE. SIX (6) AYES. MOTION CARRIED. ## NEW BUSINESS ### MINOR SUBDIVISION -
Documents and recordings archived for this meeting, when available.
December 23, 2025 Packet
Packet · Tuesday, December 23, 2025
34 pages
December 23, 2025 Signed Minutes
Minutes · Tuesday, December 23, 2025
4 pages
December 23, 2025 Agenda
Agenda · Tuesday, December 23, 2025
1 pages
Meeting recording
YouTube
Transcript · 372 segments · 54:41
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