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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Public Hearings 7.C.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 10/14/2025
Agenda Item:
Ordinance rezoning property from Agriculture Transition to M-1, Light Industrial (Blue Earth County PID R430903200005); by request of AJK Mankato Holdings LLC.
Recommendation/Action(s):
At the July 23, 2025, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended the adoption of the ordinance rezoning property.
Summary:
At the September 22, 2025, meeting, the City Council approved the annexation, final plat, and conditional use permit for AJK Mankato Holdings, LLC. The development proposal depicted areas for future self-storage buildings (Phase 2), a 36,400 square-foot warehouse with office and showroom space for Rickway Carpet, and an 1,800 square-foot building identified as trash storage.
The applicant's current request is the rezoning of the subject property from T-Transition (previously AG in Mankato Township) to M-1, Light Industrial. The subject property is described as that part of the easterly 20 acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 3, Township 108, Range 26, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, lying westerly of the railroad right of way. (Blue Earth County PID R430903200005).
The request is consistent with the adopted Land Use Plan and the zoning of adjacent parcels to the south, and it is intended to accommodate the proposed future development of storage units, including the Rickway Carpet warehouse, office, and showroom.
The applicant's current request is the rezoning of the subject property from T-Transition (previously AG in Mankato Township) to M-1, Light Industrial. The subject property is described as that part of the easterly 20 acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 3, Township 108, Range 26, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, lying westerly of the railroad right of way. (Blue Earth County PID R430903200005).
The request is consistent with the adopted Land Use Plan and the zoning of adjacent parcels to the south, and it is intended to accommodate the proposed future development of storage units, including the Rickway Carpet warehouse, office, and showroom.