CY48-24

Request of Mesenbrink Construction & Engineering, Inc. for an amended preliminary plat review and the final plat review of Mesenbrink Subdivision, and for the zoning of the subject property from T-Transition to B-1, Community Business District, O-R, Office Residential District, R-4, Multiple Family Dwelling District, and R-2, One- and Two-Family Dwelling District. The subject property is described as part of the West 30 acres of the SW ¼, Section 15-108-26, except the South 330 feet of the West 330 feet thereof, AND The SE ¼ of the NW ¼ of the SE ¼; The S. ½ of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SW ¼ of the SE ¼, Except the West 30 acres thereof; all in Section 15, Township 108, Range 26, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, with some exceptions. (Blue Earth County PID R430915400003 and R430915400009).

The applicant and owner is Mesenbrink Construction and Engineering, Inc. 

The applicant is seeking a review of an amended preliminary plat, and the final plat review of Mesenbrink Subdivision, and for the zoning of the subject parcels. 

The subject property is located on the easterly side of CSAH 12, also known as 589th Avenue, near the eastern terminus of Hofman Road's roundabout. It is legally described as part of the West 30 acres of the SW ¼, Section 15-108-26, except the South 330 feet of the West 330 feet thereof, AND The SE ¼ of the NW ¼ of the SE ¼; The S. ½ of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SW ¼ of the SE ¼, Except the West 30 acres thereof; all in Section 15, Township 108, Range 26, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, with some exceptions. The associated Blue Earth County parcel identification numbers are R430915400003 and R430915400009. 

The subject property is currently an agricultural field and the northern portion is an existing wetland. 

The subject property is zoned T, Transition, which is a zoning classification used for annexed property prior to its official zoning. 

The northern portion of the subject area contains a public water, a wetland and, as a result, the property is subject to the City's shoreland ordinance. There are also wetlands located throughout the site in the currently farmed agricultural field. 

Mesenbrink Construction & Engineering, Inc. is seeking an amended preliminary plat review and the final plat review of Mesenbrink Subdivision, and for the zoning of the subject property from T-Transition to B-1, Community Business District, O-R, Office Residential District, R-4, Multiple Family Dwelling District, and R-2, One- and Two-Family Dwelling District. The subject property is described as part of the West 30 acres of the SW ¼, Section 15-108-26, except the South 330 feet of the West 330 feet thereof, AND The SE ¼ of the NW ¼ of the SE ¼; The S. ½ of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SE ¼ of the SE ¼; The SW ¼ of the SE ¼, Except the West 30 acres thereof; all in Section 15, Township 108, Range 26, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, with some exceptions. (Blue Earth County PID R430915400003 and R430915400009). 

The current request for an amendment from the previously reviewed preliminary plat is due to the modifications to the lot and block sizes to achieve the standards in Mankato City Code. The proposed plat includes three blocks. Block 1 includes 3 lots as follows: Lot 1, which is 2.59 acres, Lot 2 which is 3.04 acres and Lot 3, which is 19.03 acres. Block 2 has one lot, Lot 1, which is 21.75 acres. Block 3 has one lot, Lot 1, which is 43.19 acres. The plat also dedicates to the public Hoffman Road which includes an area for storm water retention on the northern side of the subdivision. 

The request also includes rezoning of the subject areas. The property was officially annexed into the City of Mankato on June 5, 2024, and at the time of that official annexation, properties are assigned a temporary zoning category of T-Transition. The applicant is now seeking the official zoning of the property in accordance with the underlying Land Use Plan. Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 1, located on the westerly side of the subdivision adjacent to CSAH 12, are proposed to have a B-1, Community Business District zoning designation. Lot 3, Block 1 is proposed to have a zoning designation of O-R, Office Residential and R-4, Multiple Family Dwelling District. Lot 1, Block 2, and Lot 1, Block 3 are proposed to have a R-2, one- and two-family dwelling district zoning designation.