CY14-25

Request of Brett Skilbred, with permission of the property owner, for a Land Use Plan amendment to change the guided land use from Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential. The subject properties are described as approximately 188,000 sqft and located in Blocks 7-10, Columbia Park Addition, City of Mankato, and Blocks 23-24, Germania Park Add, City of Mankato (8^th Avenue in Germania Park neighborhood between Harper and Cleveland Avenue).

With the permission of the property owner, the applicant is Brett Skilbred. 

The applicant is seeking a Land Use Plan amendment to change the guided land use of the subject properties from Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential. 

The subject properties are located in the Germania Park neighborhood on 8th Avenue between Cleveland and Harper streets. 

The subject properties are vacant parcels. 

The subject properties are presently zoned PI, Planned Industrial. Upon a change in the Land Use designation, and prior to any future development, rezoning of the subject parcels to coincide with any amended land use plan will be necessary.  

There are areas on the subject sites identified as bluffs. The applicant will be required to evaluate the area for the presence of environmentally sensitive areas in conjunction with platting or other moving forward. 

Public utilities will be required for the development of the subject parcels. Discussion in underway on the potential of serving the lots with utilities during the upcoming Germania Park Phase 5 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects. 

Brett Skilbred, with permission of properties owned by Pentagon Acquisition, LLC, has applied for a Land Use Plan amendment to change the guided land use from Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential.

The properties included in the request are owned by Pentagon Acquisition, and are described as  Lots 1-6, Block 24, Lot 1, Block 9, Columbia Park Addition, Lots 1-8, Block 8, Columbia Park Addition, Lots 9-15, Block 7, Columbia Park Addition, Lot 4, Block 10, Columbia Park Addition, City of Mankato. The properties are located on 8^th Avenue in the Germania Park neighborhood between Harper and Cleveland Avenue. This application request seeks to change the underlying land use for only those properties owned by Pentagon Acquisitions. 

The proposed amendment seeks to change the guided land use designation from Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential, allowing for the construction of single-family dwellings, either attached or detached. This change was considered during the review of the Jefferson Quarry Redevelopment Plan, which envisioned the area as a transitional zone between existing single-family homes and future quarry-related uses. The City Council reviewed and approved the Jefferson Quarry Redevelopment Plan on September 11, 2023.

The Jefferson Quarry Redevelopment Plan process fulfills the requirements outlined in the City of Mankato's Land Use Plan amendment process. The proposal aligns with the concepts presented in the redevelopment plan.

The applicant's submission states that the future development for the area will be affordable single-family residential. As future plans solidify, additional rezoning, platting, and planned unit development may be required. 

In accordance with Mankato's City Charter, on February 24, 2025, the Mankato City Council referred the Land Use Plan request to the Planning Commission for review and consideration. The Commission is required to review the proposal and submit its recommendations to the Council. Following the Planning Commission's review and with their recommendation, the City Council will conduct a public hearing before adopting the proposed plan or modifications by resolution, with or without amendments.