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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Planning Commission <br />Item Number <br />4.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />May 27, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Conditional Use Permit: Commercial Recreational <br />Facility, Pickle Paradise, 550 Freeport Ave. NW <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit as the standards set forth in Section 30-654 <br />have been met. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The 5.69 acre parcel is zoned Mixed Use – Elk River Plaza (MU-ERP) where commercial recreational facilities <br />require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate. The applicant has requested approval of a CUP to allow <br />construction of an indoor pickleball club within 21,750 sq.ft. of the existing 40,000 sq.ft. structure at 570 <br />Freeport Ave. <br /> <br />Pickle Paradise will feature seven indoor pickleball courts, a small pro shop, a snack bar, lounge, elevated <br />mezzanine viewing area, and a flexible-use event space. <br /> <br />The applicant anticipates approximately 700-900 visitors per week, with hours of operation from 6 a.m. to 10 <br />p.m., seven days a week, with limited closures on major holidays. The facility will typically be staffed by 2-3 <br />employees during regular hours and up to 6 during peak periods and events. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations <br />The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: <br />1. Will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the <br />immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the <br />neighborhood or the city. <br />Commercial Recreational Facilities are allowed with a CUP in the subject property zoning district and because <br />the use is entirely contained within a building and there is ample parking, the use will not endanger, injure or <br />detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or the public health, <br />safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. <br /> <br />Staff do not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. <br />2. Will be consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />Page 465 of 637