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<br /> <br /> <br />Meeting of the Planning Commission <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Tuesday, September 23, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Chair Perry Beise, Commissioner Eric Johnson, Commissioner Robert Rydberg, <br />Commissioner Dennis Booth, Commissioner James Zahler, Commissioner <br />Dornan Bland, Commissioner Anthony Kaba, Councilmember Jennifer Wagner <br /> <br />Members Absent: None <br /> <br />Staff Present: Community Development Director Zack Carlton, Senior Planner Chris <br />Leeseberg, and Sr. Administrative Assistant/Recording Secretary Katie Porath <br /> <br />1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting was called to order at 7:17 p.m. <br /> <br />2. CONSIDER AGENDA <br /> Moved by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Booth to approve the <br />agenda. Motion carried 7-0. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER MINUTES <br /> Moved by Commissioner Booth and seconded by Commissioner Kaba to approve the <br />following consent items as outlined in their respective staff reports. Motion carried 7-0. <br /> <br /> 3.1 DRAFT Minutes - August 26, 2025 <br /> <br />4. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> There were no public hearings. <br /> <br />5. GENERAL BUSINESS <br /> <br /> 5.1 Pat Briggs Planned Unit Development (PUD): Two 79-unit Apartment Buildings, Land Use <br />Amendment, Zone Change, and Ordinance Amendment - 17379 Twin Lakes Rd NW <br /> Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Staff noted that the applicant had increased their proposed parking from 1.63 parking spots per unit to <br />1.75 parking spots per unit. The Commission felt that the ratio was still too far below the standard 2.5 <br />parking spots per residential unit. Commissioner Johnson added that, with the removal of the Northstar <br />train station, more residents in this proposed development would need a vehicle. Adding a 158 unit <br />development would also increase traffic in that area. <br />Page 2 of 8