Planning Commission
Regular Meeting — Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT
Council Chambers, Elm Prairie City Hall, 100 Main Street
Table of contents
- Public Hearings
- 1. Preliminary Plat: Prairie View Second Addition
- 2. Variance: Garage Setback, 412 3rd Street SW
- Regular Agenda
- 1. Keeping of Backyard Chickens
Public Hearings
1. Preliminary Plat: Prairie View Second Addition
File 2026-0202 · Public Hearing · Community Development
A 38-lot single-family subdivision on 14 acres east of County Road 7.
The developer requests preliminary plat approval for 38 single-family lots, one outlot for stormwater and an extension of Meadow Lane. The Planning Commission held the public hearing and recommends approval with nine conditions covering park dedication, a development agreement, stormwater and a second access before the 20th building permit.
Four residents of Meadow Lane commented on construction traffic. Condition 6 routes construction traffic to County Road 7.
Recommendation: Approve the preliminary plat subject to the nine conditions recommended by the Planning Commission.
Fiscal impact: Developer pays all public improvement costs through the development agreement.
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2. Variance: Garage Setback, 412 3rd Street SW
File 2026-0211 · Public Hearing · Community Development
Request to reduce a side yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet for a detached garage.
The property owner requests a five-foot side yard setback to replace a garage built in 1952. The lot is 50 feet wide, narrower than current standards allow. The neighbor on that side submitted a letter of support.
Recommendation: Approve the variance with the two conditions in the staff report.
Fiscal impact: None.
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Regular Agenda
1. Keeping of Backyard Chickens
File 2026-0207 · Ordinance · Community Development
An ordinance allowing up to four hens on residential lots with a permit.
The ordinance would allow up to four hens, and no roosters, on single-family residential lots with an annual permit. Coops must be at least 10 feet from property lines and 25 feet from neighboring homes.
The Planning Commission recommended approval 5 to 1. The dissent preferred a limit of three hens.
Recommendation: Approve the reading and schedule the next reading and adoption for the next regular meeting.
Fiscal impact: Permit fees are expected to cover administration.
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