Shakopee Board of Adjustment and Appeals Regular Meeting - January 8, 2026
Shakopee Board of Adjustment and Appeals Regular Meeting - January 8, 2026
The Shakopee Board of Adjustment and Appeals held a regular meeting on January 8, 2026, at City Hall. The board approved previous meeting minutes, conducted two public hearings for conditional use permits, and continued one hearing due to property compliance issues.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Meeting Minutes: The board approved the minutes from the November and December 2025 meetings. Commissioner Forsyth abstained because he was absent from those meetings. The motion passed unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public offered comments on items not on the agenda.
Discussion Items
- Conditional Use Permit for Vehicle Repair at 7480 County Highway 101 East (Marsh Auto Reconditioning): Staff presented a proposal for light dent repair, spot painting, vehicle wraps, detailing, buffing, and paintless dent removal. The applicant, Jim Marsh, confirmed he would be the sole employee initially, operating Monday–Friday 8–6 and Saturday 9–3. He stated no major modifications were needed and hazardous waste would be minimal. Conditions included obtaining an occupancy permit, servicing vehicles inside, prohibiting vehicle sales, limiting waiting vehicles to nine, and requiring a hazardous waste generator license if applicable. No public testimony was offered. The board voted 6–0 to adopt Resolution PC 2026-002, approving the conditional use permit.
- Conditional Use Permit for Exterior Storage at 1555 Maras Street: Staff requested a continuance after discovering multiple code violations on the property earlier that day, including unlicensed recreational vehicles, expired registrations (February 2023, March 2025, February 2025), and an overflowing dumpster. Two tenants (TK Marine and BIFS) were in compliance, but the existing vehicle repair CUP holder was not. Staff indicated that if the site is not brought into compliance by the February 5, 2026 meeting, a revocation resolution for the existing CUP would be considered. The board voted to continue the public hearing to February 5, 2026.
Key Outcomes
- Approved Resolution PC 2026-002 for Marsh Auto Reconditioning conditional use permit (6–0).
- Continued the public hearing for exterior storage at 1555 Maras Street to February 5, 2026, with staff inspection scheduled before that meeting.
- Staff noted that the towing business on the same property may face license revocation if not licensed by the next meeting, per city council fee approval.
Meeting Transcript
So moved. Second. All right. Forsyth makes the motion. Commissioner Weiler seconds. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. That passes. Third item recognition by Board of Adjustments and Appeals to have interested citizens. Are there any interested citizens here tonight that would like to just discuss something that is not on the agenda for this evening? Awesome. All right. Uh item four, consent business. Should I need to go back? What do we have? We have the approval of the meeting minutes from December. Uh I was not there, so I will abstain from this vote. May I get a motion to approve the minutes for December? So November and December. November and December. My bad. Thank you. No worries. So move. All right. Second. Thank you. Commissioner Robins with the with the motion and Commissioner Sandy. Sorry, excuse me. With the second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed. All right. Uh item number five. We have two public hearings this evening. The first being a public hearing for conditional use permit for vehicle repair at seven for eight zero county highway one oh one east for marsh auto recondition. No, uh copied wrong. Sorry. Reconditioning. May I get a motion to open the public hearing? So with the fur with the motion. Commissioner Weiler with the second. Any opposed? Or all those in favor? Okay. Any opposed?
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