Shakopee Planning Commission Regular Meeting – February 6, 2026
Shakopee Planning Commission Regular Meeting – February 6, 2026
The Shakopee Planning Commission met on February 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM at City Hall, 485 Gorman Street, to consider a preliminary and final plat for the Southbridge Crossings Sixth Addition, including a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant. The meeting included a public hearing, staff presentation, commissioner discussion, and a unanimous vote to recommend approval to the City Council.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of the Planning Commission meeting minutes from January 8, 2026 (approved as part of the consent agenda).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke during the public hearing.
Discussion Items
- Preliminary and Final Plat of Southbridge Crossings Sixth Addition: Staff planner Mr. Kersky presented the proposal for a 4.43‑acre B1 highway business zoned property. The applicant proposes to subdivide into two lots: Lot A (3.2 acres) for a 5,002‑square‑foot Chick-fil-A restaurant and Lot B (1.23 acres) for a future commercial use with a drive‑thru. The site will utilize existing access points on Old Carriage Road (right‑in only) and Old Carriage Court (full access). Traffic improvements include a roundabout at Old Carriage Court and Old Carriage Road and a traffic signal at the Walmart intersection, funded in part by Chick-fil-A. An extensive traffic study was conducted. Pedestrian access will be provided along Old Carriage Court. Commissioners asked about traffic impacts, the nature of the future tenant, and the timeline. The applicant, Tim Therein of H.R. Green, confirmed Chick-fil-A expects to open in November 2026 and employ over 100 people. The roundabout is scheduled for completion in September 2026. Commissioners expressed excitement about the project and noted that the site's large size allows for ample on‑site queuing.
Key Outcomes
- The Planning Commission voted unanimously (7‑0) to recommend approval of the Preliminary and Final Plat of Southbridge Crossings Sixth Addition to the City Council (motion by Commissioner Robbins, second by Commissioner Saputo; roll call vote: all aye).
- The public hearing was closed without opposition.
- The meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM.
Meeting Transcript
It's 4.43 acres. It's a zoned B1 highway business. 2040 Complan is mixed use commercial center. Commercial zone properties required to be subdivided by a plat or registered land survey. Chick-fil-A has applied for a building permit for uh 5,002 square foot restaurant and is waiting to start construction. The applicant proposes to sub but subdivide the property into two lots. Lot A is 3.2 acres for Chick-fil-A and uh lot be lot B is uh 1.23 acre lot for a future user. Uh pedestrian access will be provided to both lots uh to sidewalk along Old Carriage Court. Existing trees along Connie Road 21 will be preserved. And vehicle access to the site will utilize existing access point on old carriage road, which is a right-in only and old carriage court north, which would be a full access. So here is the proposed preliminary plat drawing. So Chick-fil-A is over here and the future use will be over here. This is the cross or not seeing a pointer or anything if you're pointing at staff. What can I say? I'm trying. So Chick-fil-A is the building shown on the drawing. That's the um lot two black one. Yep. And lot one black one is up above. Yeah. And that's the future business. Yep. Okay. And they'll um if you remember we're doing a roundabout at this old carriage court intersection because of the number of accidents, and we're also doing a signal further down the street um by Walmart. So they'll get traffic to go through these two lots through the next lot out to a signal so we can have controlled access so it's not bedlam out here. So here's the um site plan. You can see the Chick-fil-A, long drive-thru because they have a lot of drive-thru access, and then Ghost Plat above is a future building um with parking showing how the two of these all work together. I think can you just well we don't have the pointer. I don't have a pointer. It looks like the access is gonna be basically uh on that left side of the page about halfway up. Is that right? That's just in. So the access point, there's uh interior roadway that runs along um old carriage court. Yeah, sure. And eventually it'll come out to the next property, and then you'll if you're smart, you'll take a right and go in front of Sherwin Williams again in the queue to get out of the light. Otherwise you'll be waiting for a long time to try and get out at the other intersection. Okay. Okay, so sorry. The light is gonna go in. The next property where Sherwin Williams is, yeah. There's a um access point that's the same as the uh Walmart. So the lights going there. That's where the lights are going. Okay. We're not adding any access off of uh 21. No. So this will be uh right-in access to this property, and then there'll be the roundabout so people will be able to get to all these different businesses. I'm sorry, where is the roundabout? Right at the intersection of Old Carriage Court and Old Carriage Road. So on this it's kind of in the lower left-hand corner.
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