RES 2025-60 Amending the 2023 Otsego Comprehensive PlanCITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2025-60
AMENDING THE 2023 OTSEGO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 462.355 provides authority for cities to adopt, and from time -to -time, amend a
comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 2023 Otsego Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") on 13 August 2023
by Resolution 2023-52; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined a need to consider updates to the Comprehensive Plan at their
meeting on 17 July 2025; and
WHEREAS, City staff prepared proposed amendments of the Comprehensive Plan for consideration by the Planning
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments include modification of the following text of the Land Use Plan chapter of the
Comprehensive Plan:
Within the designated Urban Service Expansion Area, the division of existing large tracts of land into
residential lots less than 20 acres in area should be discouraged to facilitate future development and
extension of utility and transportation corridors. Precaution should continue to be exercised with future
development requests to avoid gaps between neighborhoods that interrupt the homogeneous pattern of
urban services such as utilities, streets, trails, and park service areas. Properties are to remain zoned A-1,
Agriculture Rural Service District until such time as a more intensive land use as guided by the Future
Land Use Plan can be developed
The City may allow for a property to be zoned to A-2, Long Range Urban Service District that allows for
interim development to occur in one of two ways: The first would be to subdivide parcels into lots not less
than 10 acres in area as this size property can allow for a wider range of rural residential land uses�et
be _feasibly planned for future resubdivision based availabity of City utilities. The second approach to
interim rural development relies upon clustered subdivision designs intended to preserve the majority of a
parcel for future development.
The desired results to maintain orderly
community growth, discourage competition for capacity necessary to finance the cost of the municipal
utility systems, and prevent development that is not continuous to existing urban areas. Because of the more
immediate potential for utility availability for 12arcels adiacent to (but outside ofl the Sewer Districts, only
the clustered lot approach is to be utilized for Urban Expansion Areas El. E3. and WI to allow for interim
rural development. (2023 Otsego Comprehensive Plan. age 48)
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments include modification of the Urban Service Staging Plan map attached as Exhibit A;
and;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments include modification of the Transportation Plan map attached as Exhibit B; and;
WHEREAS, the Planning Report dated 15 October 2025 prepared by the City Planner, The Planning Company LLC, is
incorporated herein.
WHEREAS, The Otsego Planning Commission conducted a public hearing at their regular meeting on 20 October 2025 to
consider the application, preceded by published and mailed notice; based upon review of the application and evidence
received, the public hearing was closed and the Planning Commission recommended by a 7-0 vote that the City Council
approve the proposed amendments based on the aforementioned findings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
That the amendments of the 2023 Otsego Comprehensive Plan outlined herein and recommended by the Planning
Commission are adopted.
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ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this loth day of November, 2025.
MOTION BY: Lund
SECONDED BY: Goede
IN FAVOR: Stockamp, Dunlap, Goede, Lund, and Tanner
OPPOSED: none
CITY OF OTSEGO
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etze( City Clerk