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CITY OF SPRING PARK
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 – 6:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm.
Commissioners present: Chair Hoffman, Commissioners Avalos, Homan, and Terryll.
Staff present: City Administrator Anderson and City Planner Lori Johnson
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Planning Commissioner Terryll motioned, being seconded by Planning Commissioner Homan, to approve the agenda as
presented, moving the public hearing to follow the ADU and Parking Requirement agenda items. On vote being taken, the
motion was unanimously approved.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Planning Commission Minutes – October 8, 2025
Planning Commissioner Homan motioned, being seconded by Planning Commissioner Terryll, to approve the Planning
Commission minutes from October 8, 2025. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
4. ADU REQUIREMENTS
City Planner Johnson recapped the following changes to the ordinance language for Auxiliary Dwelling
Units (ADU’s) that the Planning Commission required:
• Allowance of detached units.
• ADU must be occupied by a family member.
• The property must be homesteaded.
• Impervious surface requirements must be met.
• ADU’s can be over detached garages
Commissioner Avalos also recommended changing the ADU size limit to 400 sq. ft. versus 600 sq. ft.
Chair Hoffman proposed removing the language that references the yard location requirement of an ADU.
Chair Hoffman motioned, being seconded by Commissioner Avalos, to approve the ADU ordinance language requirements as
stated above for Auxiliary Dwelling Units. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
5. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Ordinance language changes for parking will now include parking requirements for personal services such
as health clubs and beauty salons.
Chair Hoffman motioned, being seconded by Commissioner Homan, to approve the parking ordinance language changes as
stated above. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
All meetings of the Spring Park Planning Commission are video recorded and available for viewing online at www.ci.spring-
park.mn.us or Spring Park | Lake Minnetonka Cable Commission (lmcc-tv.org). Meeting minutes are intended to be a general
synopsis of the meetings of the Planning Commission. Additional detail regarding discussions and policy considerations is
provided by watching the recording of the meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING – Amending ADU & Parking Ordinance Language (notice published in the October
25, 2025 edition of The Laker Pioneer)
Chair Hoffman opened the public hearing at 6:24pm. With no public comments received, the public hearing was closed at
6:24pm. Chair Hoffman motioned, being seconded by Planning Commissioner Terryll, to close the public hearing at 6:24pm.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
6. TREE PRESERVATION
City Planner Johnson reviewed the tree preservation ordinance language from other cities. She asked what
the priority was, canopy trees or heritage trees or both. Commissioner Homan would like to include
[provisions to preserve the heritage trees. Commissioner Terryll would like to include a diversity of
species. Planner Johnson mentioned that some requirements are covered in the landscape ordinances. She
will bring some examples to the next meeting.
7. MISCELLANEOUS
Commissioner Avalos has been researching additional parking options within the city. He stated there are
a few lots in the city that could be utilized. One is on Lilac and Northern and the other is by Wilkes Park.
He stated that the one on Lilac and Northern could be either additional parking spaces or another park.
The lot by Wilkes Park could be made into another entrance to the park. All agreed that we should move
forward with exploring the options for these lots. City Administrator Anderson stated that public work is
going to trim up the trees at Wilkes – Commissioner Homan asked if he could have them trims the vines
by the compost bins as well.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Planning Commissioner Avalos motioned, being seconded by Planning Commissioner
Terryll, to adjourn the meeting at 7:36p.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Hoffman, City Clerk