Monticello Zoning Decisions: October 2026

In October 2026, Monticello held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. 6 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 5 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 156% compared to September (162 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Preliminary plat for Edmondson Business Center

Approved.

Recommended approval of the preliminary plat for Edmondson Business Center, ~547 acres south of 85th Street NE. The plat combines 16 parcels into three building lots and four outlots, with right-of-way and easements. Applicant is Monticello Tech (Nick Fedalone). The motion was amended to add a recommendation that Council explore a voluntary buyout option. Vote, with Commissioner Coatenbeetle/Colton Beadle voting nay. Approval is contingent on annexation and an annexation agreement.

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Rezoning of Edmondson Business Center to DC PUD, IBC and AO

Approved.

Recommended approval of Resolution PC 2026-47. Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 (~370 acres, including the substation lot) are rezoned to DC PUD. Lot 1, Block 2 and Outlots A and B are rezoned to Industrial Business Campus. Outlots C and D plus the right-of-way between them (~131 acres of shoreland) are rezoned to Agricultural Open Space. Vote, with Colton Beadle voting nay.

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Preliminary plat for Otter Creek Crossing 9th Addition

Approved.

Recommended approval of a replat of two lots into one 11.6-acre I-1 parcel at the end of Dalton Court. The parcel will host a 110,000 sq ft warehouse with ~5,000 sq ft of office, 18 docks and 125 parking spaces. Applicant is Grant Pavlak, Seed Cover Solutions. Passed unanimously.

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Edmondson Business Center data center PUD (Planning Commission report)

Deferred.

The council liaison reported that the Planning Commission recommended approval, on a 4-1 vote, of three applications for Edmondson Business Center: the data center PUD rezoning, other rezonings, and a preliminary plat. The council took no action at this meeting. The application will come before council at a future meeting, where development agreement and annexation agreement stages would follow later. The city offers no tax incentives, and the developer must pay for all required infrastructure. Residents raised concerns about Xcel transmission line routing near a mobile home park and about noise.

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Revocation of Wendy's CUP/PUD amendment, Union Crossing Second Edition

Approved.

Adopted Resolution 2026-99 revoking the CUP amending the PUD for a restaurant as a principal use and drive-through services as an accessory use in the B-4 Regional Business district, Lot 3 Block 2 Union Crossing Second Edition (Home Depot/Target area). Applicant and owner Hayes A Foods (Wendy's). The CUP was approved September 2024 and extended one year in September 2025, with no activity or response since. The underlying PUD and zoning remain in place, and the applicant may reapply.

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CUP for data center campus at Edmondson Business Center

Approved.

Recommended approval of Resolution PC 2026-48, a conditional use permit for data center and data center campus uses in the Edmondson Business Center DC PUD district. Vote. Staff recommended approval of all three Edmondson items during its combined presentation.

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Zoning Changes

• DC PUD, 370 acres at Lots 1-2 Block 1, Edmondson Business Center, south of 85th Street NE (Monticello Tech)
• IBC at Lot 1 Block 2 and Outlots A and B, Edmondson Business Center (Monticello Tech)
• AO, 131 acres at Outlots C and D, Edmondson Business Center (Monticello Tech)

Top Keywords This Month

• plat: 54 instances
• PUD: 31 instances
• rezoning: 29 instances
• industrial: 28 instances
• conditional use: 27 instances

What to Watch

• Plat is new this month with 54 mentions, not present in September.
• PUD is new this month with 31 mentions, not present in September.
• Industrial saw 115% more mentions month-over-month.
• Conditional use is new this month with 27 mentions, not present in September.

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