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Planning Commission recommends zoning code update with 1 amendment BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
WHITE BEAR LAKE — This September will mark two years that the city, its consultants and the Community Advisory Committee have been working to “modernize” the city’s zoning code, which hasn’t received a full-scale review since the 1980s. “This is a comprehensive review and rewrite of the city’s zoning code,” explained Community Development Director Jason Lindahl. The process kicked off in September 2023. According to state law, all metropolitan cities are required to update their zoning regulations to be consistent with their comprehensive plans. Other goals of the project include protecting and strategically growing the city; supporting economic development; increasing housing choices; transitioning to “place-based” zoning; and creating a modern, user-friendly code. (See “White Bear Lake ‘modernizing’ zoning code,” Feb. 26, 2025, White Bear Press.) The update process is nearing its end. Its final phase includes review by the Planning Commission, a public hearing and ultimate review by the City Council. Much of the discussion at the public hearing centered on accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals. “Over the course of the Community Advisory Committee, this was one of the most talked-about items,” Lindahl said of accessory dwelling units. “It was a very debated topic.”
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Aerial Marketfest perspective Aspiring pilot Wesley Weilbacher, 9, sits in the cockpit of the F4 Phantom Jet that was on display during a recent Thursday evening Marketfest installment. The family shared that his Great Grandfather Ed Schoonmaker was a fighter pilot in WWII and the Korean War. Volunteers from the 133rd Minnesota Air National Guard Airlift Museum brought the display to White Bear Lake. Find more information about the museum at mnagmuseum.org.
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