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CITY OF WORTHINGTON CITY PLANNING COMMIS

CITY OF WORTHINGTON CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Worthington City Planning Commission will hold four (4) public hearings on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 for the purpose of considering the following business: Change of Zone: The City of Worthington is considering a change of zone for property located at 1381 Knollwood Drive from ‘I’ Institutional to ‘R-4’ Medium Density Residential. If approved, this would allow for the existing building to be converted into apartment units. The legal description of the subject property is as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter Corner of said Section; thence North, assumed bearing, along the north-south quarter line of said Section, a distance of 807. 92 feet to the point of beginning of this description, said point also being the southeast comer of the recorded plat of Lakeview Heights Addition, City of Worthington; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds West, along the south line of said plat, a distance of 416.00 feet; thence south, parallel with the north-south quarter line, a distance of 200.00 feet, more or less to the north line of tract conveyed to Independent School District 518; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds East, along the north line of tract conveyed to Independent School District 518, a distance of 416.00 feet to said north-south quarter line; thence north, along said north-south quarter line, a distance of 200.00 feet to the point of beginning, Change of Zone: The City of Worthington is considering a change of zone for property located at 1477 Knollwood Drive from ‘I’ Institutional to ‘R-1’ Single Family Detached Residential. The legal description of the subject property is as follows: That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 102, Range 40, City of Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the south quarter corner of said Section 27; thence on an assumed bearing of North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along the north-south quarter line of said Section, a distance of 489.80 feet to an iron monument, said iron monument being the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence continuing North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along said north-south quarter, a distance of 118.00 feet to an iron monument; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 416.00 feet to an iron monument; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 77.52 feet to an iron monument; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 89 .98 feet to an iron monument; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 69 .00 feet to an iron monument; thence North 85 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 327.27 feet to the point of beginning, subject to easements now of record in said county and state. AND That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 102, Range 40, City of Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the south quarter comer of said Section 27; thence on an assumed bearing of North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along the north-south quarter line of said Section, a distance of 431.17 feet to an iron monument; said iron monument being the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence continuing North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along said north-south quarter, a distance of 58.63 feet to an iron monument; thence South 85 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 327.27 feet to an iron monument; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 30.11 feet to an iron monument; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 326.06 feet to the point of beginning, subject to easements now of record in said county and state. Change of Zone: The City of Worthington is considering a change of zone for property located at 1530 Airport Road (Prairie Justice Center) from ‘TZ’ Transition Zone to ‘B-3’ General Business District. If approved, this would allow for subdivision of the property. The legal description of the subject property is as follows: Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17, County’s Auditor’s Plat of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 102 North, Rand 40 West, Worthington Township, Nobles County, Minnesota. Change of Zone: The City of Worthington is considering a change of zone for property located along the north and south sides of Cecilee Street from ‘R-2’ Single Family, Low Density Preservation Residential to ‘R-4’ Medium Density Residential. The area included in this request encompasses only the newer addition to the street. If approved, this may allow two-family units on certain lots. The legal description of the subject property under consideration is as follows: Lots 3 through 10, Block 2, and lots 2 through 7, Block 3, Cecilee Addition, City of Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota. The public hearings will be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 303 Ninth Street, Worthington, Minnesota, at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. At the hearings, the Planning Commission will hear staff’s report and public testimony and may take action. Those unable to be heard at the time of the hearings are invited to send written comments that must be received by 5:00 PM the day of the hearings via e-mail to community.development@ci.worthington.mn.us; or mail to: Community Development, City of Worthington, P.O. Box 279, Worthington, Minnesota 56187. All materials related to these hearings will be available on the City’s website at www.ci.worthington.mn.us by Friday, April 28, 2023. If unable to access the City’s website, please contact (507) 372-8640 for alternative format arrangements. (April 19, 2023) 214410