HomeMy WebLinkAboutOfficial Act No. OA275-26 - Official Act - Appeal of Historic Preserv. Commn. Approval of Certificate of Appropriateness - Silver Lake Park & Dam Alterations
OFFICIAL ACT
The Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota hereby denies the appeal that
requests an overturn of the approved Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations to the
park, including the dam, lake, and bicycle trail based on the following:
Rochester’s Unified Development Code (UDC), Section 60.200.040.C, provides
for both historic landmark designation and the regulation of alterations to locally
designated historic landmarks through the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
process; and
The City of Rochester Public Works Department submitted a request for a COA
for approval of alterations proposed at Silver Lake Park, a locally designated
historic landmark; and
UDC Sections 60.500.010.B and 60.500.050B.3.b indicate that a public meeting
of the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), which allows for a public
comment period and not a public hearing, is required prior to their approval of a
COA; and
The HPC held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on July 28, 2026, and the
Silver Lake Park & Dam project COA was on the agenda under Reports and
Recommendations; and
The meeting started at 5:00 pm with an open public comment period at which time
it was explained by the commission chair to all in attendance that public comments
would be accepted for topics other than any listed under the Public Hearing section
of the agenda; and
Both appellants spoke during the open public comment period and the HPC further
suspended the rules and allowed for additional comment during the agenda; and
The HPC approved the COA, as detailed in the agenda packet, after hearing
testimony the at the July 28 meeting; and
the public hearing occurring in front of the City Council on September 9, 2026
allowed for additional public comment,
Now therefore, the City Council denies the appeal to overturn the certificate of
appropriateness, approved for proposed alterations to Silver Lake Park, as the HPC
followed UDC procedures and approved the alterations based on the findings of fact
contained in their July 28, 2026, agenda packet.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2026.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2026.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)