Sketch Plan for Potential Development

Sketch plan proposal to remodel and reuse the existing 27,859 square foot building at 4200 76th Street West. The proposed use is an 18,425 square foot Salvation Army retail store with a 9,434 square foot warehouse and indoor drop off. The proposed use (Secondhand Retail Store over 2,500 square feet) is not allowed in any zoning district in Edina. Retail sales as a primary use are not allowed in the PID, Planned Industrial District in which this site is located. Potential requests by the applicant for a formal application could include the following options:

1. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment from OR, Office Residential to a Mixed Use or Commercial Land Use, and a Rezoning the site from PID, Planned Industrial District to a PCD, Planned Commercial District, with a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to allow secondhand stores to exceed 2,500 square feet in size.; or

2. A Zoning Ordinance Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Ordinance amendment would be to allow Secondhand stores as a primary use and at any size in the PID, Planned Industrial Zoning District. The Comprehensive Plan Amendment would be to allow retail sales as a primary use in the OR, Office Residential land use category.

This sketch plan will be reviewed by the Planning Commission on January 14, 2026 and City Council on February 3, 2026.

Sketch plan proposal to remodel the existing Kee’s auto repair shop at 6016 Vernon Avenue into an electric vehicle charging station. The site would feature seven level 3 DC fast chargers. The existing building would be remodeled to be a lounge waiting area with a mini convenience store or vending machines. A third option is a possible small 3rd party tenant space. The desired hours of operation is 24 hours per day. To accommodate this request the following would be required:

• A Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment to re-guide the site from MDR, Medium Density Residential to Neighborhood Node. The site is zoned PCD-4, in which a gas station is a permitted use. A gas station is defined as “a principal building and its accessory structures used for the sale of motor fuels and oils, where automotive accessories and convenience goods may be sold, but where repair and servicing of motor vehicles does not occur; provided, however, that an accessory carwash is permitted.”
• Site Plan Review.
• Multiple Variances: Lot Size Variance, Drive Aisle/Parking Space Setbacks, Setback to Residential Property, Canopy setbacks, Pump Island Setbacks, and Parking Lot Setback from Building.

This sketch plan will be reviewed by the Planning Commission on January 14, 2026 and City Council on January 20, 2026.