Eden Prairie council approves preliminary lot split and PUD first reading for Prairie Lakes site

The Eden Prairie City Council on April 21 granted preliminary approval to split a 13‑acre parcel at 11010 Prairie Lakes Drive into two lots and took the first reading of a PUD (planned unit development) amendment that includes waivers for setbacks, parking and lot width.

Bob Cunningham, representing property owner Kraus Anderson Company, told the council the proposal divides the parcel so each of the two existing office buildings can be refinanced as separate lots and to position the south parcel for future redevelopment. "This is a 13‑acre parcel that is all one lot," Cunningham said, adding the north building will remain and the parallelogram‑shaped building on the south parcel is "functionally obsolete." He said utilities and parking will be handled by a reciprocal easement agreement and that any redevelopment would return to the council for detailed review.

The project went to the Planning Commission on March 23, where commissioners recommended approval by a 5–1 vote, according to staff. City staff told the council that the application is a lot split only; no redevelopment plans have been filed and any future development would need to meet code and return to the council for approvals.

Mayor Ron Case said the council and applicant will make neighborhood outreach a priority as proposals develop, particularly for residents directly south of the site. "We will be in direct contact with these residents," Case said, and added the council would seek to limit impacts on contiguous neighbors, including on building height and setbacks.

At the meeting a council member read five actions for approval — a resolution for a PUD concept amendment on 13.07 acres; the first reading of a PUD ordinance with waivers; a resolution adopting the preliminary plat to split one parcel into two lots; a resolution supporting park dedication fees; and direction for staff to prepare a development agreement incorporating staff and commission recommendations. The motion was seconded and carried by the council.

City staff emphasized that any future redevelopment of the southern parcel will be subject to separate review, code compliance and public process. The council did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript for the lot‑split motion.

The council directed staff to prepare a development agreement and to return with necessary documents and conditions as the applicant moves toward a formal redevelopment proposal.