Fire Sprinkler Regulation May Derail Shakopee Fire Station Sale

A Shakopee regulation may have prevented the sale of the city's downtown fire station for the third time.

Peter Lund wanted to open up a truck dealership in the building at 334 Second Ave. W., but a requirment that he install an automatic sprinkling system may have changed his mind, the Shakopee Valley News is reporting.

The Shakopee Valley News has more:

Last month, the City Council had agreed to accept Lund's $350,000's offer, with the purchase agreement contingent upon him securing the necessary conditional use permit for the 1955 former station. 

While negotiations continue, the city is taking other offers for the building. The city announced on its website today that it remains for sale.

The city's fire protection code requirements can be triggered with a change in use of an older building. The cost of installing an automatic fire sprinkler system has the potential of making a lease or sale too expensive.