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City updates vehicle-storage rules, clarifies screening and 21-day limit for stored vehicles

5772003 · September 12, 2025
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The Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 10 voted to recommend a zoning text amendment to clarify vehicle-storage rules and screening standards for auto-service uses, establishing a 21‑day short-term vehicle storage threshold and limiting long-term storage to industrial zones.

The Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 10 recommended approval of ZTA-004-2025, a zoning text amendment to clarify how the Dickinson Municipal Code treats vehicle storage and outdoor storage for auto-service uses. Natalie Burczyk, city planner, said the city proposes eliminating an ambiguous “vehicle storage” use and clarifying definitions so that motor vehicles — regardless of operability — “are not classified as outdoor storage.” Under the proposed changes, short-term vehicle storage (less than 21 days) would be allowed in General Commercial (GC), Light Industrial…

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