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Planning commission approves rezoning of 15520 South Diamond Lake Road to Special Agriculture for preserve program
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 4‑0 to rezone 15520 South Diamond Lake Road from A1 to the Special Agriculture (SA) district so the property owner can seek enrollment in the Metropolitan Agricultural Preserve Program; staff said city consent is required before a property enrolls in the state program.
City planning staff asked the Planning Commission May 1 to recommend rezoning 15520 South Diamond Lake Road from A1 to the Special Agriculture (SA) district so the parcel can be enrolled in Minnesota’s Metropolitan Agricultural Preserve Program.
Staff explained that the SA zoning designation is the city’s mechanism to identify properties enrolled in the state preserve program on Dayton’s zoning map. The property had previously been in the program; the owner elected to exit the program in 2022, which returned the land to A1 zoning. The applicant’s request and city consent are part of the state application process for re‑enrolling in the preserve program.
Planning staff recommended approval because the parcel lies in a MUSA (Metropolitan Urban Service Area) staging area and the city’s forthcoming comp plan review will provide time to evaluate the property’s longer‑term development potential. After a public hearing with no speakers, Commissioner Darren Brown made a motion to rezone the property; Commissioner Jeff Sargent seconded. The commission voted 4‑0 to recommend rezoning to SA to the City Council.
Why it matters: Rezoning the parcel to SA is a procedural step that allows the property owner to apply for enrollment in the state agricultural preserve program, which limits non‑agricultural development for the duration of the enrollment. The city retains the ability to initiate removal from the program later through comp plan amendment processes if the area is later slated for development.
