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Dayton council adopts six-month moratorium to study land use, road alignment east of 113th Avenue
Summary
After a public hearing and months of planning discussion, the Dayton City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a six-month moratorium to study future land use and street alignment around 113th Avenue and East French Lake Road. Council asked staff and consultants to produce a detailed concept plan and report back to council.
The Dayton City Council on April 22 unanimously adopted a six-month moratorium on development in the area bounded roughly by County Road 81 and 117th Avenue, to allow the city to study future land use and road alignment east of 113th Avenue and East French Lake Road.
The council opened a public hearing after Planning Commission members recommended a temporary pause following review of a speculative concept for a 200,000-square-foot warehouse. Mayor Dennis Fisher said the moratorium will give the city time to decide whether the road alignment shown in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan should be changed and to evaluate whether industrial uses should abut residential areas.
Council members and the public debated two levels of study during the hearing: a quicker “bubble diagram” that maps general land uses, or a more detailed concept plan showing building layouts, road locations and grading. Several council members and residents pushed for a more detailed plan. Councilmember Sarah argued a fuller concept plan would answer whether a street should be extended across the site and how large buildings would orient to future roads. Stantec estimated a detailed concept plan would cost roughly $10,000–$15,000.
Several residents said they supported using the extra time to get the right plan instead of rushing development. Selma Stern and other neighbors spoke at the public hearing expressing concern about how the moratorium area could affect existing property owners and traffic on Territorial Road and County Road 81.
The council ultimately directed staff to commission a concept-level study, with the flexibility to end the moratorium early if work finishes ahead of schedule. The ordinance, listed in meeting materials as Ordinance 25-2025-11, passed on a 5-0 vote.
Staff said the moratorium will not affect a separate project already working with the city to extend 113th Avenue to Dayton Parkway; that project is excluded from the moratorium. The council asked the consultant and staff to return with a scope and timeline at the next feasible meeting so the council can track progress while the moratorium is in effect.
