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Council adopts annual SHAPE Sioux Falls 2040 update, planners outline land need and amendment process
Summary
The council approved the annual SHAPE Sioux Falls 2040 resolution, which maps growth tiers, estimates about 835 acres of land needed per year and establishes a transparent 30–90 day amendment path for future changes.
The Sioux Falls City Council voted 8-0 to adopt the annual update to the SHAPE Sioux Falls 2040 comprehensive plan, a resolution that maps growth tiers and guides future development priorities.
Jeffrey Schmidt of Planning and Development Services told the council the update refines the city's future land-use maps and resource planning. "Tier 1, the blue areas were everything within the 5 years. That's what we have in the CIP," Schmidt said, describing the tiered approach. He explained the planning team overlays utilities, roads and drainage and uses the most restrictive resource to set the tiers: "The 1 that is the most prohibitive becomes the restrictor."
Schmidt showed long-term land calculations, saying staff plotted a range but used a median figure: "we plot between 892 or 835 average to median 835 acres a year." He said the maps help departments and applicants see where sanitary sewer, water and roads are planned and why some areas are designated for later buildout.
Councilor Seale asked how quickly the plan can pivot if a developer requests earlier buildout; Schmidt answered that staff can bring a future land-use amendment and that the process typically takes "within 30 to 90 days," including Planning Commission and public hearings. Councilor Bassey praised the planning team's outreach and recommended Citizens Planning Academy for residents who want more background.
The resolution sets an annual timetable for refreshed mapping intended to give council, developers and other jurisdictions updated information for capital improvement planning. Councilors voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.
