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Council opens first reading to rezone fire-station block from industrial to central commercial
Summary
Flandreau officials opened a public hearing and held a first reading of Ordinance 6-28 to rezone city-owned lots that include the existing fire station from industrial to Central Commercial (C-1); no vote to adopt was taken.
Flandreau officials opened a public hearing and held the first reading of Ordinance 6-28 on a request to rezone city-owned parcels that include the current fire station from industrial to Central Commercial (C-1).
The rezoning was presented by Brian, the planning and zoning representative, who said the proposal covers the city-owned portions of Block 14 (except the east 100 feet of several lots), Block 5 of the railroad edition and Block 4 of the park edition in Pettigrew's First Addition. He told the council the rezoning would allow a broader range of future development uses than the current industrial designation and noted the plan grew from conversations with the baseball association about potentially relocating facilities to that block.
Brian said, “I went ahead and put together this ordinance that would rezone the lot from industrial to commercial, Central Commercial 1. It makes sense for a couple of reasons. One, the fire hall that's existing on that lot right now isn't allowed to use in C‑1. But additionally, future development may dictate that C‑1 be the desired zoning district for that lot.”
Council members and several adjacent property owners attended the hearing. A nearby resident asked whether the rezoning would increase taxes; Brian replied, “No. Nope. It's simply changing the rules for which the rules that dictate what can be built there… No tax applications, no taxpayers aside from publishing in the paper.” He also said future development could include mixed-use or residential options depending on council direction.
Mayor Dan and planning staff emphasized that the council was only taking the ordinance through its first reading and that no adoption vote would occur that night. The planning commission recommended adoption; the city council opened and closed the public hearing and did not vote to adopt Ordinance 6‑28 on first reading.
If the council later adopts the ordinance, subsequent land use proposals or building projects on the rezoned parcels would follow the city’s usual permitting and public-notice processes and allow adjoining neighbors opportunities to comment.
The council did not take additional action on the rezoning at the March 17 meeting.
