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Council rejects rezoning second reading after residents raise parking, drainage and character concerns
Summary
The Beresford City Council voted against a second reading of Ordinance 2025‑O‑4, a rezoning proposal for multifamily units near the elementary school, after extended public comment raising parking, stormwater and neighborhood‑character concerns; two council members recused from the vote.
The Beresford City Council declined to adopt a zoning change known as Ordinance 2025‑O‑4 in a second‑reading vote after a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors, nearby residents and the developer discussed drainage, parking and traffic impacts.
The ordinance would have rezoned a block near the elementary school to allow multifamily units proposed by a developer. Mayor Sealy opened the floor for public comment before the council took a formal vote. The meeting record shows repeated concerns from residents about stormwater, fill needed to raise the site above a low spot, parking on the alley, and the effect of multifamily units among long‑established single‑family homes.
Why it matters: The council’s decision keeps the property in its current zoning and leaves the developer’s…
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