Minnehaha County and Dell Rapids approve conditional use permit for outdoor storage at 24674 Hundred and 70 Fifth Avenue

Minnehaha County commissioners and the Dell Rapids City Council voted Feb. 25 to approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 2502 to allow outdoor industrial storage at 24674 Hundred and 70 Fifth Avenue, removing a pre‑annexation requirement but keeping a condition requiring stored vehicles to be licensed where state law requires titles and registrations.

The permit approval, which followed a contested appeal and a public hearing, allows outdoor storage on the property subject to 11 conditions of approval including a July 1, 2025 compliance deadline and county inspection rights. Opponents said the site currently resembles a salvage yard; proponents and staff said the CUP and its conditions create enforceable standards to clean up the site.

Kevin Hookman, County Planning Department staff, summarized the application and the conditions, saying the site will “conform to the submitted site plan” and that “all vehicles, campers, and trailers stored on the property shall be fully operational, intact, and licensed” (with subsequent language clarifying titling requirements under South Dakota law). Hookman also read conditions requiring hard surfacing for new driving/parking areas…