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Minnehaha County adopts Envision comprehensive plan and moves to implement zoning changes
Summary
Minnehaha County commissioners completed second reading and adopted the county's updated comprehensive plan after a year-and-a-half public process and discussion of next steps for zoning, accessory dwelling units and floodplain mapping.
Minnehaha County commissioners on Feb. 18 completed a second reading and voted to adopt the county's revised comprehensive plan, a year-and-a-half effort led by Planning Director Scott Anderson that staff and the planning commission said will guide land-use policy and future zoning changes.
The plan, which county staff called a blueprint for handling growth, was the subject of a multi-stage public process that included a density task force, multiple planning commission reviews, three community open houses in Dell Rapids, Brandon and Hartford, and an online comment period. "It serves as a blueprint for the county on how we will handle growth and development," Planning Director Scott Anderson said during the hearing.
County leaders and planning staff said the adoption itself does not change zoning rules; it sets policy direction that will be implemented by later amendments to the…
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