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Votes at a glance: council approves licenses, rezones and plan amendments (Feb. 3)
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Sioux Falls City Council approved multiple consent and regular‑agenda items including liquor/malt beverage license transfers, several zoning ordinance second readings and a future‑land‑use map amendment. Most items passed unanimously (8‑0); one license transfer (item 40) was withdrawn at the applicant’s request.
The Sioux Falls City Council approved several items by unanimous votes (8‑0) Feb. 3. Highlights below list the item number, short description and outcome.
Liquor and malt‑beverage licensing (items 37–43) - Item 37: New 2025 retail wine license and new 2024–25 retail malt beverage license for Towne’s Place Suites by Marriott, 4545 W. Homefield Drive — approved 8‑0. - Item 38: New 2025 retail wine license and new 2024–25 retail malt beverage license for Econo Lodge North Airport, 5100 N. Cliff Avenue — approved 8‑0. - Item 39: New 2024–25 retail malt beverage license for Puerto Velarde Restaurant, 1801 E. 10th Street — approved 8‑0. - Item 40: Transfer of 2025 retail liquor license from Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza, 775 N. Phillips Ave., to CR Lord Associates, 775 N. Phillips Ave. — withdrawn at applicant request and removed from the agenda. - Item 41: Transfer of 2024–25 retail malt beverage license from John Falls Shell, 1301 S. Minnesota Ave., to Freedom Sioux Falls, LLC — approved 8‑0. - Item 42: Transfer of 2024–25 retail malt beverage license (including video lottery replacement) from Ace Capital LLC (2310 W. 41st St., Suite 101) to OTB LLC (2310 S. Marion Rd., Suite 110) — approved 8‑0. - Item 43: Transfer of 2024–25 retail malt beverage license (including video lottery replacement) from MG Oil Company (4701 E. Arrowhead Pkwy, Suite 100) to Ace Capital LLC (2310 W. 41st St., Suite 101) — approved 8‑0.
Zoning ordinances and land‑use items (items 44–47, 49) - Item 44 (0204902024): Rezoned property south of E. Bison Trail and east of S. Southeastern Ave. from O (Office) to C2 (Commercial neighborhood/streetcar) for a small retail building; planning commission recommended approval 4‑0 — approved 8‑0. - Item 45 (02052024): Rezoned 7.4 acres at E. 18th St. and S. Highland Ave. from C3 (Commercial community) to RA3 (Apartment residential, high density) to allow a three‑story, 55+ apartment building with 170 units; planning commission recommended approval 4‑0 — approved 8‑0. - Item 46 (0205352024): Rezoned 6.47 acres south of E. 507th and west of Veterans Parkway from LW (Live Work) to RT2 (townhome residential) — approved 8‑0. - Item 47 (0205402024): Rezoned about 8.54 acres east of I‑29 and south of W. 12th St. from I‑1 to RA‑3 to allow a multi‑phase apartment development (see separate article) — approved 8‑0. - Item 49 (FLUA change): Amended development areas map and future‑land‑use map for a ~205‑acre property near N. 4706th Ave. and E. Slip Up Creek Road to reclassify portions for residential and industrial use; planning commission recommended approval 5‑0 — approved 8‑0.
Other - Item 36: Approval of the regular agenda — approved 8‑0. - Item 50: Notice of transfer of appropriations on a memorandum dated 12/31/2024 — recorded; no substantive debate reported.
Licensing staff Jamie Palmer asked the council to remove item 40 at the applicant’s request; councilors moved and approved the withdrawal before voting on the remaining license items. Where specified in the agenda the planning commission votes were noted in staff presentations. Most zoning items were approved on second reading with little additional debate; item 47 generated fuller public comment (see separate article on the apartment rezoning).
Votes and movers: where available, primary motions to approve consent and regular items were moved and seconded from the dais (examples: consent agenda moved by McCorris, second Cole; licensing approvals moved by Spellberg, second Cole). Listed vote tallies were recorded as 8‑0 on successful motions.
