Planning and Zoning: rezones, plats and a storage special use permit approved; group-living permit recommended denied

At its June 11 meeting the City of Dickinson Planning and Zoning Commission acted on multiple land-use items: it recommended approval of several rezoning and plat applications and approved a special use permit amendment for a convenience storage facility. Separately, the commission recommended denial of a United Way group-living special use permit (see separate article).

Votes and key outcomes:

- REZ001-2025 (Parks and Recreation rezoning): The commission recommended approval of REZ001-2025, a zoning map amendment to rezone ~3.4 acres (part of Block 4 of the New Haven Second Subdivision) from unzoned and Community Commercial (CC) to Public to allow the Dickinson Parks and Recreation department to establish a community orchard. Staff reported no public comments; the motion carried by voice vote.

- FLP001-2025 (Sixteenth Street Business Plaza Addition, final minor plat): The commission recommended approval of a minor subdivision plat (approx. 1.213 acres) to replat existing lots to create two saleable lots. Staff reported no public comments; the motion carried by voice vote.

- FLP002-2025 (Jerry Williams subdivision, final major plat): The commission recommended approval of the final major plat for the Jerry Williams subdivision (approx. 35.66 acres) in the city's extraterritorial zone; staff said it met municipal code requirements and a prior preliminary plat hearing had already occurred. The motion carried by voice vote.

- FLP003-2025 (Badlands Storage second edition, final minor plat): The commission recommended approval of a replat (approx. 6.04 acres) to combine existing lots to expand a convenience storage operation; the plat is associated with an easement vacation to be considered later by the City Commission. Staff received no public comments; the motion carried by voice vote.

- SUP001-2025 (Badlands Storage convenience storage special use permit): The commission approved Special Use Permit SUP001-2025 for a convenience storage facility (the applicant applied for about 609 storage units on the 6.04-acre parcel at 43020 Ninth Street West). Approval was subject to the conditions read into the record by staff; the motion carried by voice vote.

- REZ004-2025 (Cook's Meadow Hills Lot rezoning): The commission recommended approval of REZ004-2025 to rezone Lot 1 Block 14 of Cooks Meadow Hills Fourth Edition from Low-Density Residential (R1) to Medium-Density Residential (R2) to align with nearby lots rezoned at a recent City Commission meeting. Staff reported no public comments; the motion carried by voice vote.

- FLP004-2025 (Reddish Corner Addition, final minor plat): The commission recommended approval of a minor subdivision (approx. 0.385 acres) to replat a portion of Lot 1 of Block 6 of the Hilliard and Manning Third Edition subdivision to address private-garage restrictions in the zoning code. Staff reported no public comments; the motion carried by voice vote.

Formal motions that resulted in approvals were typically passed by voice vote with 'aye' responses recorded on the record. The only item that resulted in a recorded roll-call-style vote at the Planning and Zoning meeting was the recommendation to deny SUP002-2025 (United Way group living), which passed by majority (see separate article). Many items were continuations of projects previously heard in April and were presented again after noticing issues were corrected or additional materials added.

Next steps: The commission's recommendations for rezonings, plats and special use permits are forwarded to the City Commission where applicable; applicants may proceed to record plats after satisfying technical requirements and recording instructions from city staff.