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Commission denies rezoning proposal at 1936 Provider Boulevard after neighbors and staff voice concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission denied a request to rezone property at 1936 Provider Boulevard to medium-density residential, with staff and neighbors saying the area needs commercial uses and that additional apartments would harm neighborhood character and circulation.
The Rapid City Planning Commission on April 24 voted to deny a request to rezone property at 1936 Provider Boulevard from General Commercial to Medium Density Residential (MDR).
Planning staff (Morgan Twombly) recommended denial, saying the property’s future land use is Mixed Use Commercial, and that the city’s commercial corridor integrity along East Saint Patrick Street should be preserved to provide neighborhood amenities. Staff also said the area already contains a mix of housing types and that placing additional apartment buildings on the site could undermine the buffer those existing apartments now provide between commercial uses and lower-density residential neighborhoods.
Residents and neighborhood speakers urged denial. Alan Glover, a neighborhood resident, said previous approvals of nearby apartment complexes significantly increased density beyond the subdivision’s original expectations, that promised open space and parkland has been delayed or altered, and that neighborhood circulation and public-safety concerns exist because a single two‑lane access serves the development.
The project proponent, represented by Mike Stanley (Dream Design International), said MDR would provide a transition along Provider Boulevard and pointed to nearby MDR and existing apartment developments. He also said the donated parkland parcel referenced by opponents remains zoned commercial and that lot access constraints influence feasible layouts.
Commissioner Mike Kwasney moved to deny the rezoning request; Commissioner Mike Gallaher seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote.
Staff noted the denial preserves the site’s commercially oriented future land-use intent and protects corridor and neighborhood amenity objectives; proponents may pursue alternative approaches consistent with the current zoning or refile with additional supporting information.
