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Commission reviews proposal to expand corridor overlay district to include Fairway Street
Summary
City planners proposed a zoning text amendment to add Fairway Street to Dickinson’s corridor overlay district to apply design standards for new commercial and industrial construction; commissioners asked clarifying questions and offered general support.
City planning staff presented a proposal at the April 9 Planning and Zoning Commission work session to consider adding Fairway Street to the City of Dickinson’s corridor overlay district to apply corridor design standards to new commercial or industrial construction.
City Planner Natalie Burczyk told commissioners the corridor overlay district promotes public health, safety and higher aesthetic quality along major transportation corridors by applying building and site design standards to new construction. She said single‑family homes are exempt and that the overlay’s current 400‑foot depth is measured from listed corridor roadways. Burczyk said Fairway Street functions as a minor arterial and serves as a primary alternate route connecting I‑94 Business Loop and Highway 22; commercial development has been expanding on the city’s west side along Fairway.
Commission discussion focused on the overlay’s geographic extent and practical effects. Commissioners asked where Fairway would be added and whether the overlay would apply all the way through town. Burczyk explained staff’s intent was to label Fairway Street so the overlay would follow the roadway as it extends west; staff also said corridors already listed (for example State Avenue and portions visible from the I‑94 Business Loop) create 400‑foot application areas that cover nearby commercial sites such as the hospital property.
City County Planner Steve Josephson noted a recent rezone in a segment east of the hospital changed the district from limited commercial (which requires a residential appearance for commercial buildings) to community commercial, and he said that change is part of why applying the overlay along Fairway merits review. Commissioners asked whether the overlay would limit parking or traffic; Josephson and Burczyk said the district addresses outward building appearance and requires screening of loading bays and trash receptacles rather than changing parking standards.
Several commissioners said they saw no objection to adding Fairway to the overlay, with comments limited to whether the overlay should extend the entire length of Fairway. Burczyk said single‑family residences already built along Ninth Street East/West would not be affected and that staff seeks commission feedback before drafting a formal zoning text amendment for a future public hearing.
Next steps Staff will prepare proposed zoning text amendment language to present at a future planning and zoning meeting for workshop review and potential public hearing.
