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Yankton County planning panel approves 13-unit campground at Mayfield store
Summary
The county planning commission approved a conditional use permit allowing a 13-unit long-term campground at the Mayfield store on Highway 46 in Irene, finding the use consistent with a previously grandfathered temporary campground but limiting expansion on the existing ~3-acre site.
The Yankton County Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit that will allow a 13-unit long-term campground at the Mayfield store site, E911 address 44398 South Highway 46 in Irene.
Planning staff told the panel the applicant, Daniel Lieber, applied under Article 5 §509, Article 18 §1805 and Article 19 §1905 for a campground use in an agricultural district. Staff cited Section 1525, which limits camping units to occupancy on a lot for no more than 14 days within a calendar year unless authorized by a conditional use permit. The application requests the CUP to move the site from short-term, temporary camping to an authorized long-term campground.
At the public hearing, Stewart Huber, owner of the Mayfield store, said he is selling the property to Lieber and that the site hosted short-term campers for years. Huber said the buyer was told the use was grandfathered and that more than $40,000 was spent to upgrade utilities, including electrical and sewer improvements. Applicant representatives said the site uses a 7,000-gallon holding tank for sewage that is pumped out periodically.
Commissioners questioned whether the site met the county's typical 5-acre minimum for campgrounds and acknowledged the parcel measures about 3 acres (2.94 acres measured with the county tool). Commissioners and staff agreed that the previously grandfathered, temporary 14-day use could continue but that converting to long-term camping constitutes a change of use that requires the CUP; any future expansion beyond the permitted 13 units on the ~3-acre parcel would require a new application and likely additional acreage.
The planning commission moved to approve the CUP based on the site's grandfathered history and the application as presented; Clark seconded the motion. The roll-call vote recorded: Hubert — Yes; Lowest — Yes; Kettering — Yes; Hummel — Yes; O'Hara — Yes; Welch — Yes; Clark — Yes. Staff noted the county commission will hold the final vote.
The commission indicated conditions and findings of fact will be memorialized by staff, including considerations of ingress/egress, parking, utilities, screening, and compatibility with adjacent properties as required by the ordinance. Commissioners emphasized that the approval applies to the specific 13-unit proposal and that expansion would trigger further review.
The planning commission's decision now moves to the Yankton County Commission for final action.
