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Dickinson amends lot-modification rules, shortens wait after rezoning to six months

Dickinson City Commission · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The city amended its subdivision code to limit administrative lot modifications following a rezoning; commissioners debated a proposed one-year ban and approved a compromise six-month waiting period to increase transparency in combined rezone/lot-modification cases.

City Planner Natalie Berchick introduced a zoning text amendment to Chapter 52 that would add maximum lot-size limits for administrative lot combinations and prevent administrative lot modifications from being used concurrently with a zoning change. The stated intent was to prevent applicants from circumventing the public hearing process associated with minor subdivisions by…

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