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Commission approves sawmill conditional use on Key Road with road‑maintenance condition
Summary
The planning commission approved CUP 24‑08 to allow a wholesale sawmill and rough‑cut lumber operation on Key Road, subject to a road‑maintenance agreement with the township and signage/traffic controls for truck movements.
The Dickinson County Planning Commission approved a conditional‑use permit for a wholesale sawmill proposed on Key Road (CUP 24‑08), after staff reported township support for the entrance and commissioners added a condition on truck routing and signage.
Staff described the application as a 100‑by‑60‑foot sawmill shed to process whole logs into rough lumber for the wholesale market, with a 31‑foot entrance and interior drive lanes planned for truck circulation. Township correspondence included in the packet confirmed the township board had approved the entrance location and rock surfacing on Key Road; staff said the entrance does not require a culvert and that the applicant had entered into an agreement with the township for road maintenance. Staff recommended approval with a single explicit county condition that the applicant maintain a road‑maintenance agreement with the township.
The applicant confirmed the driveway geometry and said he will work with the township on maintenance; commissioners requested traffic signs and a requirement that trucks exit back onto 3400. A commissioner moved approval with staff recommendations and an additional condition requiring signage and that trucks be routed to exit onto 3400; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. CUP 24‑08 was approved.
Next steps: applicant to provide or confirm the road‑maintenance agreement and to install or post the agreed traffic signage prior to heavy truck use.
