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Sioux Falls council approves licenses, zoning change and citizen board appointments
Summary
On Oct. 16 the Sioux Falls City Council approved multiple routine items including liquor and wine licenses, an amendment to the city fence code on second reading, a rezoning first reading set for Nov. 6, and appointments to arts boards; all recorded votes were unanimous (8–0).
The Sioux Falls City Council on Oct. 16 approved a package of routine measures including several business liquor licenses, a fencing ordinance and citizen board appointments, with all recorded votes unanimous.
Licensing staffer Jamie Palmer presented four items: a new 2024 malt beverage and 2024 retail wine license for Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen at 421 North Phillips Avenue, a transfer of a 2024 retail liquor license at 901 West Russell Street, a packaged liquor transfer to Howabout LLC for Howabout Bar at 440 East 8th Street, Suite 101, and a one‑day wine license for Augustana University for a Dec. 7, 2024 Paint and Sip event. Council moved, seconded and approved the group of licenses on a single voice vote, recorded as 8–0.
On a separate ordinance on second reading, the council adopted an amendment to Chapter 160 (zoning) that changes provisions for residential fences to require fences be secured below ground level. City staff said the ordinance had the Planning Commission’s recommendation (5–0); Councilors Bassey and Spellberg sponsored the measure. The motion carried 8–0 on final passage.
Council also set a second reading for Nov. 6, 2024, on a rezoning request for property at 209 East 34th Street, moving it from RS (single‑family suburban) to RT1 (single‑family traditional). Jason Bieber of Planning and Development Services said the lot is 0.2 acres, the private applicant is Andrew Venary and the owner is Andrew Overnick; neighbors at the Planning Commission hearing raised concerns about snow removal and on‑street parking related to the lot’s narrow frontage. The motion to set the Nov. 6 hearing passed 8–0.
A resolution consenting to appointments to the Arts Commission and the Visual Arts Committee was approved; appointees named in the meeting record include Ivy Alendander, Jim Spears, Mike Hart, Vannie Hariri, Lisa Conlon, M. Nugent and Jennifer Smith Hosing for the Arts Commission, and Tyson Schultz, Kathy Dang, Scott Parsons and Alex Andahl for the Visual Arts Committee. The appointments were approved by roll call 8–0.
Procedural items such as approval of the meeting minutes and the consent agenda were also adopted unanimously.
What’s next: The rezoning will return for a second reading Nov. 6; the fence code amendment is effective as adopted per the ordinance process, and newly appointed board members begin their terms Oct. 2024–Oct. 2027 as recorded at the meeting.
