Dickinson approves Heart River rezoning over neighborhood opposition

The Dickinson City Commission voted on Nov. 18 to adopt Ordinance 18‑40, approving a zoning map amendment that changes Lots 32–36 in the Heart River 4th subdivision from Low Density Residential (R‑1) to Medium Density Residential (R‑2) to allow construction of three four‑unit multifamily buildings.

City planner Natalie Birchak told the commission the rezone would permit three 4‑unit buildings and would require a future replat to 16,000‑square‑foot lots per building; she said the applicant proposed to construct 2nd Avenue Southwest under a development agreement and would not specially assess adjacent residents for that street work. Birchak said planning staff and the planning and zoning commission recommended approval and presented local traffic and complaint history gathered from the police department:…