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Dickinson County board approves comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning to allow Dave’s Repair overflow parking
Summary
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors unanimously amended the county comprehensive land-use map and rezoned four parcels to General Commercial to formalize decades-long use by Dave’s Repair for overflow parking and winter snow storage, with a stipulation limiting other commercial uses.
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to amend the county comprehensive land-use map from residential to commercial and to rezone four parcels to General Commercial, clearing the way for Dave’s Repair to formalize decades of overflow parking and winter snow storage.
Planning staff told the board the parcels appear on the county assessor records as a mix of residential and one commercially taxed lot, and that the comprehensive plan currently classifies the area as residential. The applicant, identified in testimony as Dave’s Repair, requested the change to acknowledge long-standing use and to permit overflow parking and snow removal associated with the repair business. Planning and Zoning recommended approval 5–0 with the stipulation that the rezoning be limited to overflow parking and snow removal and that any other commercial uses would require a return to Planning and Zoning and the board.
At the public hearing, Dan Reimers, identified as a co-owner of Dave’s Repair, said the business has used the lots ‘‘for probably 34 or 35 years’’ for overflow parking, that he maintains the lots with mowing and fresh rock, and that neighbors had expressed support. Planning staff clarified the snow would be placed on the rear lot to avoid blocking primary parking areas.
A board member moved to amend the comprehensive-plan designation for the listed parcels and then to rezone them from R-2 (one- and two-family residential) to GC (General Commercial) with the stated restrictions. Both motions were seconded and passed by recorded voice vote; the transcript records each supervising member voting "aye." The board also moved to waive second and third readings to expedite final action.
Next steps noted by staff include updating the comprehensive land-use map and recording the rezoning action in county files. The record shows the Planning & Zoning stipulation remains in place: other allowable GC uses are not permitted unless separately approved.
