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Pennington County Planning Commission approves several conditional-use permits, adds septic inspection condition
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Pennington County Planning Commission approved multiple conditional use permits — including an efficiency dwelling (COCU26-0002) approved with a new condition requiring septic-system inspection within 30 days — and approved an accessory dwelling unit while continuing a South Dakota DOT parking-lot request to March 23.
The Pennington County Planning Commission on March 9 approved a slate of conditional use permits, adding a specific septic-inspection requirement to one application after commissioners identified an above-ground sewer connection in staff photos.
Jason Thennison, assistant planning director, presented COCU26-0002 for applicant Todd Lankenow, describing a proposed efficiency dwelling on a 3.02-acre parcel zoned agricultural and saying staff had found no neighborhood impacts and recommended approval with conditions. Commissioners questioned site photos that showed a visible above-ground connection to the septic system; Thennison said the property holds…
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