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Aberdeen council adopts major sign-code changes and approves three land-use items
Summary
Council adopted first readings and approved three land-use items: two rezones (903 25th Ave NE and 1400 S. 3rd St.), accepted property tax abatements, and approved comprehensive amendments to the city sign code (ordinance 260305) after Planning Commission review; the sign code passed with one no vote.
At its March 23 meeting the Aberdeen City Council approved a set of land-use and code changes, including property tax abatements, two rezonings to regularize intended uses, and a comprehensive amendment to the city's sign regulations.
On abatements, staff reported three requests — two residential assessment-freeze submissions and a correction for parkland at Mitchell Park (valuation corrected to $1,084.29 and remaining exempt under the TIF plan). Council approved the abatements unanimously after staff recommendation.
Ken, a city staff presenter, described two rezoning petitions. Ordinance 260301 rezoned a one-acre holdover lot at 903 25th Avenue NE from agricultural (A1) to medium-density residential (A2) to permit construction of a single-family home; staff recommended approval and the council voted in favor. Ordinance 260302 rezoned property at 1400 South 3rd Street (Simmons School Subdivision) from medium-density residential (R2) to municipal use (M) to reflect use as a public educational institution; staff recommended approval and the motion passed.
Ken also presented Ordinance 260305, a comprehensive update to Chapter 60 of the Aberdeen City Code. Key changes described include allowances for off-premise signage in joint jurisdictional areas near city boundaries, clarified and increased sizes for institutional signage (schools, hospitals, churches) in residential districts, allowances for construction-site identification signs and larger subdivision and portable signs (with permit windows), and creation of neighborhood identification signs. Planning Commission reviewed the revisions and recommended approval. "This ordinance is requested in order to amend the sign regulations found in chapter 60 of the Aberdeen City Code," Ken said. The council approved the measure on first reading; Council member Ronayne voted no.
The council also approved claims and payroll for the March 23 period with two abstentions noted (Foberg on payment to Dakota Bank; Nelson on payment to Banner Associates). The meeting concluded with staff announcements and the council moving to an executive session to consult with legal counsel.
