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Davison County board approves variance allowing about 5‑acre residential lot in agricultural district
Summary
The Davison County Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 on Sept. 16 to grant Carl and Bailey Betts a variance to create a roughly 5‑acre lot where the Agricultural Residential District minimum is 25 acres; the Planning Commission had recommended approval 4-0-3.
The Davison County Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 on Sept. 16, 2025, to grant a variance allowing Carl and Bailey Betts to divide a parcel and create a residential lot of approximately 5 acres in an Agricultural Residential District where the minimum lot size is 25 acres.
Board member Kiner moved to grant the variance, citing considerations under Section 12:06(b) of the county zoning code; Claggett seconded. The roll-call vote was Claggett-aye, Reider-aye, Blaalid-aye, Kiner-aye and Nebelsick-nay, producing a 4–1 majority in favor and carrying the motion.
The board noted that the Planning Commission had recommended granting the request by a 4-0-3 vote. The application materials on file described the request as splitting +/-20 acres to create a lot of +/-5 acres and gave the legal description as Lot D in the SW1/4 of Section 23, T 103 N, R 61 W of the 5th P.M., Davison County, South Dakota. The application was received July 22, 2025; notices were published in the Daily Republic on Aug. 23 and Aug. 30, 2025; signs were posted Aug. 22; and the applicant and abutting property owners were notified on Aug. 20.
Board members framed the vote as a variance under 4:07(5) of the Davison County Zoning Ordinance (adopted April 1, 1998, as subsequently amended). The board’s action reduces the minimum-lot-size requirement for the specific property as described in the motion; it does not change the zoning district minimums countywide.
The meeting record shows the board approved routine procedural business earlier in the session (agenda and Aug. 12 minutes) and adjourned at 9:26 a.m. The minutes were attested by Chairperson Randy Reider and Auditor Kathy Dainy Wingert.
