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Planning commission approves Black Hills Industrial Center preliminary plat, clinic final plan and a package of rezonings
Summary
Rapid City’s Planning Commission on June 25 approved a 14-lot preliminary subdivision (Black Hills Industrial Center), a final plan for a physical therapy clinic with limited parking and setback exceptions, and a series of rezonings to permit a light-industrial business park. Staff emphasized infrastructure and buffering; the public asked about future uses and notice.
The Rapid City Planning Commission on June 25 approved a preliminary subdivision plan to create 14 lots for the Black Hills Industrial Center, a final planned-development overlay for a physical therapy clinic at 2425 Hannes Avenue, and five rezonings (26RZ14–26RZ18) that establish a tiered edge of commercial and light-industrial uses north of Mall Drive.
Staff described the Black Hills Industrial Center plat as a preparatory step to ensure streets, utilities and drainage will be available before lots are sold or developed; staff said specific end uses are not controlled by the preliminary plat. When a member of the public asked whether data centers or battery manufacturing were possible, staff noted those uses are permitted under existing industrial zoning and that the developer (Elevate/Dream Designs) is accessible for details and that building permits and weekly “wrap sheet” notices will identify end users when a building permit is filed.
Local resident Laura Armstrong asked about specific uses and public notice; staff replied that the zoning and platting steps primarily establish infrastructure and that notifications accompany early building-permit activity.
The commission also approved a final planned-development overlay to permit a small physical-therapy clinic at 2425 Hannes Avenue with three exceptions: a parking reduction from 14 to 10 spaces tied to appointment-based operations, a setback reduction on the south lot line from 15 to 9 feet, and a fencing-modification along a property line that abuts a Montana Dakota Utilities parcel. Staff recommended approval with stipulations that the reduced parking remain tied to the clinic’s appointment-only operation and that any change in use would require a major amendment.
Finally, the commission approved a package of rezonings to shape a new business park: general commercial along Mall Drive, light industrial in the interior lots, and office commercial at the north edge to buffer a planned community center and school. Developer Gar Wadsworth (Elevate Rapid City) told commissioners most lots are sized under five acres and are intended for small manufacturing, contractor yards with enclosed operations, or office-and-storage users rather than large smokestack facilities.
All votes on the preliminary plat, final plan and rezonings carried as presented with staff stipulations.
