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Staff outlines Phase 2 growth-management code changes to increase lot sizes, limit certain commercial uses and tighten data-center rules
Summary
Planning staff presented draft Phase 2 changes to Dawson County’s growth-management code proposing to freeze select small-lot zoning districts, raise minimum lot and house sizes for single-family zones, limit some commercial uses and strengthen data-center standards; public hearings at the Board of Commissioners are scheduled for July.
County planning staff presented Phase 2 of draft growth-management code changes, describing them as follow-ups to last year’s Phase 1 effort and based on input from roughly 1,000 respondents and conversations with the Board of Commissioners.
Staff said the proposals are intended to slow residential growth in some areas by freezing several small or rarely used zoning districts (including RT, RS, RMF, RS2 and some MUV designations), increasing minimum lot sizes toward a one-acre standard in many single-family districts, and raising minimum house sizes on small lots (staff cited increases to about 1,500 square feet from lower minimums in some districts). The presentation also identified commercial uses that may be further limited — gas stations, oil-change businesses and storage facilities — and proposed stricter standards for data centers, including increasing minimum lot acreage (staff cited a change from 25 acres to as much as 200 acres in some cases), larger setbacks (from roughly 100 feet to 250 feet) and larger buffers.
“This is phase 2 based on additional input from citizens and board of commissioners,” staff said, noting that changes would be subject to statutory limits on property rights and that existing properties would retain their rights unless they seek rezoning. Staff announced Board of Commissioners public hearings: a work-session review July 2 and a voting public hearing July 16, with July 16 the earliest date for a potential vote.
The proposals are at the discussion and draft stage; the commission did not take action on the code changes and staff invited public comment and follow-up questions before the BOCC hearings.
