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Commission approves rezoning of two Bakken Industrial Park parcels to light industrial
Summary
The Williston City Commission approved changing Lots 5 and 6 in the Bakken Industrial Park from R‑4 (high‑rise multifamily) to M‑1 (light industrial), with a required 30‑foot buffer at time of building permit; the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval and no public comment was offered during the hearing.
The Williston Board of City Commissioners voted 5‑0 to rezone two vacant parcels in the Bakken Industrial Park from high‑density residential to light industrial.
Staff Planner Lisa Weidner described the proposal to rezone Lots 5 and 6, approximately 9.42 acres each at the southeast corner of Energy Street and Oil Avenue, north of town. She told commissioners the subdivision contains mostly commercial and industrial parcels with a small number of residentially zoned lots. Two adjacent parcels are designated R‑5 mobile home court and operate as leaseable, temporary housing with about 130 leasable lots; an adjacent parcel operating under a special permit for a commercial RV park is currently about 30–40% occupied.
Weidner said Planning & Zoning recommended approval and noted the zoning ordinance requires a minimum 30‑foot buffer yard with an opaque screening fence, block wall or landscaping, to be installed at the time of each lot’s building permit. Mayor Howard Klug opened the public hearing, asked for comment three times and—hearing none—closed the hearing.
Commissioner Victoria Siemieniewski moved to approve the zone change; Commissioner Brad Bekkedahl seconded. The motion carried with unanimous support from Commissioners Cymbaluk, Bekkedahl, Siemieniewski, Bervig and Mayor Klug.
The decision rezones the two lots to M‑1 light industrial; project‑level development at those sites will be subject to the buffer requirement and the standard permitting process.
