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Neighbors object but supervisors approve first reading of Skinner property rezone with covenant limit
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple neighbors raising Loess Hills, scenic-byway and access concerns, the board approved a first reading to rezone a Skinner Holdings parcel from AP to AE; applicant and owner said they will cap additional homes through covenants ('no more than 3 additional homes'). Vote was 4-0 with one abstention.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved the first reading of a zoning-ordinance map amendment to rezone a roughly 36.5-acre parcel from Agricultural Preservation (AP) to Agricultural Estates (AE) after a public hearing.
Brenton Feichenberger, a part owner and applicant, told the board he and the property owner had volunteered a restrictive covenant limiting future development: "we came up with the 3 lot, no more than 3 additional homes" to address neighbors' concerns about density. Owner Doug Skinner said the limitation is intended to be recorded and to bind future owners.
Neighbors at the microphone urged the board to deny the rezone, citing effects on the Loess Hills, visibility from the scenic byway, road safety and school-bus access. "I just don't think that's the place for it," said resident Gary McMullen, who lives adjacent to the proposed subdivision. Planning staff and the applicant explained that the rezone is commonly used in combination with minor subdivisions to address density and frontage requirements and that the minor-subdivision plat will follow at a later meeting.
After discussion about access alternatives and whether a single-lot plat could address driveway frontage, the board approved the first reading; Supervisor Dietrich recorded an abstention. A future meeting will consider the minor-subdivision plat and a subsequent reading of the ordinance.
