Council approves rezoning for four E. 25th Street parcels over neighborhood objections

Dickinson City Council voted unanimously Jan. 13 to rezone four parcels on E. 25th Street from Neighborhood Conservation to Urban Transition, clearing the way for the applicant’s planned multiplex development.

Staff presented the proposal and Planning & Zoning’s recommendation for approval; applicant Paul Pierre said he has owned the property since 2004 and intends to proceed with multiplex construction that was delayed by the 2008 housing crisis and the COVID‑19 pandemic. Resident and Planning & Zoning member John Harris summarized P&Z’s reasoning, saying the commission “concluded the proposed multifamily development would not significantly worsen existing traffic.” Neighbors including Ali Khalili and Tom Youngblood urged the council to address narrow roads, lack of sidewalks and heavy school pick‑up traffic before approving more units.

Council debated whether to postpone and direct staff to study reinstating a partial one‑way traffic pattern on E. 25th Street; a motion to postpone failed on a 2–5 vote. A subsequent motion to approve the ordinance (first reading) carried 7–0. The council instructed staff to coordinate on potential traffic mitigations with the school district and to track concerns raised by residents.

The action was recorded as Ordinance No. XXXX‑2026 (1st reading) to rezone the parcels at 4404, 4410, 4416 and 4426 E. 25th St.; parcel IDs and approximate acreages were read into the record. The public hearing record included a resident-submitted video documenting school‑hour lane blockages and multiple neighbors’ concerns over on‑street parking and child safety.