Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · January 11, 2024
Minutes
Board of Zoning Adjustment
January 11, 2024
MINUTES
BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
January 11, 2024
The Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting was held on Thursday, January 11, 2024, in the Aberdeen City
Hall, First Floor Council Chambers, Aberdeen, South Dakota with Babcock presiding as Chairman. Chairman
Babcock called the meeting to order. Members present at roll call were Weigel, Gardner, Schumacher,
Babcock and VanDeRostyne. Also present were Ken Hubbart, Community Development Director, Benjamin
Phillips, GIS Coordinator, Eric Miller, City Planner, Paula Nelson, City Planner, David Dosch, Code
Enforcement Officer, Mike Hepola, Code Enforcement Officer, Mike Thompson, Fire Marshal, Destin
Spellman, Assistant City Engineer, Barry Dunlavy, Building Official and Emily Ellingson, Board of Zoning
Adjustment Secretary.
VanDeRostyne moved, and Gardner seconded, to approve the Board of Zoning Adjustment Minutes of
December 14, 2023, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
OPEN FORUM – No one was present.
Ken Hubbart recited the Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting Information and Procedure Statement.
OLD BUSINESS – None.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Krista Haaland and Matthew Gross requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the
operation of a daycare as a home occupation, which would be a Special Exception in the (R-3) High
Density Residential Zoning District, all on Lot 1, Block 10, Nicollet Park Addition, a.k.a. 402 Jackson
Street S. Krista Haaland and Matthew Gross was present to represent the property. Following
discussion, Schumacher moved, and VanDeRostyne seconded, to approve this item with the following
stipulations: (1) Any provided yard/play area must be maintained as a fenced in area prior to the
operation of this day care commencing. The existing fence is in place. (2) No more than one individual
other than the owner, may work at the daycare at one time. (3) A floor plan must be submitted for
review showing the location used for childcare. (4) Age range of children, the number of children and
hours of operation must be submitted. (5) This Special Exception is for the owner, as long as she/he is
the owner/operator of the proposed use. (6) Announced and unannounced inspections must be
permitted by the operator. (7) The operator must schedule a home inspection with the Building
Inspection Department and the Fire Marshal in order to verify that Building and Fire Code requirements
are met, and any recommended or required changes or modifications must be made. (8) The daycare
may not operate until a license has been granted by the Aberdeen City Council. Upon roll call, all
members voting aye, the motion carried. SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVED.
2) Dakota Equipment Manufacturing, Inc requested permission, as per site plan submitted to permit the
open storage, parking and sale of trailers, raw materials, and equipment associated with manufacturing,
all on Lot 1, Aberdeen Development Corporation 1999-1 Subdivision in Aberdeen, a.k.a. 2915 Idea
Avenue NE. Martha Holmberg was present to represent the property. Following discussion,
Schumacher moved, and Gardner seconded, to approve this item with the following stipulations: (1)
All vehicles must be licensed and operable per state law and city ordinance requirements. (2) Property
must be maintained in a neat & orderly manner at all times. (3) Any required employee or customer
parking stalls may not be used for open storage. (4) All items must be related to the business of Dakota
Equipment Manufacturing. No unrelated items, junk, debris, etc. (5) This Special Exception is for
Dakota Equipment Manufacturing only, as long as they are the owners/operators of proposed use and
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in compliance with all stipulations applied to this Special Exception. Upon roll call, all members voting
aye, the motion carried. SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVED.
3) Trinity Lutheran Church requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to install a 241.5sf wall sign
in addition to the previously approved and permitted 70sf of existing signage, for a total of 311.5sf
rather than the permitted 36sf, which would be a 275.5sf Allowable Sign Size Variance, all on lot 1,
Trinity Lutheran Church Addition, a.k.a. 915 Dakota St S. Tim Swantz was present to represent the
property. Following discussion, Gardner moved, and Weigel seconded, to approve this item with the
following stipulation: (1) A permit is obtained prior to installation. Upon roll call, all members voting
aye, the motion carried. ALLOWABLE SIGN SIZE VARIANCE APPROVED.
OTHER BUSINESS:
1) Ken Hubbart introduced Mike Hepola as the newest Code Enforcement Officer for the City of
Aberdeen.
There being no further business before the Board, Gardner moved, and VanDeRostyne seconded, to adjourn
the meeting, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
Emily Ellingson
Board of Zoning Adjustment Secretary
January 11, 2024
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Agenda
AGENDA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
ABERDEEN CITY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 8:00 A.M.
First Floor Council Chambers - Municipal Building
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1) December 14, 2023
IV. Open Forum 8:00-8:10 A.M. (SEE FORMAT GUIDELINES AT END OF AGENDA)
V. Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting Information and Procedure Statement
VI. Old Business
VII. New Business
1) Krista Haaland and Matthew Gross request permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the operation
of a daycare as a home occupation, which would be a Special Exception in the (R-3) High Density
Residential Zoning District, all on Lot 1, Block 10, Nicollet Park Addition, a.k.a. 402 Jackson Street S.
2) Dakota Equipment Manufacturing, Inc requests permission, as per site plan submitted to permit the open
storage, parking and sale of trailers, raw materials, and equipment associated with manufacturing, all on
Lot 1, Aberdeen Development Corporation 1999-1 Subdivision in Aberdeen, a.k.a. 2915 Idea Avenue NE.
3) Trinity Lutheran Church requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to install a 241.5sf wall sign in
addition to the previously approved and permitted 70sf of existing signage, for a total of 311.5sf rather than
the permitted 36sf, which would be a 275.5sf Allowable Sign Size Variance, all on Lot 1, Trinity Lutheran
Church Addition, a.k.a. 915 Dakota Street S.
VIII. Other Business
IX. Adjournment
FORMAT GUIDELINES:
1) Open forum provides an opportunity for the public to address the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment with questions, concerns or comments on items, which are not on the agenda. Citizens are
asked to sign up to speak prior to the open forum portion of the meeting. Open forum will be limited to 10 minutes (if no one is in attendance for the open forum, the regular meeting may begin) unless a
majority of the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment agrees to extend the time period. The open forum may not be used to make personal attacks, to air personality grievances, to make political
endorsements, or for political campaign purposes. Open forum will not be used as a time for problem solving or reacting to the comments made, but, rather for hearing the citizen for informational purposes.
The Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment may respond with request for city management to follow up and report back on any issue raised during the public address time. A presentation may not
exceed two minutes in duration.
2) ADA Compliance: The City of Aberdeen fully subscribes to the provisions of the American’s With Disabilities Act. If you desire to attend this public meeting and are need of special accommodations, please
notify the City Planning & Zoning Office at least 8 hours prior to the meeting so appropriate auxiliary aids and services can be made available. The Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment meets
monthly on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
3) A copy of the subject matter on the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting agenda is available for public distribution at the City Planning & Zoning Office and available on the City’s website
@ www.aberdeen.sd.us.
MEETING INFORMATION AND PROCEDURE
Meetings of the City of Aberdeen Board of Zoning Adjustment are when the Board conducts public hearings and issues its decisions on applications for special exceptions or variances and for appeals of decisions
or actions of a zoning or code enforcement official. The Board conducts the hearings informally and as necessary to secure the information required for it to make a decision but the formal rules of procedure and
evidence do not apply to these hearings.
All meeting agendas are published and posted as required by law. Each member of the Board is provided an agenda packet before the meeting. The agenda packet includes the meeting agenda, copies of all
applications along with the supporting documentation, and the written recommendations of City Staff regarding each application. If not already provided, a copy of the Staff recommendations will be provided to
each Applicant upon request. All information provided to the Board in the agenda packet for each application is considered part of the record for that application.
Any member of the public wishing to speak must first be recognized by the Chair, must speak into one of the microphones in the room, and must state their name. The purpose for this rule is to ensure a clear record
of anyone speaking in support of, or in opposition to, an item on today’s agenda. Staff have been instructed to assist the Board in making sure there is a clear record. The Chair may rule out of order any speaker
who is not recognized by the Chair, who fails to identify themself, or who does not speak into a microphone.
Depending on the relief sought in an application, the Board may deny all or part of the application, it may modify the requirements of any order of the city official, or it may approve the application without
conditions or it may impose conditions, also known as stipulations. If the Board’s approval of an application is contingent upon certain conditions being met, the Applicant may agree to the conditions or refuse the
conditions. If the Applicant does not agree to the conditions in writing, the application will be deemed denied. Staff will be available after the meeting to assist the Applicant with understanding the conditions and
obtaining the Applicant’s agreement to them.
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