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Planning Commission 1-12-26
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
January 12, 2026
1. Call to Order
Chairperson Genzlinger called the January 12, 2026 City Planning Commission Meeting to
o rder at 12:00 P.M. noon in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N Main Street.
2. Roll Call
Quorum is met, simple majority vote required for all items.
Present: Bathke, Genzlinger, Gunkel, Helleloid, Osterloo, Schmitz, Schreurs.
Absent: Sonne
S taff Present: Dammann, Ellwein, Mayor Hanson, Hegg, Jenniges, J Johnson, Schroeder.
3. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
G enzlinger item #10.
4. Approve Agenda
Motion by Schimtz, seconded by Osterloo to approve the proposed agenda. All present voting
a ye; motion carried.
5. Approval of Previous Minutes: December 8, 2025
Motion by Osterloo, seconded by Schreurs to approve the proposed minutes of the December
8 , 2025 Planning Commission Meeting. All present voting aye; motion carried.
6. Schedule Next Meeting: January 26, 2026
Motion by Schmitz, seconded by Schreurs to set the date for the next Planning Commission
M eeting for January 26, 2026. All present voting aye; motion carried.
7. Recommendation on Street Vacation
GHB LLC, Greg & Cindy Sheesley and Duff Dens LLC have petitioned to vacate the portion
Bailey Metal Fab Alley which is adjacent to the GHB Property, the Sheesley Property and the
Duff Dens Property.
Jenniges gave an overview of the property using GIS. He stated that the petitioned alley is a
dead end because it butted into where the railroad used to be located. An applicant was
present to answer any questions.

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Heidi Bailey stated she would like to see the alley vacated for safety reasons. They haul 24'
long bars of steel and there is a blind corner while doing so. There have been a few close
calls in the past.
Genzlinger questioned if the city had any plans for this alley in the future or any utilities within
it. Jenniges answered there are no plans and no city utilities located within the alley.
Motion by Schreurs, seconded by Schmitz to recommend approval of the vacation. All present
v oting aye; motion carried.
8. Rezone Hearing & Recommendation: River Tree Church, 524 N Edmunds & Portions
of 600 Block of N Edmunds
River Tree Church has requested the following properties legally described as; Lot 12, Block
15; Lots 7-9, 11 & 12, Block 10; W ½ of vacated alley starting 5’ S of Lot 10 and running south
to the southerly lot line of Lot 7, Block 10; all in M.H. Rowley’s Second Addition to Town (now
City) of Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota; be changed from Single-Family Residential
District to Neighborhood Shopping District AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BE CHANGED
TO REFLECT THE SAME.
Jenniges noted that a notice was sent out to the neighbors, it was published in the official
newspaper and sign posted. There were two responses in favor that made the packet and
one in favor that did not make the packet. The applicant was not present to answer questions.
Jenniges gave an overview of the property using GIS. He said the applicant has a purchase
agreement on 524 N Edmunds contingent on the rezone being approved. They would like to
rezone the property to create more parking lot. While looking at the zoning the applicant
decided to clean up the zoning for the parcels where the church and parking lot is currently
located.
Osterloo questioned if anything was happening at 612 N Edmunds, to which Jenniges replied
there was nothing. The alley behind it is not being vacated; the legal description published is
for the portion of the vacated alley with the land to the south of that residence which had
previously been vacated. Nothing will change to his property.
Genzlinger asked if this would set a precedent for expanding Neighborhood Shopping past the
one half block off of Sanborn Street. Jenniges pulled up the zoning map showing Whitteir
Lofts a few blocks to the south had been expanded at some point in time past the half block.
Motion by Osterloo, seconded by Schmitz to recommend approval of the rezone. All present
v oting aye; motion carried.
9. Rezone Hearing & Recommendation: Railroad Pines LLC, land abutting 2212 E 1st
Ave
Railroad Pines LLC has requested the following property legally described as; Lot A-1 of N.
Boyden First Addition Less Lot A-3 of N. Boyden First Addition, all in the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of
Section 23, T 103 N, R 60 W of the 5th P.M., Davison County, South Dakota; be changed from
High Density Residential District to Urban Development District AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE SAME.

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Jenniges noted that a notice was sent out to the neighbors, it was published in the official
newspaper and sign posted. There were three responses in favor that made the packet and
three in favor that did not make the packet. The applicant was not present to answer
questions.
Jenniges gave an overview of the property using GIS. He stated the applicants purchased the
land a few years ago and platted off the house. They also own the abutting land to the north
and their intention is to combine the two parcels with one plat for taxing purposes, but in order
to do that they need to be the same zoning. It was also mentioned that the land to the north,
east and south is already zoned Urban Development. Urban Development is more restrictive
when it comes to businesses and dwelling lot sizes than the R4 district.
Motion by Schmitz, seconded by Osterloo to recommend approval of the rezone. All present
v oting aye; motion carried.
10. Variance Permit: Bart & Nikki Fredericksen
Bart & Nikki Fredericksen have applied for a Variance Permit for front yard (lake side) setback
of 8’ vs 35’ for the existing addition in 2019 and a new addition of 20’-8” vs 35’. This is located
at 129 S Harmon Dr, legally described as Lots 65-68 of Indian Head Subdivision, City of
Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota. The property is zoned RL Lake Residential District.
Jenniges noted that a notice was sent out to the neighbors, it was published in the official
newspaper and sign posted. There were three responses in favor. The applicant was not
present to answer questions.
Jenniges gave an overview of the property using GIS. He stated the building permit in 2019
and said the addition met setbacks when it did not. They would have an issue selling the
house because no variance was approved at that time. The would currently like to put an
addition on that would be more setback than the 2019 variance that should have been
requested.
Motion by Schreurs, seconded by Osterloo to recommend approval of the variance. All
p resent voting aye with Genzlinger abstaining; motion carried.
11. Other Business:
N one.
12. Public Input:
N one.
13. Adjourn
Chairperson Genzlinger adjourned the meeting at 12:15 P.M.
Kevin Genzlinger
P lanning Commission Chairperson