Name: Minnehaha County Planning Commission Meeting
Start: 2026-03-23
Location: Minnehaha

Attendees

✓ Bonnie Duffy (Chair)

✓ Ryan VanDerVliet (Commissioner)

✓ Becky Randall (Vice-Chair)

✓ Adam Mohrhauser (Commissioner)

✓ Joe Kippley (County Commissioner)

✓ Mike Ralston (Commissioner)

✓ Kevin Hoekman (Senior Planner)

✓ Maggie Gillespie (State's Attorney)

✓ Mason Steffen (Senior Planner)

✓ Present: 9/9

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

UNANIMOUS

#3

4-2

#4

UNANIMOUS

#5

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

#1

Approval of Minutes

Approval of minutes from February 23, 2026 meeting

#2

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-10

Allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on the property

#3

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-11

Exceed 2,400 square feet of accessory building space

#4

REZONING No. 26-04

Rezone from A-1 Agricultural District to C Commercial District

#5

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-12

Allow a Telecommunications Tower on the property

#6

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-07

Allow an Agricultural Related Operation (Portable Building Sales)

#7

ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT No. 26-06

Amend the 1990 Revised Zoning Ordinance for Minnehaha County to update Article 24.00 Fees

#8

Old Business

None

#9

New Business

Briefing and authorize notice of public hearing for County Building/Zoning Permit Ordinance Amendments

Public Comments

5 speakers

Mark Erickson · Topic: Concerns about Telecommunications Tower location

Expressed concerns about the tower's impact on his private airport

Dan Hup · Topic: Opposition to CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-12

Cited concerns about property values, health and safety

Thomas Schuster · Topic: Opposition to CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-12

Expressed concerns about the tower's impact on the community

Dale Hanson · Topic: Opposition to CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-12

Cited concerns about property values and health and safety

Brian Jones · Topic: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT No. 26-07

Explained his business model and supported the proposed conditions