Agenda Item Title:
23OA001 - Ordinance Amendment to Amend Sections 17.12.050, 17.12.070, and 17.40.050 of the Rapid City Municipal Code Relating to the Height of Certain Structures
Origination Group:
Planning Commission
Origination Meeting Date:
02/09/2023
Stage 2 Group Name:
Legal & Finance Committee
Stage 2 Meeting Date:
02/15/2023
City Council First Reading Date:
02/21/2023
City Council Second Reading Date:
03/06/2023
Petitioner:
City of Rapid City
Staff Contact:
Sarah Hanzel, Planning Projects Division Manager
Agenda Item Summary:
Staff has prepared an ordinance amendment to increase the allowable height from 3 stories or 35 feet, to three stories or 40 feet in the Medium Density Residential District and Office Commercial Zoning District. Since 2019, eleven of the major apartment developments constructed have requested a height Exception. All of these Exception requests have been approved. Most of the Exceptions were granted by the Planning Commission; however, one project was appealed to the City Council and ultimately approved.
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve
Origination Recommendation Notes:
Planning Commission approved: 2/9/2023; Legal and Finance Committee approved: 2/14/2023
City Council Recommendation Action:
Approve
City Council Recommendation Notes:
City Council approved 1st Reading: 2/21/2023; City Council approved 2nd Reading: 3/6/2023