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The Spearfish Planning Commission met on March 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall and via Zoom. The commission considered a conditional use permit for an in-home childcare center, a sketch plat in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), a tax increment finance (TIF) district recommendation, and a variance and sketch plat in the ETJ. All items were approved, most with one dissenting vote.
Conditional Use Permit for In-Home Childcare (1414 W Jackson Blvd): Applicant Tristyn Jackson proposed a summer nature camp for 10 children ages 5–10. Staff recommended approval, noting the use is analogous to a childcare center allowed via CUP in R1 zoning. Commission discussed noise, traffic, and buffering concerns. Commissioner raised concerns about location deep in R1 and lack of conditions on hours or indoor space. Motion to approve with no conditions passed 4-1.
Sketch Plat of Tract M3 and M4 (ETJ): Applicant Jeanne Rogers proposed splitting a 13-acre tract into two lots (approx. 4.8 and 7.4 acres) at Mineral Place and Oliver Street. Staff had concerns about access spacing but believed it could be resolved at final plat. Motion to approve passed 5-0.
TIF District 9 – Stone Ridge Commons: Lloyd Companies proposed a 94-unit multifamily development with affordable housing rent restrictions at 80% AMI for 10 years. Requested $3.23 million in TIF reimbursement for infrastructure (road connecting Paramount and Platinum Drive) and land acquisition. Staff and applicant presented the plan, noting it meets state affordable housing TIF requirements. Commission discussed the definition of affordability (no income restrictions), blight, boundary inclusion, and the 10-year affordability term. Motion to recommend approval to City Council passed 4-1.
Variance and Sketch Plat for 3075 Burno Gulch Road (ETJ): Applicant Kyle Craig sought to create three lots (lots 1,2,3) plus a 73-acre remainder. Variance requested to allow access via private easement rather than a public road meeting ETJ standards, due to topography and existing informal road. Staff noted concerns about future development of the remainder but no current plans. Motion to approve both variance and sketch plat passed 4-1.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:30 p.m. to allow for a joint session with the City Council.
It's four o'clock, so let's call the meeting to order. May we have a roll call, please. Yes. Davidson here. Duncan. Here. Wow. Mops. Corrections to the agenda. No changes. Uh, but just a reminder, we will be uh convening at the planning commission city council joint study session at approximately five thirty. What that really means for a regular planning commission meeting, and we're a little short on time, but uh, we'll go through our presentations as best we can. Uh, if we start a little bit late, that's okay, but we will need to take a break between this meeting and the study session to restart the recording for a separate meeting, so on so forth. Very good. Thank you. All in favor of the motion by saying aye. Opposed same sign. Thank you. Minutes from the last meeting. Or any direction changed to the March 3rd meeting. Nothing. Anyone? Entertain a motion to approve them. So moved. Second. Motion and second discussion. All in favor of the motion is signified by saying aye. Aye. Are there any conflicts of interest pertaining to the agenda? Seeing no one stand up, we're good. Move on. Items for action request conditions permit for an in-home child care center. Please present our information to this. Okay, thank you. Um I'll be covering the first couple of items and then handing over to Peter on the TIFF and then back to this one. Uh this item does have a public hearing and just a housekeeping item. If folks do plan to speak on any of the items on today's agenda, if you could please sign in at the door there, um, it helps us with note taking. The first item on today's agenda is for a conditional use permit for an in-home child care facility. This is uh Tristan Jackson is the applicant and um has the owner's permission. They are the tenant of the home. Again, this item does include a public hearing, and the consideration here is for a conditional use of permit associated with an in-home child care facility.