Dayton Zoning Decisions: September 2026

In September 2026, Dayton held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. 13 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 13 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 18% compared to August (477 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rezoning and site plan approvals for Forgent at 17051 117th Avenue

Approved.

Forgent Power Systems expansion: rezoning two parcels from Agriculture to I-1 Light Industrial (contingent on Met Council comp plan amendment approval), preliminary plat, site plan, conditional use permit for a 352,000 sq ft building exceeding 300,000 sq ft in I-1, and a variance to allow a 45-foot setback where 57'8" is required along 114th Avenue. Recommended approval; Chair (SPEAKER_9) and SPEAKER_12 dissented over the setback variance.

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Dayton Field 5th Addition industrial rezoning, comp plan amendment, plat, and site plan

Approved.

Approval of a comprehensive plan amendment (existing mobile home park to industrial), rezoning from manufactured housing district to light industrial (I-1), preliminary plat (one 18.9-acre lot and one 5.53-acre outlot), and site plan review for a 152,000 sq ft spec warehouse building. Applicant Opidon; site is west of and adjacent to Dayton Park mobile home park. Approved as ordinance 2026-18 and resolution 43-2026.

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Rezoning and comp plan amendment for Dayton Industrial, Dayton Field 5th Edition

Approved.

Opidian application: comprehensive plan amendment from existing mobile home park to industrial, zoning map amendment from Manufactured Housing District to Light Industrial (I-1), preliminary plat (18.9-acre buildable lot and 5.5-acre outlot), and site plan review for a 152,000 sq ft spec warehouse building. Property was reverted to industrial (pre-2021 designation). Recommended approval.

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Rezoning to PUD overlay and plat for Arbor Ridge (Parkway) neighborhood 2nd edition [case: 17051 117th Avenue, Dayton]

Approved.

17051 117th Avenue, Dayton: A to I-1 (approved)

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GMU-4 general mixed-use district code amendment (parking setback)

Approved.

Ordinance amending the city code related to the GMU-4 general mixed-use district (Balsam Lane area). Keeps building setback at 20 feet but increases parking setback from 5 to 20 feet. Existing non-conforming parking lots may continue and be replaced but not expanded closer to the property line. Affects primarily two properties. Approved.

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Final Plat for Vineyard Meadow

Approved.

Council approved the final plat for Vineyard Meadow, absent the development agreement, at the applicant's request for more time to review the DA (received Saturday over a holiday weekend). Project is 11 residential lots, one lot for an approved event center, and one outlot for a future street connection, in the A3 district. Applicant is Christian Builders (Chad Christian, VP); Jack Burns also appeared. Approval conditioned on complying with outstanding engineering comments. 60-day expiration was September 10th.

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Conditional Use Permit for L.C. Stevens Amphitheater Accessory Building

Approved.

Resolution approving a conditional use permit for an accessory building exceeding 1,000 square feet in the public recreational district, for the amphitheater at L.C. Stevens. This is the first project affected by the recent ordinance amendment requiring CUPs for accessory buildings over 1,000 sq ft (enacted in response to the Sundance Greens maintenance shed).

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Rezoning and site plan for Dayton Complete Auto Care

Approved.

Application by Tom Lithgow for zoning map amendment from B-3 General Business to I-1 Light Industrial and site plan review to demolish two buildings (house and shed) and build an addition to an existing garage for an auto repair shop. Recommended approval.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 13 recorded zoning decisions. See all Dayton meetings →

Zoning Changes

• MH → I-1, 18.9-acre lot and 5.53-acre outlot at West of and adjacent to Dayton Park mobile home park, Dayton
• A → I-1 at 17051 117th Avenue, Dayton
• MH → I-1, 18.9 acres buildable lot; 5.5-acre outlot at 121st Avenue North, Dayton (former Dayton mobile home park site)
• B-3 → I-1 at Dayton (near Dayton Storage) (Tom Lithgow)
• GMU-5 → GMU-5 at Dayton Parkway area, Dayton

Top Keywords This Month

• industrial: 50 instances
• variance: 37 instances
• zoning: 32 instances
• comprehensive plan: 26 instances
• setback: 25 instances

What to Watch

• Variance mentions were up 640% from August.

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