Minnehaha County Commission, April 28, 2026
Approved: Rezoning 2604 - A1 to C Commercial at Crooks Renner/I-29, 4-0 (Venega, Heise, Leinberg, Karski all aye)
What happened
On April 28, 2026, Minnehaha County approved Rezoning 2604 - A1 to C Commercial at Crooks Renner/I-29 (4-0).
Minnehaha County Commission approved rezoning 2604 to convert the west 200 feet of a 30-acre agricultural property at the Crooks Renner exit off Interstate 29 from A1 Agricultural to C Commercial District, enabling up to three off-premise billboards.
- Jurisdiction
- Minnehaha County, SD
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-0 (Venega, Heise, Leinberg, Karski all aye)
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Rezoning 2604 - A1 to C Commercial at Crooks Renner/I-29
Approved rezoning the west 200 feet of a 30-acre property at the northeast corner of the Crooks Renner exit off Interstate 29 from A1 Agricultural to C Commercial District. The petitioner intends to construct up to three off-premise billboards spaced 500 feet apart along the 1,500-foot property frontage. The remaining 23 acres will continue as cropland.
- Only west 200 feet rezoned to limit commercial development potential to billboards
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Key Decisions (4)
Rezoning 2604 - A1 to C Commercial at Crooks Renner/I-29
Zoning Text Amendment 2606 - Article 24 Fee Updates
Third Amendment to Joint Cooperative Agreement - County Human Services/City Health Center
Sheriff's Office COSAP Grant Application
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Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Billboard Development at Crooks Renner/I-29
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
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Infrastructure
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Sentiment
Public testimony expressed concern about converting agricultural land to commercial…
Housing Demand
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Zoning terms (13)
63 recorded timestamps
- rezoning (6 timestamps)
- motion to approve (7 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
- zoning (12 timestamps)
- rezone (4 timestamps)
- commercial (9 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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