Council adopts zoning change to allow indoor recreational facilities as conditional use in R‑2

The Flandreau City Council on July 21 adopted Ordinance 6‑31, amending Chapter 155.073 of the city zoning code to list indoor recreational facilities as a conditional use in the R‑2 (general residential) zoning district. The change clears a procedural hurdle for a local baseball association that is preparing to purchase a large parcel currently zoned R‑2 and intends to develop an indoor recreational facility open to the public. City staff said the ordinance creates an exception rather than rezoning the parcel, which staff and planning commissioners said helps avoid “spot zoning” in predominantly R‑2 neighborhoods. Planning Commission members recommended approval at a joint public hearing before the council’s second reading. The council voted to adopt the ordinance after the planning recommendation. The council and staff said the baseball association will need to return to the Planning and Zoning Commission to request a conditional use permit and submit plats and related materials before construction begins. No construction schedule or building permit dates were provided at the meeting. The amendment was presented as Ordinance 6‑31, second reading; the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval, and the council subsequently moved to adopt the ordinance. No separate rezoning action was taken.