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Prairie Sky Addition

At a glance

  • What: Resolution 109-26 approving the preliminary plan of the Prairie Sky Addition, Minnehaha County.
  • Where it stands: Adopted September 15, 2026, 7-0, after deferral from September 1.
  • Applicant: Nielson Development, LLC (Sandy Wolfswinkel). Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0.

Details

Moved by Sigette, seconded by Spellerberg. The resolution approves the preliminary plan and directs the City Clerk to endorse a copy on the plan.

Sources

Log

2026-09-15 - City Council

Resolution 109-26 adopted 7-0 (Pankonin absent).

2026-08-18 - City Council

First reading (Item 27) of the rezoning ordinance for the land south of Hwy 42/future W. 12th St. (case 022941-2026); Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0. Moved by Spellerberg, seconded by Merkouris to set second reading for September 1; 8-0.

2026-09-01 - City Council

Item 32, the resolution approving the preliminary plan (a related item to a second-reading rezoning). Sigette moved approval (seconded by Merkouris), then a substitute motion by Sigette, seconded by Oppenheimer, deferred it to the September 15 meeting; roll call 7-0. The same night the Council adopted Ordinance 66-26 (Item 31), rezoning land south of Hwy 42/future W. 12th St. and a half mile west of S. Ellis Rd. from AG Agriculture to CN Conservation, RS Single-Family Residential-Suburban and RCD Residential Cluster Development PUD (case 022941-2026; Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0; applicant Nielson Development, LLC, Sandy Wolfswinkel), moved by Sigette, seconded by Spellerberg, 7-0. The minutes do not say the two items cover the same land.

2026-08-06 - Planning Commission

Both petitions were on the consent agenda: REZ-022941-2026 (rezoning from AG Agriculture to CN Conservation, RS Single-Family Residential-Suburban and RCD Residential Cluster Development PUD) and SUB-P-023239-2026 (preliminary subdivision plan for Prairie Sky Addition), south of Hwy 42/Future W. 12th St. and a half mile west of S. Ellis Rd. Approved 5-0 with Mike Gray and Erica Mullaly recused under City Ordinance 35.028.