Rezoning South of W. 41st St and West of S. Ellis Rd

At a glance

• What: Rezoning property south of W. 41st St and west of S. Ellis Rd from commercial to high-density apartment residential.
• Status: Approved October 6, 2026.
• Vote: Ordinance No. 79-26 passed 7-0. Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0.
• Applicant: Lloyd Construction Company (Luke Jessen).

Project details

Ordinance No. 79-26 rezones property located south of W. 41st St and west of S. Ellis Rd from C-3 Commercial-Community District to RA-3 Apartment Residential-High Density District. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Sioux Falls is amended accordingly.

Vote

Ordinance No. 79-26: Passed 7-0 (Thomason, Pankonin, Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Sigette, Spellerberg voting yes).

Sources

• October 6 City Council meeting minutes: https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings
• First reading: September 15, 2026

Log

2026-10-06 - City Council

Second reading; Ordinance No. 79-26 passed 7-0 on a roll call. Moved by Jennifer Sigette, seconded by Miranda Basye. Planning Commission had recommended approval 6-0. Applicant Lloyd Construction Company (Luke Jessen).

2026-09-15 - City Council

First reading (Item 42; Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0). Sigette moved and Oppenheimer seconded setting second reading for October 6; roll call 6-0. Spellerberg was excused from the item and the vote under City Ordinance 30.017; Pankonin was absent. A related water main easement release on Lot 3 of Ellis Crossing South Addition (applicant Norman Engineering for Lloyd Companies) was adopted the same night as Resolution 107-26, 7-0.

2026-09-02 - Planning Commission

Petition REZ-023414-2026 (a portion of Lot 3 of Ellis Crossing South Addition) approved on the consent agenda, 6-0 by voice vote (Jans, Kittams, Neises, Nyberg, Olson, Van Nieuwenhuyzen). Moved by Kittams, seconded by Nyberg.