By Aberdeen Insider - May 22, 2025 in CITY OF ABERDEEN
ORDINANCE NO. 25-05-03
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE PARKING BOARD AND
EXPANDING PURPOSE OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT REGARDING PUBLIC PARKING
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aberdeen is charged with protecting the health, safety, and property of its citizens through the provision and regulation of vehicle parking on public properties and rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the following ordinance will protect the health, safety, and property of its citizens.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ABERDEEN THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND ADDITIONS SHALL BE MADE TO THE ABERDEEN CITY CODE:
1. Division 3. Parking Board, of Article IV – Boards, Authorities, Commissions And Committees, of Chapter 2 – ADMINISTRATION, consisting of Sections 2-337 through 2-348 is hereby repealed.
2. Sec. 50-42 is hereby amended with strikethrough indicating text to be deleted, underline indicating text to be added, and the remainder of the Chapter to be left unaffected:
Sec. 50-42. District.
(a) Boundaries. The downtown business improvement district (BID) is referred to as the downtown core area designated by the boundaries (north and south) from Railroad Avenue South to Sixth Avenue and (east to west) from Washington Street Southwest to Second Street South and including that property from the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Avenue North to the railroad property line then traveling west to Second Street and then continuing south to connect with the intersection of Second Street South and Railroad Avenue West, otherwise known as the “railroad depot” property and including that property from the intersection of South Washington Street and Fourth Avenue SE traveling east along Fourth Avenue SE to Jay Street then north on Jay Street to the intersection of Third Avenue SE, then east on Third Avenue SE to Kline Street, then north to First Avenue SE, then traveling west to South Washington Street.
(b) Purpose. It is the purpose of the business improvement district to create an atmosphere in the downtown core area friendly to a mix of retail and professional business as well as residences. It is also a goal of the BID to improve the district so as to increase property values and enhance the tax base. The procedures to be followed will be as follows:
(1) Improve the appearance and make the area user friendly.
Continued observation and identification of repairs and improvements that need to be made on streets and infrastructure.
Streetscaping by adding and maintaining trees and other greenery and investigating the possibility of creating some small parklike areas.
Planned signage identifying off-street parking, buildings and other areas of interest.
Continue programs to encourage businesses to improve facades.
Creation of a committee of downtown people (business owners and property owners) to provide assistance and guidance to coordinate the improvements as they happen.
Communicate parking problems and needs and work with city officials toward solutions that best serve the district.
Provision of comfort facilities, such as public restrooms in the district.
(2) Recruit professional businesses into the core which are compatible with a downtown atmosphere (information processing, etc.) and which employ a substantial number of people.
Identify spaces in the core area which are existing or could be constructed to accommodate this kind of business.
Work with the city development corporation and other sources to find these kinds of businesses.
Solve the parking needs created by this kind of business when the need arises.
(3) Encourage people to reside in the core area.
Work with developers interested in developing residential property in the core area.
Pay attention to special needs of downtown residents, including, but not limited to, the following:
Adequate lighting.
Security issues.
Accessibility for physically challenged.
Parking needs appropriate for residents.
(4) Encourage the development of businesses to accommodate these populations, some of which would be laundry and dry cleaners, small groceries, delicatessens, additional restaurants and entertainment facilities, newsstands, drugstores and other similar businesses or services.
Identify appropriate locations.
Help evaluate the market for business and services.
Marketing advice.
(5) Enhance the downtown recreational atmosphere.
Promote existing downtown attractions such as the Dacotah Prairie Museum and city community theatre and others.
Improve participation in existing city events and create new events specific to the heritage of the community.
Add artwork, indoors and outdoors.
Promote restoration.
Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Effective Date. The City Finance Officer shall cause this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper in clean text with all deletions and additions incorporated therein and footnotes omitted. This ordinance shall become effective twenty (20) days after the completed publication, unless the referendum is invoked.
/s/ Travis Schaunaman, Mayor, ATTEST: /s/ Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
First Reading: May 5, 2025 , Second Reading: May 19, 2025, Final Adoption: May 19, 2025, Published: May 22, 2025, Effective Date: June 11, 2025
Published once on May 22, 2025, at the total approximate cost of $57.12 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com and www.aberdeeninsider.com