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Brookings, SD
July 3, 2007
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Vice-chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City
Planning Commission to order on July 3, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber
at City Hall. Members present were Mike Cameron, Dave Kurtz, Greg Fargen,
Sandra Moore, Curt Ness, and Hyde. Larry Fjeldos and John Gustafson were
absent. Others present were Doris Roden, Roger Brown, City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, and Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson.
Item #1- (Ness/Fargen) Motion to approve the minutes of the June 5, 2007
meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Cameron, Kurtz) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – The following plats were submitted for approval:
a. Lots 11A, 11B, and 12A of the Lass Addition in the NW 1/4 of Section 14-
T109N-R50W
b. Lot 15A of Wahpeton Village in the Indian Hills Addition
c. Lots 6 and 7, Block 2 and Lots 11 - 22, Block 3, Hunter's Ridge Second
Addition
d. Lots 7C, 7D, 7E, 8A, and 8B, Block 9, Moriarty Fourth Addition
(Fargen/Cameron) Motion to approve the plats. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – Alltech has submitted an application for approval of an I-1R Site Plan
on Lot 3, Block 3, Telkamp Industrial Addition.
(Kurtz/Ness) Motion to take the question from the table. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The motion was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #5 – (Kurtz/Ness) Motion to accept the final report of the Sign
Subcommittee. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Addendum:
Vice-chairperson Hyde appointed Mike Cameron, Larry Fjeldos, and Curt
Ness to the nominating committee for chair and vice-chair due to the
resignation of Chairperson Sean O’Brien.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Vice-chairperson
Planning Commission
Brookings, SD
July 3, 2007
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Vice-chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City
Planning Commission to order on July 3, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber
at City Hall. Members present were Mike Cameron, Dave Kurtz, Greg Fargen,
Sandra Moore, Curt Ness, and Hyde. Larry Fjeldos and John Gustafson were
absent. Others present were Doris Roden, Roger Brown, City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, and Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson.
Item #3 – Hanson stated that 3a, 3b, and 3d were replats. The other plat
completed the platting of Hunter’s Ridge Second Addition. Hyde asked if the
Hunter’s Ridge plat conformed to the preliminary plan. Hanson replied yes. Kurtz
inquired if the easement locations and stormwater regulations were approved.
Hanson responded yes.
Item #4 – Randy Hanson of Mills Construction stated the original building was
constructed according to the plans. He added that the proposed silo that
would be used in conjunction with a new assembly process would be behind
the building to the west. The main building and a large tree belt to the west
would screen the silo from view. The silo’s height was less than the height of the
building.
Hanson noted that the Alltech Site Plan met all the requirements of the I-
1R Site Plan regulations. Cameron asked if stormwater drainage had been
addressed. Lanning replied that Alltech complied with the regulations and had
installed their own detention pond.
Item #5 – Hanson summarized the various sections of the ordinance that had
revisions. A new definition for an electronic message display (EMD) and
definitions for certain related characteristics were proposed. Based on a model
sign code, four levels of EMDs were proposed that would be allowed in various
zoning districts. The levels had different operational limitations. Some districts had
size restrictions in addition to the limitations. The draft ordinance also allowed for
portable signs with an EMD.
The Commission discussed the four levels and was concerned that one
level may not be noticeably different from another level except for a full video
screen. Hyde felt the distinction should be very clear, and he was concerned
that judging a sign by the proposed levels could be difficult.
Kurtz inquired if an EMD sign could be allowed through a variance or
conditional use. Hanson felt there may be two problems with that approach.
The first would be to not place or impose any prior restraint on a sign since it
pertains to freedom of speech. The second issue would be that signs are not
principle uses, but merely accessory uses, and should not receive the same
status as a principle use.
The Commission generally agreed that the levels were related to the
software and how it was applied in the programming of an EMD. Fargen also felt
the levels could be difficult to determine and favored more specific regulations
such as limiting the size. Hyde remarked that the levels could be used for
institutional uses and size limits for business and industrial uses.
Ness felt that the vast majority of sign owners were responsible in how they
programmed their signs. The Commission was not convinced that there was a
serious issue with the EMD signs and requested that the proposed ordinance be
revised and discussed at a later meeting.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Vice-chairperson