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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCMinutes_2007_09_04Planning Commission Brookings, SD September 4, 2007 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on September 4, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Greg Fargen, Sandra Moore, Curt Ness, Larry Fjeldos, Mike Cameron, and Hyde. David Kurtz, John Gustafson, and Stacy Howlett were absent. Also present were Mike McClemans, Allan Austreim, Jeffery Peters, Dawn Waldner, Amy Selleck, Carrie Peters, Dean Gulbranson, Mike Robbins, Frank Kurtenbach, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #1- (Fargen/Fjeldos) Motion to approve the minutes of the August 7, 2007 meeting with a correction to Item 4 to delete “All present voted aye.” in the motion to amend. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Cameron/Moore) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 –Sunny Ridge, Inc. and Prairie Meadows, Inc. have submitted a preliminary plat of a portion of Block 11, McClemans Addition (Ness/Fargen) Motion to approve the preliminary plat. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The following plats were submitted for approval: a. Lots 2 – 7 and 14 – 16, Block 9, Moriarty-Edgebrook Addition (Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the plat. (Fjeldos/Ness) Amendment to the motion to add “provided Lot 16 is excluded from the plat and easements are added as required by the Brookings Municipal Utilities and the City of Brookings. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. (Fargen/Cameron) Amendment to the motion to add” and provided that a one-foot (1’) no access easement is placed along the south lot line of Lot 2. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. b. A portion of Remington Circle right-of-way in Block 11, McClemans Addition c. Lots 3 – 12, Block 8 and Lot 1, Block 7, Bluegill Addition d. Lot 1A, Block 9, Moriarty-Edgebrook Addition (Moore/Fargen) Motion to approve the plats. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 – Rudolph Curtler has submitted an application for a Conditional Use to establish a boardinghouse for four (4) persons on the east five feet (5’) of Lot 3, all of Lot 4, and the west 10 feet of Lot 5, Block 9, Pleasant Hill Addition. (Cameron/Ness) Motion to approve the Conditional Use. (Cameron/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to add the following condition: • “All required parking shall be hardsurfaced. “ All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. (Ness/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to add the following condition: • “A privacy fence shall be erected along each side lot line in the rear yard. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. (Fjeldos/Ness) Amendment to the motion to add the following condition: • “The Conditional Use shall be granted to the applicant only. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. Ness Fargen, Fjeldos, Cameron, and Hyde voted aye. Moore voted no. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 - Gulbranson Development Company has submitted an application for a Conditional Use to establish a 4-unit apartment on Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Timberline Addition. (Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the Conditional Use. (Cameron/Fjeldos) Amendment to the motion to add the following conditions: • The apartment shall have a maximum of four (4) units. • The apartment building shall be restricted to a height of one story. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #7 – Sixth Street Partners has submitted a petition for minor changes to the Final Development Plan within a Planned Development District ( PDD) on Lot 6, Village Square Addition. The minor amendment proposes to expand the size of a building located in the northeast corner of the district. (Fjeldos/Fargen) Motion to approve the minor amendment. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #8 – The City of Brookings has submitted amendments to Division 5 of Chapter 94, Zoning Ordinance, pertaining to signs. (Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the amendments. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #9 – The City of Brookings has submitted a petition to rezone the west 1,920 feet of the north 1,320 feet of the SE ¼ of Section 18-T110N-R49W from an A Agricultural District to an Industrial I-1 District. (Fjeldos/Fargen) Motion to approve the rezoning. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. _______________________ ________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Chairperson Planning Commission Brookings, SD September 4, 2007 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on September 4, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Greg Fargen, Sandra Moore, Curt Ness, Larry Fjeldos, Mike Cameron, and Hyde. David Kurtz, John Gustafson, and Stacy Howlett were absent. Also present were Mike McClemans, Allan Austreim, Jeffery Peters, Dawn Waldner, Amy Selleck, Carrie Peters, Dean Gulbranson, Mike Robbins, Frank Kurtenbach, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item # 4a – Hanson explained the changes in the plat from the preliminary plan. Lanning remarked that Lot 16 was in a different drainage basin than the other lots. Therefore, final platting the lot should be held off until a drainage plan had been submitted and approved. Cameron asked for engineering data on the other lots. Lanning responded that the drainage plan had been approved. Fargen pointed out that access should be restricted from Lot 2 onto 20th Street South. Hyde asked if there were any concerns with allowing access onto 20th Street South from Lots 14 and 15. Hanson replied that the linear frontage was substantial for both lots so allowing access should not affect traffic. Items 4b, c, and d – Hanson summarized the plats for the Commission. Lanning stated that drainage plans were approved for two (2) of the plats. The owners of Lot 1A would need a drainage plan if further building construction occurred. Item #5 – Allan Austreim, co-owner of the property, stated they would like to add an additional tenant in the house. He felt parking was not a concern since there was ample room in the rear yard. Jeffery Peters, a neighbor, felt parking would become more congested on the street with this use. He wanted to know if the rear parking area would be paved or gravel because aesthetics was also a concern. Dawn Waldner opposed the request and felt a privacy fence around the backyard should be installed. Amy Selleck also favored a privacy fence if the request was approved. Gena Hult was concerned about parking. Ricky Nase felt parking areas in the rear yard were inconvenient and would not be used. Carrie Peters felt traffic safety was the primary concern. She added that the apartment complex on 12th Avenue brought a lot of traffic through the neighborhood. Hyde asked Austreim if he were going to hard surface the rear yard parking area. Austreim responded that the gravel was proposed. Fjeldos asked if screening had been considered. Austreim said he would consider it now. Ness favored fencing as a buffer to the neighboring properties. Fjeldos added that the screening would reduce the impact of traffic and headlights in the rear yard. He noted that the property met the standards regarding lot width, lot area, and alley access. Hyde concurred and noted that the density in the neighborhood was lower than the maximum allowed. He felt one additional resident and one additional vehicle would not be detrimental. Item #6 – Dean Gulbranson, owner of the property, stated that the application was very similar to a previous request that had been granted in 2002. He added that the building would be one-story in height. Hanson commented that the Conditional Use granted to Gulbranson in 2002 had expired in 2005. Hyde felt that the conditions placed on the request in 2002 were appropriate. He also felt the proposed density and design of the building was appropriate for the R-2 District and did not feel that parking would be a problem. Item #7 – Mike Robbins, general contractor on the proposal, stated a canopy would be installed to protect customers at the existing drive-up service window. Cameron asked how the addition would be designed. Robbins replied that it would have matching columns and pillars in front and a flat roof. Hyde felt the change was minor, and the design matched the existing building. He did not see where the use would be anymore intensive than before. Item #8 – Hanson summarized the changes to the sign ordinance. The amendments were exactly like those that were reviewed in August. Hyde noted that no persons spoke in favor or in opposition to the amendments. He felt the changes were reasonable and did not perceive a problem with electronic message signs in the community. He felt the Temporary Zoning Controls should be lifted. He also felt the amendments answered the concerns that were raised. Cameron stated he had asked Downtown Business Inc. (DBI) to do a survey of downtown merchants to get their feelings on these signs. Hanson responded that he had not received any information. Item #9- Cameron stated that the rezoning proposal followed the Vision 2020 Plan. Hyde felt the rezoning would not adversely impact neighboring properties. Item #10 – Hanson briefed the Commission on wind energy systems. He provided information from the US Department of Energy and from a provider of wind turbines. Hanson was unaware of any communities in the state that permitted the turbines in a residential area. Common issues that would have to be discussed were height, blade noise, aesthetics, and how it would be connected to an electric distribution system. Cameron requested that additional information be sought from other governing authorities. Frank Kurtenbach, an interested citizen, stated there was some new technology where the turbine would sit on top of a roof. He added that lower towers can be installed and would simply be less efficient. Fjeldos commented that network metering allowed the local electric system to work with an alternate energy source. He felt alternative energy sources were important. Hanson stated additional information would be brought to the Commission in the future. The meeting was adjourned. _______________________ ________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Chairperson