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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCMinutes_2007_10_02Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota October 2, 2007 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on October 2, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Jon Gustafson, Curt Ness, Greg Fargen, Sandra Moore, Larry Fjeldos, Stacy Howlett and Hyde. Mike Cameron and David Kurtz were absent. Others present were Mike McClemans, Dean Gulbranson, Scott Hodges, Keith Rounds, Erik Loe, Darrin Daggitt, Assistant City Engineer Heath VonEye, Planning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #1 – (Fjeldos/Moore) Motion to approve the minutes of the September 4, 2007 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Gustafson/Fargen) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3- The City of Brookings has submitted a preliminary plat of Blocks 10 – 12, Freeland Addition (Fjeldos/Fargen) Motion to approve the preliminary plat. (Gustafson/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to add “subject to the completion of a stormwater drainage plan”. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The following plats were submitted for approval: a. Lots 1A, 1B, 2 – 7, and 15, Block 11, McClemans Addition (Fargen/Ness) Motion to approve the plat (Fargen/Fjeldos) Amendment to the motion to add “subject to easements as required by Brookings Municipal Utilities and the City of Brookings”. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. b. Lot 10A and 11A, Block 4, Moriarty-Edgebrook Addition c. Lot 1, Block 10, Freeland Addition (Gustafson/Moore) Motion to approve the plats. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. d. Lots 12 – 25, Block 3, Windermere Pointe Addition (Fjeldos/Gustafson) Motion to approve the plat subject to completion of a final drainage plan. (Ness/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to add “and provided a one foot (1’) no access easement be added along the south lot line of Lot 25. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 – Dean C. Gulbranson and Tracy R. Odegaard have submitted a petition to rezone the east 300 feet of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 36-T110-R50W from an Agricultural A District to a Residence R-1B District. (Gustafson/Fjeldos) Motion to approve the rezoning. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 – The Brookings Independent School District has submitted a petition to rezone the Nelson Third Addition and Lot 1, Block 1, Nelson Fourth Addition from an Agricultural A District to a Residence R-1B District. (Fargen/Moore) Motion to approve the rezoning. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #7 – Scott Hodges, Nancy Hodges, Cathy Rounds, and Keith Rounds have submitted a petition to rezone Block 2, Nelson Fourth Addition excluding Lot 1 and the SW ¼ of Section 36- T110N-R50W excluding the SE ¼ and excluding the remaining platted areas thereof from an Agricultural A District to a Residence R-3 District and B-2A and B-2 Business Districts. (Fjeldos/Fargen) Motion to approve the rezoning as submitted on the accompanying map. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Chairperson Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota October 2, 2007 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Justin Hyde called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on October 2, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Jon Gustafson, Curt Ness, Greg Fargen, Sandra Moore, Larry Fjeldos, Stacy Howlett and Hyde. Mike Cameron and David Kurtz were absent. Others present were Mike McClemans, Dean Gulbranson, Scott Hodges, Keith Rounds, Erik Loe, Darrin Daggitt, Assistant City Engineer Heath VonEye, Planning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #3 – Hanson stated that the plan involved three (3) future blocks and right-of-way extensions. Thirty-second Avenue would continue north to the ¼ line and 24th Street would connect to 34th Avenue. Thirty-third Avenue was proposed to connect to a future street that would also access 34th Avenue. He added that uses in this industrial district would occupy several acres. VonEye stated that the preliminary drainage plan was in the development stage. Hanson noted that final drainage plans would be required prior to the issuance of a building permit since industrial projects would exceed one (1) acre in size. Hyde commented that the plan showed appropriate access to the proposed blocks, and it conformed to the minimum requirements of the subdivision ordinance except for the drainage plan. Item #4a – Hyde noted that the plat matched the preliminary plan except for the lot split of Lot 1. Hanson stated that both lots still met the minimum frontage and area requirements of the zoning district. 4b. Hanson commented that Lots 10A and 11A were simply a replat. 4.c Lot 1 coincided with the preliminary plat approved in Item #3. 4d. The lots matched the preliminary plat layout approved in June. Fargen asked if a drainage plan was being developed. Dean Gulbranson, part-owner, replied yes, but it was not completed. Item #5 – Hyde stated that the proposed area for rezoning was designated for residential purposes on the Comprehensive Plan. He felt the low-density zoning would not be detrimental to the high- density residential zoning to the east. It also matched existing low-density residential zoning to the north. Item #6 – Hanson stated that the rezoning to a residential district would allow for the construction of an institutional use. He added that the site was 6.8 acres in size and was bordered by three (3) rights-of-way and a public park. Hyde noted that the Comprehensive Plan indicated residential uses for this area. He also felt that the street system and existing park would act as an appropriate buffer between adjacent, developed properties. Item #7 – Scott Hodges, part-owner of the land, stated that the proposed R-3 zoning was not for high-density uses but for an association type neighborhood that would contain townhomes. Covenants would be developed to further control land development. The proposed commercial districts along 20th Street South coincided with changes in the Comprehensive Plan and future retail would support new residential growth to the south. Eric Loe, a property owner on Yorktown Drive, was interested in the development plan west of the school. Hodges remarked that the plan was to construct single-family dwellings and not apartments. Darin Daggitt, another neighbor, proposed a rezoning that would allow for single-family or two-family dwellings. Hodges felt the five foot (5’) front yard setback difference between R-2 and R-3 would hinder their development plans. Hyde inquired why the proposal for high-density zoning was proposed versus a lower- density. Hodges responded that he felt the R-3 would be more appropriate for townhome development. Fargen asked what differences were involved with this type of development in an R-2 versus an R-3. Hanson replied that townhome projects are a Conditional Use in the R-2 but permitted by right in the R-3. He added that density would also vary from 18 to 24 units per acre for R-2 and R-3 respectively. He also noted that the density is usually much lower due to the land area needed for landscaping and parking. Fjeldos was concerned with the proposed size of the R-3 District and favored R-2 zoning in areas where no buffers existed between established single-family dwellings. Hodges commented that the entire west side was occupied by a drainage channel. The elementary school would be on the north side and commercial land would be on the south side. The ponds along the east side also created space from the single-family homes. Hyde and Fjeldos were still concerned with the area west of the new elementary school. Hodges noted that both the east and west sides of this parcel were public lands, and the south would be high-density. Cathy Rounds, another owner, stated their plans for the area would enhance neighboring properties. Hyde stated that high-density zoned subdivisions already existed in this area. He felt a majority of this land would not be developed into high-density residential due to its location but likely be a mix of uses. He did not consider this proposal to be detrimental to neighboring lands and felt it was appropriate. Item #8- The Commission reviewed generally accepted procedures for conducting public hearings. There was a list of do’s and don’t’s, rules for comments and public testimony, equal protection and due process, findings of facts, and basic agenda and staff report formatting. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Justin Hyde, Chairperson