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Brookings, South Dakota
November 4, 2008
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Greg Fargen called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on November 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City
Hall. Members present were Curt Ness, John Gustafson, Mike Cameron, David Kurtz, Al
Heuton, Al Gregg and Fargen. Larry Fjeldos and Stacy Howlett were absent. Also
present were Todd Bakken, Crystal Sik, and City Planner Dan Hanson.
Item #1 – (Gregg/Kurtz) Motion to approve the minutes from the October 7, 2008
meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Heuton/Cameron) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – The following plats were submitted for action:
a. Block 12, Moriarty Fourth Addition
(Kurtz/Ness) Motion to approve subject to required utility and drainage
easements and an assurance agreement for stormwater management. All
present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Lot 1C and 1D, Block 11, McClemans Addition
(Gregg/Cameron) Motion to approve the plat. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – Todd Bakken has submitted an application for a conditional use to approve
a two-family dwelling on Lot 1, Block 5, Bluegill Addition.
(Cameron/Gustafson) Motion to approve the conditional use. All present voted
no. MOTION FAILED.
Item #5 – (Heuton/Ness) Motion to explore a possible interchange overlay district or
similar district on the South Dakota Department of Transportation site at I-29 and
Highway 14. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Greg Fargen, Chairperson
Brookings City Planner
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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
October 7, 2008
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Greg Fargen called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on November 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City
Hall. Members present were Curt Ness, John Gustafson, Mike Cameron, David Kurtz, Al
Heuton, Al Gregg and Fargen. Larry Fjeldos and Stacy Howlett were absent. Also
present were Todd Bakken, Crystal Sik, and City Planner Dan Hanson.
Item #4 – Bakken stated he purchased the lot before all the twinhomes were built on
the west side of Bluegill Avenue. He noted that house sales had slowed so he wanted
to convert the house to a two-family dwelling in the future.
Crystal Sik, 1509 22nd Street South, stated that parking was an issue in their
neighborhood due to the existing duplexes. She felt more duplexes would only create
more problems. She submitted statements from three (3) other neighbors opposing
the application.
Heuton was concerned that approval of the application could impact parking
congestion in the neighborhood and set precedence for other higher density
developments. Kurtz felt there were other available lots in the community zoned for
two-family dwellings. Cameron noted that the transition zoning was coordinated
between the city and the developer when the development was planned, and
therefore should stay as proposed.
Item #5- The Planning Commission discussed the current Planned Development
District (PDD) on the former South Dakota Department of Transportation site. Hanson
summarized the history of the property after the DOT made it known that they were
looking for a new site. The land was rezoned from an Industrial I-1 District to a PDD in
2000. This rezoning coincided with excerpts from the Vision 2020 Comprehensive Plan
and the Swiftel Center Master Plan. Both plans emphasized aesthetics and
community image as a primary goal for redevelopment of this parcel since it was at
one of the “gateways” to our community.
Heuton noted that the PDD did not have any set zoning attached to it.
Developers would be less likely to purchase it without knowing specifically what they
could do with it. He favored creating a new district that would identify uses and still
have certain standards for landscaping, etc. The Planning Commission felt it would
be beneficial to review interchange zoning examples for the property.
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The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Greg Fargen, Chairperson
Brookings City Planner