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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCMinutes_2009_04_07 1 Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota April 7, 2009 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson David Kurtz called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on April 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room at City Hall. Members present were Al Gregg, Mike Cameron, Larry Fjeldos, Wayne Avery, Greg Fargen, Al Heuton, and Kurtz. John Gustafson and Stacey Howlett were absent. Also present were Community Development Director Mike Struck, Jim Weiss, City Engineer Jackie Lanning and Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson. Item #1 – (Gregg/Heuton) Motion to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2009 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Avery/Fjeldos) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – The City of Brookings has submitted a Preliminary Plat of Lots 3A – 11A, Nelson Eighth Addition. (Gregg/Fargen) Motion to approve the preliminary plat subject to an approved preliminary drainage plan. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The following plats were submitted for action: a. Lot 1, Block 11, Parkdale Home Second Addition (Cameron/Heuton) Motion to approve subject to required utility easements. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. b. Lots 7-14, Block 12 and Lots 5-19, Block 13, Camelot Square Addition (Avery/Fargen) Motion to approve subject to an approved Final Drainage Plan. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. c. Lots 3A – 11A, Nelson Eighth Addition (Heuton/Gregg) Motion to approve subject to an approved Final Drainage Plan. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. 2 d. Lots 131A and 131B, Onaka Village, Indian Hills Addition (Cameron/Fjeldos) Motion to approve subject to required utility easements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 – The City of Brookings has submitted an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the definition of a public transportation facility. (Fjeldos/Cameron) Motion to approve the amendment. (Heuton/Gregg) Amendment to strike out “shall” and insert “may”. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 – Richard Halstead has submitted a petition to rezone Husen’s Addition, excluding the North 272.8 feet of the East 815 feet thereof from a class Residence R-1A District to a class Industrial I-1District and Lot 1, Block 1, Husen’s Addition from a class Residence R-3A District to a class Industrial I-1 District. (Heuton/Cameron) Motion to approve the rezoning. (Heuton/Fargen) Motion to table. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #7 – The City of Brookings has submitted a Project Plan for Tax Increment District Number One. (Fjeldos/Gregg) Motion to approve the Plan. (Heuton/Avery) Amendment to the motion to approve the plan subject to the following: 1. That the Duration of the Plan shall not exceed 20 years, instead of 15 as stated on Page 8. 2. That the Economic Feasibility Study on page 14, paragraph 2 state that city funding for the public improvements should be supported by the tax revenues generated by the project and may also be supported by the general revenues of the city. All present voted aye, except Fjeldos voted no. AMENDMENT CARRIED. 3 The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye, except Fjeldos voted no. MOTION CARRIED. Item 8 - (Heuton/Fargen) Motion to support the SDSU Campus Vehicular Wayfinding Plan. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. _______________________ ________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Kurtz, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator 4 Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota April 7, 2009 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson David Kurtz called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on April 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room at City Hall. Members present were Al Gregg, Mike Cameron, Larry Fjeldos, Wayne Avery, Greg Fargen, Al Heuton, and Kurtz. John Gustafson and Stacey Howlett were absent. Also present were Community Development Director Mike Struck, Jim Weiss, City Engineer Jackie Lanning and Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson. Item #3 – Hanson stated that the parcel would be subdivided into 9 lots. Eight of the lots would be sold and one would be retained for drainage. There would a short cu- de-sac off 15th Street South that would serve 8 lots. A preliminary drainage plan would be developed by the city. Item #4b – Hanson noted that changes to the lot design from the 1998 preliminary plat were due to the new stormwater regulations. Heuton asked if all of Lot 19 would be used for stormwater drainage. Hanson replied yes. Item #5 – Hanson presented a modified definition of a “public transportation Facility” use. The new language would expand the type of facility that would be covered by the definition. Item #6 – The owner/petitioner was not available to speak to the request. Therefore, the commission felt it was appropriate to table the motion. Item #7 - Community Development Director Mike Struck stated the TID was created to attract future businesses. The proposed project plan had to be approved so that funds could be utilized to pay for the infrastructure improvements of an upcoming project. He added that the project plan costs would be secured primarily from taxes generated by a multi-housing and commercial development that was under construction. He noted that the Duration of the Tax Incremental Plan was for a 20 year period and not 15 as stated in the plan. Heuton noted that the project infrastructure costs were much higher than the total amount of the tax increment expected from the district. He felt this would not make the project feasible unless the city had the option of using general revenues to cover any shortfall. The plan language on Page 14 indicated that no general revenue funds would be used to service the debt. Struck noted that a $1.8 million State Revolving Fund loan would be used to pay off the loan. He added that the 5 total estimated increment for debt service was $3.2 million. Hanson remarked that other developments within the TID would likely occur in the near future particularly on the 26 undeveloped, commercial acres north of Lowes. This would add additional tax dollars to pay off the debt. Item #8 – Jim Weiss, Project Manager for Facilities and Services Engineering at SDSU, presented an overview of the proposed wayfinding plan in and around the SDSU campus. Signage would be created that would be uniform in color and design. It would be used to direct students and visitors to buildings and parking areas. Other signs would be pedestrian oriented and include detailed maps of the campus. Specific gateway areas would have monument style signs. Signs would be placed adjacent to Highway 14 and the bypass, along 22nd Avenue and Medary Avenue and next to campus roadways. Weiss stated that MUTCD standards would be applied to the placement of all signs. Most of the signs would be in the boulevard area of the right-of-way. However, the gateway monument signs would likely be on SDSU property. The commission generally agreed that the wayfinding plan would provide clear directions for visitors and enhance the main entrances to campus. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Kurtz, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator