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Brookings, South Dakota
June 2, 2009
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson David Kurtz called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on June 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Members present were Stacey Howlett, Al Gregg, Al Heuton, Wayne Avery, Larry
Fjeldos, Greg Fargen, Mike Cameron, and Kurtz. John Gustafson was absent. Also
present were Keith Rounds, Brian Gatzke, Mary Jo Miner, Mike McClemans, Jay
Larson, Meredith Redlin, Paul Baggett, Ray Johnson, Beverly Dobbs, Ardis Johnson,
Connie McKnight, Bonney Bork, City Manager Jeff Weldon, City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, Community Development Director, Mike Struck, and Planning and Zoning
Administrator Dan Hanson.
Item #1 – (Gregg/Fjeldos) Motion to approve the minutes from the May 5, 2009
meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Fargen/Cameron) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – The following plats were submitted for action:
a. Lots 37A and 37B, Block 3, Timberline Addition
(Heuton/Cameron) Motion to approve the plat subject to Brookings Municipal
Utilities easement requirements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Lots 5A, 6A, and 7A, Block 11, McClemans Addition
(Gregg/Howlett) Motion to approve the plat subject to BMU easement
requirements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
c. Lot 8, Block 7, Bluegill Addition
(Cameron/Heuton) Motion to approve the plat. All present voted aye. MOTION
CARRIED.
d. Lots 18A – 21A, Block 8, Moriarty Fourth Addition
(Gregg/Avery) Motion to approve the plat subject to an Assurance
Agreement between the City of Brookings and the owner insuring the installation
of stormwater drainage facilities. All present voted aye, except Fjeldos
abstained. MOTION CARRIED.
e. Lots 15 and 16, Block 2, Lots 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, Block 4; Lots 1 – 6, and
Lots 8 – 13, Block 5; and Lots 4 – 15, Block 7, and road right-of ways in Valley
View Addition
(Heuton/Fargen) Motion to approve the plat subject to corrected drainage
easements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – H & M Land Company has submitted a petition for a minor amendment to
a Final Development Plan to establish a freestanding sign on Lot 6, Village Square
Addition.
(Fjeldos/Cameron) Motion to approve the minor amendment. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #5 – Gatzke Family Enterprises, LLC has submitted a petition for a minor
amendment to an Initial Development Plan to establish an access drive off 13th
Avenue on Lot G, Beale Addition.
(Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the minor amendment.
(Fjeldos/Heuton) Motion to table. Avery, Cameron, Fjeldos, Heuton, Howlett,
and Fargen voted aye. Gregg and Kurtz voted o. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ _________________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Dave Kurtz, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
June 2, 2009
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson David Kurtz called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on June 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Members present were Stacey Howlett, Al Gregg, Al Heuton, Wayne Avery, Larry
Fjeldos, Greg Fargen, Mike Cameron, and Kurtz. John Gustafson was absent. Also
present were Keith Rounds, Brian Gatzke, Mary Jo Miner, Mike McClemans, Jay
Larson, Meredith Redlin, Paul Baggett, Ray Johnson, Beverly Dobbs, Ardis Johnson,
Connie McKnight, Bonney Bork, City Manager Jeff Weldon, City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, Community Development Director, Mike Struck, and Planning and Zoning
Administrator Dan Hanson.
Item #3d – Lanning indicated that a drainage plan for the area was submitted
during the design of the subdivision but was not completed at this time. She wanted
to make sure the stormwater facilities would be installed before any more
development took place. Therefore, she recommended that an Assurance
Agreement be required.
Kurtz asked what the area behind Lot 21A would be used for. Lanning replied
that it was part of the drainageway.
Item #4- Hanson stated that the freestanding sign was for a new business that would
be occupying the former Econofoods store. The sign would be placed on the
existing supports that Econofoods used for their sign. Hanson added that the new
sign would be about one square foot larger than the original sign.
Item #5 – Brian Gatzke, of Gatzke Family Enterprises, indicated that the access drive
would be in the southwest corner of the lot. He stated that three neighbors, Barb
Mueller, Lois Darrington, and LaVonne Moriarty supported the request.
Mary Jo Minor of Mills Property Management stated that access onto 6th
Street was a problem for the Village Square Mall so access drives were installed on
Faculty Drive and 20th Avenue. This made access into the mall much safer. She felt
the proposed plan was a better plan. Mike McClemans felt the lot was deeper than
others comparable business lots along 6th Street, and additional access would be a
better design.
Jay Larson, 1347 5th Street, noted that the area was more residential than
other commercial sites. He referred to a letter from David and Sara Kneip opposing
the request. Larson felt 13th Avenue was too narrow to carry traffic for the proposed
use.
Meredith Redlin, 1223 5th Street, was concerned about the traffic pattern of
children going to the park. Paul Baggett, a neighbor, felt that traffic speeds would
increase, and the neighborhood would deteriorate. Ray Johnson noted that the
street was difficult to use when cars were parked on both sides.
Heuton and Fjeldos were concerned that not enough information regarding
how the site would be used was available. Therefore, they found it difficult to act
without more information.
Fargen inquired if an entrance only on 13th Avenue and an exit only on 6th
Street was an option.
Gatzke stated that the plan was for “light retail” uses and not restaurant type
uses. He showed photos of the lot from different angles. He noted that one or two
existing curb cuts along the east side of 13th Avenue would be removed. He added
that knowing what the traffic flow pattern was like was very important during the
architectural design phase.
Item #6 – Beverly Dobbs, 131 Jefferson Avenue, stated that streets in some
neighborhoods were glutted with cars. Most of these cars were from rental
properties where unrelated individuals lived. She felt it was dangerous to travel on
the street. She favored new regulations for any new rentals.
Dobbs noted that Cedar Falls, Iowa, required one parking space for each
rented bedroom. She asked that new regulations be written that would require
more parking on some properties.
Hanson referenced his staff report regarding vested rights of property owners
and how legal nonconforming uses have the right to continue. There were
significant barriers to retroactively applying new regulations to existing, lawful uses.
Fjeldos asked how many on-premise parking spaces were available at one of
the problem houses in Dobb’s neighborhood. Dobbs replied four spaces. Fjeldos
responded that this likely would have been considered adequate when the
property was developed.
Dobbs reiterated that any house that is rented should have adequate on-
premise parking. Ardis Johnson, 1319 4th Street, felt parking problems were prevalent
throughout the city. Connie McKnight, 1811 Morningside Drive, stated that fire
hydrants are obstructed, and large vehicles park on both sides of the street. This
would make it difficult for emergency vehicles to get through. Dobbs asked for a
timeline when the issue could be discussed again. Hanson felt three (3) months
would allow staff to research other communities with similar parking problems and
how they dealt with them.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Dave Kurtz, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator