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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
October 6, 2009
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Acting Chairperson Greg Fargen called the regular meeting of the City
Planning Commission to order on October 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM in the Council
Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Alan Gregg, John
Gustafson, Mike Cameron, and Fargen. Stacey Howlett, Larry Fjeldos, Dave Kurtz
and Al Heuton were absent. Also present were Connie McKnight, Barb Lindsey, Ardis
Johnson, Beverly Dobbs, City Manager Jeff Weldon, City Engineer Jackie Lanning,
Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (Gregg/Gustafson) Motion to approve the minutes from the September 1,
2009 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Gregg/Cameron) Motion to approve the agenda with the deletion of
Item #5. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – The following plats were submitted for action:
a. Lots 1-3, Block 1, Prairie Hills Addition
(Cameron/Avery) Motion to approve the plat subject to required Brookings
Municipal Utility/City of Brookings easements. All present voted aye. MOTION
CARRIED.
b. Lots 2A and 2B, Block 11, McClemans Addition
(Gustafson/Cameron) Motion to approve the plat. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
c. Lots 1and 2, Culvers Addition
(Avery/Gustafson) Motion to approve the plat subject to City of Brookings
easements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
d. Lots 4A and 9A, Block 1, Astleford Addition
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(Gustafson/Gregg) Motion to approve the plat. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – Oakwood Equity Group, LLC has submitted a petition to annex the North 1,580
feet of the E ½ of the NW ¼ of Section 2-T109N-R50W, excluding Lot C, Christie Addition
and Outlots A, 1A, B and 1B.
(Gregg/Cameron) Motion to approve the annexation. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #6- The City of Brookings has submitted an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance pertaining to Emergency Services as a permitted use in certain business
and industrial districts.
(Cameron/Gustafson) Motion to approve the amendment. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #7 – The City of Brookings has submitted an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance pertaining to Off-street parking requirements for a two-family dwelling.
(Cameron/Gustafson) Motion to approve the amendment. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Gregg Fargen, Acting chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
October 6, 2009
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Acting Chairperson Greg Fargen called the regular meeting of the City
Planning Commission to order on October 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM in the Council
Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Alan Gregg, John
Gustafson, Mike Cameron, and Fargen. Stacey Howlett, Larry Fjeldos, Dave Kurtz
and Al Heuton were absent. Also present were Connie McKnight, Barb Lindsey, Ardis
Johnson, Beverly Dobbs, City Manager Jeff Weldon, City Engineer Jackie Lanning,
Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson and others.
Item #3a – This plat was for transfer of ownership purposes.
Item #3b – This replat would allow for the transfer of individual units of a twinhome.
Item #3c – This plat created the required square footage for a use in the Business B-4
District.
Item #3d – This replat transferred a portion of one lot to an adjoining lot.
Item #4 – Hanson stated that the area involved about 44 acres in the southwest part
of Brookings. Urban services could be provided to the site and the area was
included on the Future Land Use Map of the Comp Plan.
Item #6- Hanson stated the draft ordinance would allow emergency services to
locate in certain business and industrial districts. Currently, the only emergency
services are affiliated with governmental functions in residential zones, but that
could change. Hanson felt the operation of this type of use could be compatible
with other uses in the proposed districts.
Item #7 – Hanson remarked that the proposed ordinance would link units and
bedrooms to required parking spaces for a duplex much like the current
requirements do for apartments.
Connie McKnight, a resident, asked if the regulations pertained to existing
duplexes that wanted to add a bedroom. Hanson responded yes. Barb Lindey, a
resident, was concerned about cars parked on the street. She felt it could be
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difficult to use the street for emergency vehicles. Hanson noted that on-street
parking issues needed to be brought to the attention of other city departments.
Ardis Johnson, a resident, felt that landlords should provide adequate parking
on their property for the tenant’s vehicles. Mason Wheeler, a resident, felt the city
had a parking problem in areas where there were a lot of duplexes.
City Engineer Jackie Lanning remarked that restricting on-street parking may
not reduce the number of cars that use the street for parking. Beverly Dobbs, a
resident, felt the regulations could be applied retroactively to existing duplexes.
Fargen stated that the ordinance was a step in the right direction. Cameron
felt that the loss of green space and minimum lot area regulations for duplexes may
need to be reviewed in the future. Alan Gregg concurred with Cameron. He felt
parking on one side of the street only could be an option.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Gregg Fargen, Acting chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator