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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
February 2, 2010
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Alan Gregg called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on February 2, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Mike Cameron, Greg Fargen, Al
Heuton, Dave Kurtz, and Gregg. Larry Fjeldos and John Gustafson were absent.
Also present were Dave Owens, Quinn Fairchild, City Engineer Jackie Lanning,
Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson, and others.
Item #1 – (Fargen/Heuton) Motion to approve the minutes from the December 1,
2009 Planning Commission meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Heuton/Kurtz) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – The following plats were submitted for action:
a. Lots 21A and 22, Parsley Way Addition
(Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the plat.
(Heuton/Cameron) Amendment to the motion to add “subject to a cul-de-
sac turnaround per city engineer’s specifications.” The Commission also
grants a variance to the maximum permitted length of a cul-de-sac as
required by the Subdivision Ordinance. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT
CARRIED.
The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION
CARRIED.
b. Lots 89, 90, and KK, Block 5, Hyland Addition
(Avery/Fargen) Motion to approve the plat. All present voted aye. MOTION
CARRIED.
Item #4 – Request is deferred to the March meeting due to illness of the applicant.
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Item #5 – Owens Enterprises, Inc. has submitted an application for a Conditional
Use Permit to establish a Contractors Shop and Storage Yard on Lots 9 – 12, Block 2,
Parkdale Home Replat Subdivision.
(Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the Conditional Use.
(Cameron/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to add the following
conditions:
1. The existing six foot (6’) high fence along the north lot line shall remain in
place and not be removed.
2. The existing four and one-half foot (4½’) high fence along the south lot
line shall remain in place and not be removed.
3. The Conditional Use Permit shall be granted only to the applicant.
All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED.
The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #6 – The City of Brookings has submitted a petition to rezone Lots 128, 129A, 129B,
130A, 130B, 131A, and 131B of Onaka Village, Indian Hills Addition from a Residence
R-2 District to a Residence R-3 District.
(Heuton/Kurtz) Motion to approve the rezoning. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #7 – The City of Brookings has submitted amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance pertaining to access drives, accessory buildings, fences, off-site parking,
signs, and brewpubs.
(Cameron/Kurtz) Motion to approve the zoning amendments except for the
off-site parking amendments.
(Heuton/Cameron) Amendment to the motion to add the following
amendment for accessory buildings:
“No accessory building located upon a residential lot shall have a height
greater than that of the principal building.”
All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED.
The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
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Item #8 – (Heuton/Avery) Motion to accept the 2009 Annual Planning Commission
Report. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ ________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Alan Gregg, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
February 2, 2010
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Alan Gregg called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on February 2, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Mike Cameron, Greg Fargen, Al
Heuton, Dave Kurtz, and Gregg. Larry Fjeldos and John Gustafson were absent.
Also present were Dave Owens, Quinn Fairchild, City Engineer Jackie Lanning,
Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson, and others.
Item #3a – Hanson stated the revised plat included two lots and a modified street
design that eliminated an existing, platted cul-de-sac with a turnaround and
extended the street to the west. Cameron asked if the cul-de-sac terminal on the
existing plat met the minimum radius requirements. Hanson replied yes.
Heuton noted that the City Engineer had recommended that the turn-
around remain in place for large emergency vehicles. Kurtz questioned if the turn-
around could be balanced on the west end of the street. Hanson responded that a
field check would be needed to insure that no buildings or other objects would
encroach into or be too close to the right-of-way line.
Item #3b – Fargen stated that the plat was similar to all other plats for this particular
development. Cameron asked if drainage plans and easements were as required.
Lanning replied yes.
Item #5 – Dave Owens of Owens Enterprises stated he wanted to establish a small
contractor’s business. Kurtz asked what type of equipment and materials would be
stored on-site. Owens replied that very little material would be stored, but he would
have wheel barrows, a skid steer, and employee pickups. He would not have any
heavy equipment. He added that he stored some equipment on a commercial lot
to the south (old Service Electric site).
Heuton asked about employees. Owens replied that he usually had two to
three employees, and they would park on-site or in the street. Fargen inquired
about the existing fencing and if more fencing was planned. Owens answered that
he had considered replacing the fence along the south side but felt that most of
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his storage was screened already. Heuton asked if there would be storage behind
the north garage. Owens replied yes.
Quinn Fairchild, a neighbor, stated he could not see into Owens’ backyard
due to the existing fences and accessory buildings. He felt the view for other
neighbors was also limited.
Item #6 – Hanson stated that the area to be rezoned was planned as a transitional
zone between Onaka Village and Wahpeton Village. The lots had been recently
developed and contained three (3) twinhomes and one (1) duplex. A survey
indicated that three of the four buildings on the lots were constructed too close to
the front property line. A rezoning to an R-3 District would bring the buildings back
into conformance. He added that an R-3 District existed to the north and east of
the lots.
Cameron noted that there was also an open space buffer between the lots
to be rezoned and adjacent lots to the south.
Item #7 – The proposed amendments were grouped together for discussion
purposes. The section regulating access drives was modified primarily for
clarification. One small change was proposed that would allow for a reverse flare
on an approach to match with a parking pad next to the driveway.
Accessory buildings have continued to expand upward because the
maximum allowable size only pertained to the ground floor. This amendment
counts the floor area of all floors combined. In addition, another amendment sets a
maximum sidewall height for accessory buildings in the side or rear yard.
Heuton felt an accessory building should not be taller than the principal
building. The Commission generally concurred to add this amendment.
Hanson remarked that the fence amendments would allow for an “open
design” type fence to be taller in a front yard. Other designs would still remain at
the 30 inch maximum height.
The off-site parking amendments reduced the distance that an off-site
parking space could be from the use. The Commission felt, with the exception of an
apartment complex, off-site parking should not be permitted. A revised
amendment would be resubmitted at a future meeting.
The sign amendments allowed businesses in strip malls to use portable signs
more frequently than a stand alone business. The amendments also increased the
allowable square footage for institutional uses on corner lots and for residential lots.
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A new use called a brewpub was proposed for several business districts. The
use would be a conditional use in the B-1 and a permitted special use in the B-2, B-
3, and B-4. Brewpubs were popular throughout the United States and several
communities in South Dakota had them. Most brewpubs were allowed with certain
restrictions pertaining to licensing, production limits, floor area coverage, and raw
material shipments. The Commission generally felt the standards were appropriate
for the proposed use.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Alan Gregg, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator