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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
January 4, 2011
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Alan Gregg called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on January 4, 2011, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Hal Bailey, Mike Cameron,
Donna DeKraai, Greg Fargen, Al Heuton, John Sydow, and Gregg. John
Gustafson was absent. Also present were Community Development Director
Mike Struck, City Manager Jeff Weldon, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan
Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (Cameron/Avery) Motion to approve the minutes from the December
7, 2010, Planning Commission meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Cameron/Fargen) Motion to approve the agenda with the deletion
of Item #5. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – Greg Fargen, representing the nominating committee, submitted Al
Heuton for Chairperson and Wayne Avery for Vice-chairperson for 2011. No
others were nominated, and Gregg declared the nominations closed.
(Cameron/DeKraai) Motion to approve the nominees. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – The City of Brookings has submitted amendments to the Subdivision
Ordinance pertaining to erosion and preservation of topsoil.
(Gregg/Avery) Motion to defer to staff for further review. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #8 – The Planning Commission, upon request by the City Council, discussed
small wind energy conversion systems for commercial and residential districts.
(Cameron/DeKraai) Motion to revisit the issue in 12 months as staff
researches the use of wind turbines in other communities. Cameron, Avery, and
DeKraai voted aye. Fargen, Gregg, Sydow, Bailey, and Heuton voted no.
MOTION FAILED.
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(Gregg/Fargen) Motion to have staff prepare a timeline for researching
the use of wind turbines and report back to the Planning Commission. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #10 – The 2010 Annual Report was submitted for review.
(Gregg/DeKraai) Motion to accept the report. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ ______________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Al Heuton, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
January 4, 2011
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Alan Gregg called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on January 4, 2011, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Hal Bailey, Mike Cameron,
Donna DeKraai, Greg Fargen, Al Heuton, John Sydow, and Gregg. John
Gustafson was absent. Also present were Community Development Director
Mike Struck, City Manager Jeff Weldon, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan
Hanson and others.
Item #4 – Hanson remarked that several late revisions were added to the
amendments. Therefore, staff would like to re-examine the ordinance and
resubmit it in February.
Item #6 – The CIP Project List was revised showing completed, on-going, and
future projects. The list would be updated to show scheduled projects within five
(5) year increments. The final version would be submitted to the Commission at a
future meeting.
Item #7 – General census data was discussed with the Commission. Population
figures for 2010 were released for states and showed a 7.9% increase for South
Dakota. The July 2009 estimate for Brookings city was 20,184. This was a
projected 9% increase. Actual population counts for “places” would not be
available until 2012.
The Commission also reviewed statistics relating to age, homeownership,
housing units, and household size. The information compared federal, state, and
local percentages. Data on the baby boomers’ generation and older
generations was also discussed.
Item #8 – The City Council asked the Commission to revisit small wind energy
conversion systems for business and residential districts. DeKraai asked what level
of community interest had been shown. Hanson responded that two (2)
residents were interested and one business owner. DeKraai felt the topic had
been thoroughly discussed and that staff had adequately researched it.
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Heuton and Gregg thought that additional ordinance models and data
could be gathered in the coming months to see if a local ordinance would be
appropriate. Hanson noted that research had been done for about three (3)
years, and it showed that very few communities allowed wind turbines in an
urban residential setting. Cameron felt that several safeguards would be
needed for such an ordinance.
Fargen remarked that an ordinance could be written to allow very limited
uses in the residential or business districts similar to the ones in the industrial
district. Avery did not feel that the ordinance should be written for a majority of
residential subdivisions but could be ok for certain areas.
Item #9 – The Commission reviewed the existing land uses in the south campus
neighborhood. These were examined initially at the December meeting. Based
upon the request from the City Council, several options for potential land use
classification changes were presented solely for discussion purposes. The options
involved expanded commercial districts and higher-density residential districts.
It was noted that the options, if realized, would have substantial impacts
on the neighborhood. Therefore, it would be important to involve the residents in
order to get their input. The Commission felt that input from the university and a
review of the Comp Plan would be necessary too. Commissioners Heuton,
Fargen, Cameron, and DeKraai agreed to form a task force to discuss the issues
and report back to the Commission.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ ______________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Al Heuton, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator