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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
March 1, 2011
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Al Heuton called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on March 1, 2011, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Hal Bailey, Donna DeKraai, Greg
Fargen, Alan Gregg, John Sydow, and Heuton. John Gustafson and Mike
Cameron were absent. Also present were Wayne Wagner, Seth Koch, Shawn
Storhaug, Deb Delaney, Daryl Wheeldon, Community Development Director
Mike Struck, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (Gregg/Avery) Motion to approve the minutes from the February 1,
2011 City Planning Commission and Joint City/County Planning meeting. All
present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Bailey/Fargen) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – Dean Christie has submitted a petition to annex the north 1,580 feet of
the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 2-T109N-R50W and abutting rights of way of
20th Street South and Main Avenue South, but excluding Lot C, Christie Addition
and Outlots A, 1A, B and 1B.
(Fargen/DeKraai) Motion to approve the annexation. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – Wooden Legs Brewing Company has submitted an application for a
Conditional Use on the east 65 feet of Lots 15 & 16, Block 14, Second Addition.
The request is to establish a brewpub in the Business B-1 District.
(Gregg/Avery) Motion to approve the Conditional Use. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Fargen and DeKraai recused themselves from the commission.
Item #5 – CALA, LLC has submitted an application for a Conditional Use to
establish an office on Lot 3, Block 3, Hill Park Addition (1112 6th Street, Apt #2)
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(Sydow/Bailey) Motion to approve the Conditional Use as presented. All
present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Fargen and DeKraai were reseated on the commission.
Item #6 – Brookings Masonic Lodge #24 and the City of Brookings have
submitted a petition to vacate the alley located on the west 10 feet of the east
165 feet of the north 57.5 feet of Temple Block Addition.
(Gregg/Avery) Motion to approve the alley vacation subject to a signed
petition to vacate by Brookings Masonic Lodge #24. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #7 – Deborah Delaney has submitted a petition to rezone Lot 3, Block 10,
Folsom Addition and the vacated street lying between Blocks 10 and 11, Folsom
Addition from an Industrial I-1 District to a Residence R-3A District.
(Fargen/Bailey) Motion to approve the rezoning. Bailey, Gregg, DeKraai,
and Sydow voted aye. Fargen, Avery, and Heuton voted no. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ ______________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Al Heuton, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Planning Commission
Brookings, South Dakota
March 1, 2011
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Al Heuton called the regular meeting of the City Planning
Commission to order on March 1, 2011, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Members present were Wayne Avery, Hal Bailey, Donna DeKraai, Greg
Fargen, Alan Gregg, John Sydow, and Heuton. John Gustafson and Mike
Cameron were absent. Also present were Wayne Wagner, Seth Koch, Shawn
Storhaug, Deb Delaney, Daryl Wheeldon, Community Development Director
Mike Struck, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Planning and Zoning Administrator
Dan Hanson and others.
Item #3 – Wayne Wagner, President of Oakwood Equity Group, stated he was
representing Dean Christie, owner of the land to be annexed. The future plans
involved a residential subdivision that would include affordable housing and
multi-family housing. Commercial development was also planned. His
company had already begun working on storm water management plans and
coordinating with adjacent, future developments.
Heuton noted that some adjacent parcels were not included in the
petition. Hanson responded that those parcels would be addressed at a later
date.
Item #4 – Seth Koch, CEO and Brewmaster of Wooden Legs Brewing Company,
summarized his operation for the commission. He anticipated a yearly
production of 350 barrels from a ½ barrel system. He would use about 280
pounds of grain per week or about 300 bushels annually. The grain would be
delivered by truck to a storage area in the rear of the building. He would make
local contacts for disposal of the spent grain.
Heuton asked if the spent grain would be stored inside. Koch replied that
it would be in sealed containers in a storage room. Fargen asked if the footprint
of the building would change. Koch replied that a variance had been
obtained that would allow for an addition to be built off the rear of the building.
This would provide additional storage area.
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Item #5 – Shawn Storhaug of Brookings Property Management, stated he
wanted to operate a rental office out of one of the apartments. He felt he
would be at the location for a few years before moving to a commercial site.
The office would be open a few hours each day for him to do reports, office
work and sign leases.
Heuton asked how many rental properties were managed by the
company. Storhaug replied 70 units. Heuton felt a parking shortage could result
from operating the office from this location. He referenced the information
supplied by Storhaug stating that 9 parking spaces were available but 5 were
reserved for 1114 6th Street. This left only 4 spaces for 1112 6th Street. If the office
contained 1,000 square feet, it would need 5 spaces.
Gregg asked how the request should be handled if a variance is required.
Hanson responded that the commission determines only the impact of the use
on adjoining properties and its appropriateness to the site. If a variance was
needed, it would have to be submitted to the Board of Adjustments for action.
Heuton asked how much traffic would likely be generated by the office
use. Storhaug replied that some leases are signed at houses, some are mailed
and some are signed at the office. Most leases are signed in the late afternoon
or evening.
Item #6 – Hanson summarized the history of how the alley was created and
used. It was abandoned many years ago and was now covered with grass. He
added that he had discussed the alley with members of the Masonic Lodge
and they did not oppose the action. However, the Lodge was not scheduled to
meet until the evening of March 1, to discuss the vacation with the members.
Fargen asked how the alley would be split if vacated. Hanson replied that
each side could get 5 feet but it remained to be determined since the City
bought the land from the Masonic Lodge in 1940. Gregg asked if access across
the alley would still be permitted if it was vacated. Hanson responded that the
city could agree to a cross easement to allow future use of city land.
Item #7 – Delaney stated that her family lived in a residence on the land for 56
years. The house was now uninhabitable and the plan was to raze it and build a
new home. A separate Habitat for Humanity house would also be built on an
adjacent parcel.
Daryl Wheeldon, an abutting property owner, stated the current building
setback was 20 feet but if the R-3A zoning was approved, the setback would
increase to 50 feet for the south side of his lot. Hanson clarified that a 50 foot
landscape buffer was required whenever an industrial district bordered a
residential district. No buildings, storage or other uses could be located in the
buffer.
DeKraai asked what part of the lot was being used now. Wheeldon
replied that there was some storage on the south end of the lot.
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Heuton was concerned about an R-3A district encroaching into the I -1
district. He noted that industrial district zoning surrounded the Delaney property
on three sides. Fargen asked if Delaney had other options for building a
residence on the lot. Hanson replied no.
DeKraai inquired as to the distance from Wheeldon’s shop to Delaney’s
lot line. Delaney estimated that it was a little less than 50 feet.
Fargen remarked that the direct impact to the Wheeldon property was
quite substantial if the Del aney land was rezoned.
DeKraai asked if Delaney could rebuild the existing house. Delaney
replied that the house needed so much work that it would be cheaper to build
new. She also noted that a maximum 25% expansion was all that was allowed
for legal nonconforming uses.
The meeting was adjourned.
_______________________ ______________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Al Heuton, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator