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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCMinutes_2012_11_06C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\11.docx 1 Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota November 6, 2012 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Wayne Avery called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 5:30 PM in the Chambers Room on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Hal Bailey, Mike Cameron, Alan Gregg, Al Heuton, John Sydow, Kristi Tornquist, and Avery. Donna DeKraai and Greg Fargen were absent. Also present were John Mills, Richard Shane, Chris Engen, Scott Peterson, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #1 – (Gregg/Heaton) Motion to approve the minutes from the October 2, 2012, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Heuton/Sydow) Motion to approve the agenda with the following changes: Item #5 – deferred to the December meeting Item #7 – In-service training All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – G.O. Inc. has submitted a final plat of Lot 20, Block 4, Windermere Pointe Addition. (Heuton/Bailey) Motion to approve subject to utility easements. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – Prairie Hills, LLC has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a community center on Lot 1, Block 4, Prairie Hills Addition (Gregg/Bailey) Motion to approve the conditional use. All present voted aye, except Sydow abstained. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Wayne Avery, Chairperson C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\11.docx 2 Planning & Zoning Administrator Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota November 6, 2012 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Wayne Avery called the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 5:30 PM in the Chambers Room on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Hal Bailey, Mike Cameron, Alan Gregg, Al Heuton, John Sydow, Kristi Tornquist, and Avery. Donna DeKraai and Greg Fargen were absent. Also present were John Mills, Richard Shane, Chris Engen, Scott Peterson, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #4 – John Mills, President of Prairie Hills, LLC, stated the community center would serve a new twinhome development. He submitted an elevation drawing showing the proposed architectural style of the building. He felt the center would be a useful amenity for residents of the area. Heuton asked about parking. Mills responded that there were 12 spaces planned for the center, and more could be added adjacent to the private street. As a comparison, the Meadowgreen Townhome community center had 14 spaces and that building was smaller. Cameron noted that residents of Meadowgreen often walk to their center. He felt the project fit in well with the proposed future uses. Bailey remarked that the center would add value to the development in regards to added services. Heuton felt the style of the building would blend in well with the neighborhood, and the center would compliment “The Landing” development. Item #6 – Richard Shane, 1045 Circle Drive, proposed a zoning change in his neighborhood to a Residence R-1C District. He felt the current R-2 zoning could result in excessive congestion in the streets due to more people, parked cars, and traffic. Hanson informed the Planning Commission that 37 property owners had signed a petition. Avery asked what initiated the petition. Shane replied that a single-family home in the neighborhood had been converted to a two-family dwelling. Chris Engen, 1025 Circle Drive, stated she had lived there for 17 years, and it had been a good family oriented neighborhood. She noted that Circle Drive was not C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\11.docx 3 a thru-street so the area was quiet. She had read the original covenants that specified that the developers restricted the use to single-family dwellings, but the initial 25 year time frame had passed. She felt the single-family environment should be maintained. Scott Peterson, 1039 Circle Drive, opposed the change. He had purchased his property five (5) years ago and used it for rental purposes. He fel t the R-2 District should remain since there were duplexes and apartments nearby, and SDSU was a “stone’s throw” away. He did not think a rezoning would change anything that existed now so he did not perceive a benefit. Engen responded that she understood that renting property would not be affected, but increases in density could still occur under the R-2. She added that there were other areas in the community that could still accommodate students. Cameron asked how many properties in the Circle Drive petition area could be converted to a two-family dwelling by right under the R-2 regulations. Hanson replied that several met the area regulations. Cameron and Heuton requested additional information on the current land uses and the potential for density increases. Hanson would provide the data at the December meeting. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Wayne Avery, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator