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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCMinutes_2022_02_01Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota February 1, 2022 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Greg Fargen called the meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers Room x#310 on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Tanner Aiken, Justin Borns, James Drew, Gregg Jorgenson, Jacob Mills, Lee Ann Pierce, Nick Schmeichel, Roger Solum, and Fargen. Also present were Community Development Director Mike Struck, City Planner Ryan Miller, Seth Skogen, and Brian Leuders — Brookings School District. Item #1-- Roll Call Item #2 — (Pierce/Borns) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 — (Mills/Aiken) Motion to approve the January 4, 2022 Planning Commission Minutes. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED, Item #4a — Seth Skogen and Abundant Life Church submitted a petition to rezone Lot 2 of Block 13 of Momingside Addition, City of Brookings, from a Residence R-1 B single-family district to a Planned Development District. (Pierce/Mills) Motion to remove item from the table. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (Pierce/Fargen) Motion to approve the rezone request to a Planned Development District. (Original motion was made at the December 6, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting.) (Mills/Solum) Amendment to the motion to remove "drinking establishment" as an allowed use. Borns, Pierce and Jorgenson voted no. All others voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. Motion as amended to rezone to a Planned Development District with "drinking establishment" being removed as an allowed use. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4b - Brookings School District submitted a petition to rezone Tract I of Mendel Family Addition from Agriculture A District to a Business B-3 Heavy District. (Solum/Aileen) Motion to approve the rezone request. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4c — PMVK Limited submitted a petition to rezone Outlot I except the N40' and except H-1 in the NE 1/4 Section 1-T I 09N-R50W; The N325' of Lot I of Richard Price I st Addition; and The 5325' of N3 65' of the NE 1/4 except platted areas in Section 1-T I 09N -R50 W in the City of Brookings from an Agriculture A District, Residence R-1 A single-family district, and Residence R-3 apartment district to a Business B-2 District. (Jorgenson/Borns) Motion to approve the rezone request. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. Ryan Miller, City Planner Greg argen, da-irperson Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota February 1, 2022 OFFICIAL SUMMARY Chairperson Greg Fargen called the meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 5.- 3 0 PM in the Council Chambers Room x#310 on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Tanner Aiken, Justin Burns, James Drew, Gregg Jorgenson, Jacob Mills, Lee Ann Pierce, Nick Schmeichel, Roger Solum, and Fargen. Also present were Community Development Director Mike Struck, City Planner Ryan Miller, Seth Skogen, and Brian Leuders — Brookings School District. Item #4a — The original request in November was to rezone from an R-1 B to a B-2 District. The Commission tabled the item to allow the applicant to resubmit their request and site plans to rezone to a Planned Development District (PDD). The applicant has modified the site plan and changes have been made to the landscape buffers to the north, south and west, all these will meet the requirements of the PDD. However,, the buffer yard to the north will require a variance. This project is on 22nd Avenue which means that applicant would have to follow the requirements of the Commercial Corridor Overlay District (CCOD), but rezoning to a PDD would make them exempt from meeting the CCOD requirements. Pierce asked if the Commission could require the Commercial Corridor Design Review Standards be applied to a PDD? Miller explained that they can require or recommend changes to the site plan that would follow some of the CCOD. Skogen explained that the CCOD standards would require their building to be built at the street and this would not work for his plan. Miller explained that the biggest standard to follow would be with the location of the parking. Parking would need to be behind the building in a CCOD. Mills asked if the parking at the rear of the building was a requirement or a guideline of the CCOD. Mills didn't remember that the CCOD stated this as a requirement. Schmeichel wondered if the applicant had spoken with the neighbors to the south regarding a shared access. Miller explained that the parking couldn't be any closer to the street that the primary building on the parcel, unless the applicant can demonstrate that there are no other options for the parking. Schmeichel wondered if the city would have traffic concerns knowing the shared drive is no longer an option. Miller explained that the access drive for this location would be moved to the north as far as it could be. There is a turning lane at this point that could cause an issue with traffic. Mills inquired if the applicant has some proposed tenants for his project and if they removed some B-2 uses, could this cause some issues? Skogen stated that he has been talking with potential tenants. Borns asked where the employees will be allowed to park. Skogen stated that he would need to work that out yet, he would consider talking to the church. Mills feels that the Commercial Corridor Overlay District is a demanding district and it seems like it would be hard to require all new buildings/developments to follow the standards of this district. Fargen likes the idea of trying to get this request to fit the Commercial Corridor Overlay District, however this district is challenging and since there are properties in the vicinity that don't meet the CCOD, and have parking in the front, he doesn't feel that the Commission should hold the applicant to these standards. Schmeichel is concerned with the traffic because of the turning lane. And he is concerned that there could be a traffic issue and an issue of traffic backing up into the parking lot if they cannot turn onto 22nd Avenue. Item #4b — This a rezone request along 22nd Ave at 26th Street South. A Comprehensive Master Plan amendment was approved in 2021, reclassifying the area to Urban Medium Intensity. The applicant is seeking the rezone to allow for a future transportation, bus storage and maintenance facility for the school district. Mills had heard that there may be an issue to getting enough water to this facility to allow for proper sprinkling of this building. Miller stated that this has been discussed in DRT and BMU is aware and working on this. Schmeichel inquired about what side of the lot is considered the front and the back? Miller stated the front would be along 22nd Avenue. Leuders explained that they have already planted trees along the west side of this property as a buffer yard and they plan to locate the building towards the east end of the lot. Item #4c — This is a request to rezone property along 22nd Avenue South and 201h Street South. An amendment to the comprehensive plan was approved in 2021 to reclassify this area as Urban Medium Intensity. This rezone is portions of 3 different lots that currently have 3 different zoning districts applied. The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. Ryan Miller, City Planner �.. Greg Fa gen, Cha person