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Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
June 2, 2011
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment meeting to
order on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at City Hall.
Voting members present were Jim Pederson, Dick Peterson, Jason Hoffelt,
alternate-Jere Hieb, and Rusten. Alternate Mary Kidwilder was also present.
Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Amy and Mark Stoel, Terry
McKeown, Monte Harming, Vanessa Munson, John Lee Kratochvil, Ken
Brokmeier, Ray Mittan, Planning & Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (J. Pederson/D. Peterson) Motion to approve the minutes of the May
19, 2011 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (J. Hoffelt/J. Hieb) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – Amy Stoel has made a request for a variance on W5’ of Lot 14, all of
Lot 15, Block 2, LeGeros Addition also known as 1423 2nd Street. The request is to
establish a two-family dwelling on a lot with 64.4’ of lot width. The required lot
width is 65’.
(D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the variance. All present
voted no. MOTION FAILED.
Item #4 – John Lee Kratochvil has made a request for a variance on the South
110’ of Lots 1&2 and the South 52’ of Lot 3, Block 2, Hillpark Addition also known
as 421 12th Avenue. The request is to establish accessory buildings with a total
area of 1,488 square feet. The maximum permitted is 1,000 square feet.
(J Pederson/J. Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance.
(D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Amendment to the motion to add “provided
the access drive closest to the residence is removed.” All present voted
aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED.
The motion as amended was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION
CARRIED.
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Item #5 – Our Savior Lutheran Church has made a request for a variance on
Block 6, Meadowwood Addition also known as 1010 8th Street South. This request
is to erect a sign with 38.28 square feet of area. The maximum size permitted is
32 square feet.
(J. Pederson/J. Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance. Hieb and Rusten
voted aye. Hoffelt, Peterson and Pederson voted no. MOTION FAILED
Item #6 – Raymond Mittan has made a request for a variance on Lots 11 and 12,
Block 3, Parkdale Home Addition also known as 119 9th Street. The request is to
establish accessory buildings with a total area of 1.244 square feet. The
maximum allowed is 1,000 square feet.
(J. Pederson/D. Peterson) Motion to approve the variance. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
______________________ __________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
June 2, 2011
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment meeting to
order on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at City Hall.
Voting members present were Jim Pederson, Dick Peterson, Jason Hoffelt,
alternate-Jere Hieb, and Rusten. Alternate Mary Kidwilder was also present.
Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Amy and Mark Stoel, Terry
McKeown, Monte Harming, Vanessa Munson, John Lee Kratochvil, Ken
Brokmeier, Ray Mittan, Planning & Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others.
Item #3 – Amy Stoehl stated she was unable to sell her house as a single-family
dwelling. The house needed upkeep and a two-family dwelling use would allow
for better maintenance of the property. She noted that one similar variance
had been granted by the Board in 2009. Her lot was only 6 inches short of the
minimum required frontage width for a duplex.
Monte Harming, 1431 Second Street, noted that another neighbor, Dick
Smith, had sent a letter to the Board opposing the request. Smith felt the
character of the neighborhood, as single-family dwellings, should be maintained
and that higher densities and more traffic would be detrimental. Harming
concurred with Smith. Terry McKeown, 1415 2nd Street, recalled a previous
application for the same variance was denied by the Board. He opposed the
request because it would increase the density in the neighborhood. Vanessa
Munson, 1414 Third Street, opposed the request because it would cause traffic
congestion in the alley.
Stoel responded that the house could still be rented to “one family” which
could be 3,4 or 5 individuals depending upon how they were related.
Pederson asked if the main reason was a monetary issue? Stoel replied
that it had more to do with being more selective in whom she rented to.
Pederson felt she was concerned about the money it would take to fix up the
house. Stoel responded that a two-family status would make it easier to sell the
property.
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Item #4 – Lee Kratochvil stated he recently purchased the property. An existing
garage on the property had 6 foot high overhead doors and was only 20 feet
deep. This did not allow for the storage of a pickup truck or a boat. He pointed
out that the lot had 13,600 square feet of area and his proposed garage would
be no larger than other garages in the neighborhood. He remarked that he
would be willing to eliminate an access drive off 12th Avenue since it only led to
a shed.
Peterson asked why the proposed garage had to be that large.
Kratochvil felt the lot size justified the building size. He added that the garage
would have 2 stalls and a work area. Peterson noted that the lot size was the
only reason he had for supporting the request.
Item #5 – Pastor Ken Brokmeier of Our Savior Lutheran Church referred to a letter
he had sent to the Board that addressed their request. He stated one additional
neighbor had supported the variance. He indicated that the word
“Evangelical” had been dropped from the name in order to reduce the size of
the sign. The EMD portion had also been reduced so that it met the ordinance
requirements. Only the identification portion of the sign would create a need
for a variance. Pederson felt no hardship existed with the request.
Item #6 – Ray Mittan stated he wanted to build a two-stall garage on an
adjacent lot. The small stucco house currently on the lot would be razed. The
new garage would be smaller than the old house.
Rusten noted that Mittan had two 50 foot wide lots side by side. Mittan
replied that was correct. He added that the lots would become one lot since
his residence would be the only house on the parcel.
The meeting was adjourned.
______________________ __________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator