Brookings Planning Commission Meeting - July 2, 2024
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Brookings Planning Commission Meeting - July 2, 2024
The Brookings Planning Commission met on July 2, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Chambers Room of the Brookings City & County Government Center. The commission approved two variance requests, endorsed a revised preliminary plat, a rezone, and a conditional use permit for a townhome development, and tabled a final development plan for a commercial project pending further consideration of a drive-through lane.
Consent Calendar
- Approved the June 3, 2024 meeting minutes and the agenda as submitted.
Board of Adjustment
- Granum Variance – Driveway Expansion (1515 Steamboat Trail): Approved a 10-foot driveway expansion, bringing total width to 32 feet, to allow parking off the road and trash can screening. The applicant stated the expansion would help with drainage and reduce standing water. No opposition. Vote: unanimous.
- Veldkamp – Detached Garage (505 Wicklow Lane): Approved a variance for a detached garage after the applicant revised plans (tabled from the June meeting). The applicant addressed neighbor concerns and the variance was granted without opposition. Vote: unanimous.
Discussion Items
- Revised Preliminary Plat – Blocks 1A, 3A and 4 in Northern Plains Addition: Applicant (Kyle Rausch, land design, and Mike Hawley, owner) requested revisions to expand the residential area, reducing commercial parking, while maintaining 20 townhome units (8 on Block 3A, 12 on Block 4). Public comment: Ron Stee, a landowner to the south, expressed drainage concerns and requested elimination of the first unit or a drainage easement. The applicant offered to add a 15-foot drainage easement or adjust the setback. After discussion, the commission approved without an additional easement condition, relying on civil engineering review and the existing drainage plan. Vote: unanimous.
- Rezone East 151 feet of Block 1 from Business B-2A to Residence R-2: Approved as part of the same project to align with the townhome use. The applicant noted the rezone would not increase the number of units. No opposition. Vote: unanimous.
- Conditional Use Permit for Townhouses on Blocks 3A and 4: Approved with conditions (max 8 units on Block 3A, 12 on Block 4) because the previous CUP had expired after one year without substantial progress. Applicant stated they were re-applying to continue the project. No opposition. Vote: unanimous.
- Final Development Plan – Lot 2 in Block 3B in Prairie Hills Addition: Proposed a 5-suite commercial building with a drive-through lane. Staff recommended approval with conditions: removal of the drive-through lane, addition of bicycle parking and pedestrian connection, and exterior lighting plan. Applicant (Linda Pierce of Lily Design and Kellen Blue Dorn of Sodak Construction) argued for the drive-through, noting it would be used by a coffee shop (a permitted special use in B2A). Commissioner Schmeichel questioned the zoning mix (B2, B2A, B2) and suggested a rezone or PDD amendment. The commission voted to table the item to allow the applicant to explore amending the initial development plan or rezoning. Vote: unanimous.
Key Outcomes
- All votes were unanimous (8-0) for each of the five items.
- The final development plan was tabled, not denied, to allow the applicant to address zoning and drive-through issues.
- Noted that Commissioner Jacob Mills has resigned due to moving outside city limits; a vacancy notice has been posted.
- The next joint planning commission meeting is scheduled for 8:00 PM the same evening.
Meeting Transcript
We're gonna go ahead and resume the meeting. Okay, item 4K. This is the RAM variance. Notice this here by given that Chancel RAM has made a request for a variance on lot three and block 16 continuous line edition, also known as 15 scheme trail. The request is for a 10-foot driveway expansion for a total of 32 feet in width. And request is to expand the driveway within the front yard. This is a corner lot, like we've seen similar variance requests this year. It's corner lots, and the request is to expand driveway towards the secondary front yard in this case right road. Section 94 343 B4 describes um driveway allowances expansion possibilities. So the driveway, subsection A, the driveway expanded portion of the matching garage that has a width of 246 feet. Subsection B stand with the driveway to the minimum front yard setback area driveway inside block by basically high wall and hashtag all three garages that have door space in the street. Here is a proposed site plan for driveway expansion. So the bottom would be steamboat trail to the left would be right mode. The garage is located on kind of a corner portion of the lot trail and right road east side of the property. Maximum for driver was 32. Option recommendation for doesn't have the following options approved as presented, amend denied, paper. Having heard that, I'll contain a motion for approval of this item and you can specify whether or not that includes the staff recommendations. Sure. Move to approve including the stack or second meeting. Okay, we've got a motion and a second. And so we will uh go ahead and open this up to public testimony. Um anybody's here to speak in favor of this motion, or if the applicant is available and wants to say any words uh concerned forward. I don't know if it's I don't know. I've um basically we just want to do it. We want to get a vehicle off the road right now. We have a truck that we have to periodically move just because it's we can't leave it sit there for more than 72 hours. So and then we also want to build something to hide our trash cans and have it easily be able to move to the end of the road. So any questions for the asking one of the uh table for the chocolate part, what's they are now is it grass? Isn't it? Yeah, it's just grass and then a little bit of landscaping rock next to it. Concrete, just like the rest of the driveway. Yep. Have you thought about if it's going to produce any comments in the drainage? It shouldn't because it should help bring the water to the road instead of only concern that's the three training. I don't believe it should, but when we're concrete guys there, we'll make sure that it doesn't. Because yeah, we don't want it to pull next to the house, and we don't want it, yeah. Because actually, right now we have a lot of standing water there after it rains anyways. So we need to kind of get it graded right anyways. So thank you. Are there others present tonight that like speaking support? Okay, seeing none, are there uh any folks available that like speaking opposition? Okay, again, seeing none. Uh we'll close public testimony. Uh just to clarify we're dealing with both various requests. Mr. Chair, yes. Uh can you go to the drive? Yeah. I just want to clear something clarify okay. That three B.
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