Joint Planning Commission Rejects Rudebusch Rezoning (June 3, 2025)
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Joint Brookings County & City Planning Commission Meeting – June 3, 2025
The joint Brookings County and City of Brookings Planning Commission convened at 8:00 PM on June 3, 2025, primarily to consider a single rezoning application (2025JJRZ002) for a property at 1809 West 20th Street South. After a staff presentation highlighting a conflict with the city's comprehensive plan, and a public hearing with no public testimony, the commission voted against recommending the rezoning.
Consent Calendar
- The Commission unanimously approved the minutes from the February 4, 2025, joint meeting and the meeting agenda.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke in favor of or in opposition to the agenda items during the public hearing on the rezoning request.
Discussion Items
- Rezoning Application 2025JJRZ002 (Rudebusch Property): Richard L. and Donna Rudebusch petitioned to rezone the east one acre of the Rudebusch Addition (easterly two acres of Lot 1) from Joint Jurisdiction Agriculture District to Joint Jurisdiction Residence R-1A Single-Family District. The property is located west of the intersection of West 20th Street South and West 16th Avenue South.
- Staff Report: Staff explained the property had lost a non-conforming use status upon removal of a mobile home, rendering it non-buildable under its current zoning. The property is located entirely within the designated floodplain.
- City Planner Position on Comprehensive Plan: City Planner Ryan Miller reported that the 2040 Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map designates the rezone area as 'Open Space / Floodland'. Mr. Miller stated that this category "would not support any sort of rezone out of the current ag district". He noted the property is entirely surrounded by agricultural zoning districts.
- Applicant Position: Thomas Chandler appeared on behalf of the applicants. It was stated that a purchase agreement for the property is contingent upon approval of the rezoning request.
Key Outcomes
- Recommendation Vote (Failed): The Joint Planning Commission voted on a motion to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council and County Commission.
- City Side Vote: The motion failed, with 3 votes in favor (Commissioners Jamison, Hinrichs, Braun) and 5 votes against (Commissioners Limmer, Spear, Solum, Aiken, Leddy).
- County Side Vote: The motion failed unanimously, with 8 votes against (Commissioners Kelly Vanderwall, Paulson, Klein John, Kyle Vanderwall, Joinby, De Groot, Jensen, Ford).
- Next Steps: Despite the negative recommendation from the Planning Commission, the rezoning request will be forwarded to the Brookings City Council and Brookings County Commission for their final decision. Their joint public hearing is tentatively scheduled for July 8, 2025, at 5:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Go work at 801. Good evening and welcome to the June 3rd, 2025 joint Brookings County and City of Brookings Planning Commission meeting. This meeting is being recorded, televised, and viewable on Switch Tel Channel 19, ITC Channel 168, or the Brookings County YouTube channel. I now call this meeting to order. Approval of joint planning commission minutes. So moved. Motion by Van Der Wall is your second. Second. Second by Commissioner Van der Wall. All in favor. Aye. Motion passes. Is there a motion on the city side for the February 4th, 2025 minutes? So move solemn. Second, Jameson. All in favor. Motion passes. Thank you. Items to be added to the commission agenda or added to the agenda by commission members or staff. County. I have none. City. City has none. Invitation for citizens to schedule a time on the commission agenda for an item not listed. Nobody disclosure conflicts of interest relationships to applicant or ex parte communication. County side. Seeing none. On a county side approval of agenda, is there a motion? So moved. Motion by Klein John. Is there second? Second. Second by Paulson. All in favor. Motion passes. Approval agenda on the city side. So moved. Aiken. Second. All in favor. Aye. Motion passes. Thank you. The joint county and city planning commission. The planning commission of the county of Brookings and the City of Brookings consist of both the Brookings County Planning Commission and the City of Brookings Planning Commission members. The concurring vote of a simple majority of those joint planning commission board members present voting is required to forward a recommendation to the Brookings County Commission and the Brookings County City Council at for the final decision of the rezoning request. Agenda item 2025, JJRZ002. Richard L and Donna Rudabush have made an application 2025 JJRZ002 to the Brookings County Planning Commission for property to be rezoned from joint jurisdiction agricultur agricultural district to joint jurisdiction residents R-1A single family district. So moved. Motion by Kyle Vanderwall is there a second.
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