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Joint Brookings County and City Planning Commission Meeting - August 5, 2025

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, August 5, 2025
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DateTuesday, August 5, 2025
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1:03

It started in one minute.

2:32

Good evening and welcome to the July fifth, twenty twenty-five.

2:36

What?

2:36

August fifth.

2:37

Uh August fifth, twenty twenty-five, joint Brookings County and City of Brookings Planning Commission meeting.

2:43

This meeting is being recorded, televised, and viewable on Swift Tel Channel nineteen, ITC Channel 168, or the Brookings County YouTube channel.

2:52

I not call this meeting to order on the county side.

2:58

Uh first item of on the agenda for us is approval of the joint planning commission meetings.

3:04

Is there a motion?

3:06

Some of motion by Kyle Vanderwall, second.

3:10

Second.

3:10

Second by Daryl Klein John.

3:12

All in favor.

3:14

Motion passes.

3:37

Did you do the minutes?

3:38

Yeah, do the minutes too.

3:40

Um is there a motion to approve the minutes from the June third, twenty twenty-five meeting?

3:52

So moved.

3:55

All in favor.

4:01

Moving on agenda items to be items to be added to the agenda by commission members or staff.

4:07

Nothing.

4:08

Nope.

4:10

Invitation for citizens to schedule the time of the commission agenda for an item not listed.

4:16

Got nothing.

4:18

Disclosure of conflicts of interest relationships to the applicant or export a communication.

4:27

Approval of agenda.

4:28

Is there a motion on the county side?

4:32

Motion by Jensen.

4:33

Second.

4:35

Second by trying.

4:37

All in favor?

4:39

Motion passes.

4:52

Motion passes.

4:53

Thank you.

5:00

The planning commission of the county of Brookings and the City of Brookings consists of both Brookings County Planning Commission and the City of Brookings Planning Commission members.

5:08

The concurring vote of a simple majority of those joint planning commission board members present and voting is required for the recommendation to the Brookings County Commission and the Brookings County City Council for the final decision of the rezoning request.

5:26

Agenda item 2025 JJRZ003 Austrian investments LLC by Andrew Austream has made an application 2025 JJRZ 003 to the Brookings County Planning Commission for the property to be rezoned from joint jurisdiction business B3 Heavy District to joint jurisdiction industrial I1 light district.

5:51

The property is described as the northeast one-fourth of the northeast one-fourth, excluding lot H1 and that part lying east and north of lot H1 in section 14 Township 109 North Range 50W Murdery Township located 216 25 471st Avenue Brookings South Dakota 5706.

6:12

Is there a motion on the county side?

6:16

So move all motion by Paulson.

6:18

Is there a second?

6:19

Second.

6:20

Second by Kyle Vanderwall.

6:32

Thank you.

6:35

Richard, would you read staff report?

6:38

Yes, I'll um as the I'll turn the staff report over to Ryan for the city side as long as it meets the city requirements.

6:46

The county is as far as the county development side, we have no objections to it.

6:50

So Ryan, I'll turn it over to you.

6:53

So from the city side, uh Stryme Investments LLC.

6:57

Uh they purchased this property and rezoned it back in 2021 from Agg to Business B3 Heavy Business District.

7:07

Um with the intentions of opening a contractor shop, developing a contractor shop down on the property for their excavation business.

7:23

Um rock concrete, asphalt, crushing.

7:27

Uh we defined it and we defined the districts that it would be allowable in on the city side, it would be allowed in an I1 and I2 district as well as egg districts as we allow gravel mining operations in the egg district.

7:42

In this particular case, um Austrian kind of got caught in a pickle there in that uh portion of their business is the concrete crushing, and it is a sustainable um reuse of of uh spilled concrete.

7:57

It it works really well in the construction industry for base course for roads as well as building sites.

8:03

Um however, it is a conditional use in the I-1 district.

8:08

Uh the applicant is simply trying to rezone the property to I-1 and then pursue a conditional use so that he's in compliance with the zoning ordinance.

8:16

And so the first step in the process is uh to seek the appropriate rezoning to I-1 so that he makes sure that he's compliant with the zoning ordinance um for the city of Brookings because it is within the joint jurisdiction area.

8:31

Uh staff does support the rezoning request, and uh we'd stand for any questions you may have.

8:40

Thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Joint Brookings County and City of Brookings Planning Commission Meeting - August 5, 2025

The joint Planning Commission meeting was held on August 5, 2025, with both the Brookings County and City of Brookings commissions present. The main agenda item was a rezoning application (2025 JJRZ003) by Austrian Investments LLC. The meeting also included routine approvals and a public hearing for the proposed rezoning.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the joint planning commission meeting.
  • Approved the minutes from the June 3, 2025 meeting.
  • Approved the agenda.
  • No conflicts of interest were disclosed, and no items were added to the agenda.

Discussion Items

  • Rezoning Application 2025 JJRZ003 (Austrian Investments LLC): The applicant, Andrew Austream of Austrian Investments LLC, requested to rezone property located at 21625 471st Avenue, Brookings, from Joint Jurisdiction Business B3 Heavy District to Joint Jurisdiction Industrial I1 Light District. Staff (Ryan) reported that the property was rezoned from Agricultural to B3 in 2021 for a contractor shop and excavation business involving rock, concrete, and asphalt crushing. The concrete crushing operation is a conditional use in the I1 district, so the applicant seeks rezoning to I1 and then a conditional use permit to remain compliant with city ordinances. Staff supported the rezoning. During discussion, a commission member asked about an open wetlands designation on the future land use map; staff noted the property was rezoned before future land use map updates and had no opposition. The public hearing had no speakers for or against the request.

Key Outcomes

  • County side vote: Motion to recommend approval passed unanimously (Vanderwall, Paulson, Clark, Klein John, Vanderwall, Starhog, Troyan, Jensen, Ford - all aye/yes).
  • City side vote: Motion to recommend approval passed unanimously (Limmer, Speer, Heinrich, Braun, Solemn, Eakin, Luddy - all yes).
  • The rezoning request will be forwarded to the Brookings County Commission and the Brookings City Council for final decisions.

Meeting Transcript

It started in one minute. Good evening and welcome to the July fifth, twenty twenty-five. What? August fifth. Uh August fifth, twenty twenty-five, joint Brookings County and City of Brookings Planning Commission meeting. This meeting is being recorded, televised, and viewable on Swift Tel Channel nineteen, ITC Channel 168, or the Brookings County YouTube channel. I not call this meeting to order on the county side. Uh first item of on the agenda for us is approval of the joint planning commission meetings. Is there a motion? Some of motion by Kyle Vanderwall, second. Second. Second by Daryl Klein John. All in favor. Motion passes. Did you do the minutes? Yeah, do the minutes too. Um is there a motion to approve the minutes from the June third, twenty twenty-five meeting? So moved. All in favor. Moving on agenda items to be items to be added to the agenda by commission members or staff. Nothing. Nope. Invitation for citizens to schedule the time of the commission agenda for an item not listed. Got nothing. Disclosure of conflicts of interest relationships to the applicant or export a communication. Approval of agenda. Is there a motion on the county side? Motion by Jensen. Second. Second by trying. All in favor? Motion passes. Motion passes. Thank you. The planning commission of the county of Brookings and the City of Brookings consists of both 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 and voting is required for the recommendation to the Brookings County Commission and the Brookings County City Council for the final decision of the rezoning request. Agenda item 2025 JJRZ003 Austrian investments LLC by Andrew Austream has made an application 2025 JJRZ 003 to the Brookings County Planning Commission for the property to be rezoned from joint jurisdiction business B3 Heavy District to joint jurisdiction industrial I1 light district. The property is described as the northeast one-fourth of the northeast one-fourth, excluding lot H1 and that part lying east and north of lot H1 in section 14 Township 109 North Range 50W Murdery Township located 216 25 471st Avenue Brookings South Dakota 5706. Is there a motion on the county side? So move all motion by Paulson. Is there a second? Second. Second by Kyle Vanderwall. Thank you. Richard, would you read staff report? Yes, I'll um as the I'll turn the staff report over to Ryan for the city side as long as it meets the city requirements. The county is as far as the county development side, we have no objections to it. So Ryan, I'll turn it over to you. So from the city side, uh Stryme Investments LLC. Uh they purchased this property and rezoned it back in 2021 from Agg to Business B3 Heavy Business District.

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