Joint planning commissions recommend rezoning of Outlots 10–11 to B-3 heavy business

The Brookings County and City of Brookings joint planning commissions voted to recommend that Outlots 10 and 11 in the joint jurisdiction be rezoned from joint jurisdiction agricultural to joint jurisdiction B‑3 heavy business district, forwarding the application from RW Properties LLC by Ryan White to the Brookings County Commission and the Brookings City Council for final decisions.

The recommendation matters locally because the property sits adjacent to existing B‑3 zoning on South Main Avenue and because a city comprehensive plan amendment approved in late 2024 changed the future land‑use designation in the area to “medium intensity,” which city planner Ryan Miller said supports a mix of residential and business districts including B‑3. Miller also noted that an existing residence on one lot would become a nonconforming use under the ordinance and would be subject to Section 94‑41, the city’s nonconforming‑use clause.

The commission reviewed a staff report describing the site as Outlots 10 and 11 in the west half of the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 11, Township 109 North, Range 50 West (Madera Township). Each lot is 50 feet wide east–west and 298.5 feet…