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Council approves conditional-use permit for home-based gunsmithing business with limits and monitoring
Summary
The Brookings City Council granted a conditional-use permit to Havoc Engineering owner Tyler Bridal to operate a major home-occupation gunsmithing business at his residence, with conditions limiting transfers, on-site classes and requiring periodic licensing proof.
The Brookings City Council on June 17 approved a conditional-use permit allowing a gunsmithing business to operate as a major home occupation at a residence in the city, with conditions meant to limit on-site activity and require periodic verification of federal and state licensing.
The permit, related to Havoc Engineering and its owner Tyler Bridal, passed after council members discussed public-safety and zoning concerns and after the planning commission recommended approval with three conditions: the conditional use is valid to the applicant only and nontransferable; no build classes are allowed on-site; and the applicant must submit proof of all relevant state and federal licensing to the community development department every three years.
Mike Struck, the city's community development director, told the council the request came through with a unanimous planning commission recommendation and said the rezoning/conditional-use request fits the future land-use plan and the council's strategic plan for economic…
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