City and county vote down joint rezoning for 1809 West 20th Street South in Brookings floodplain

City of Brookings councilors and Brookings County commissioners on Tuesday rejected matching ordinances to rezone a one-acre parcel at 1809 West 20th Street South from agricultural to R-1A single-family residential, a change staff and planning officials said would conflict with the city's future land-use map and pose floodplain and utility-service challenges.

Mike Struck, Brookings' development director, told the joint meeting the request covered the east half of a previously platted two-acre lot and that the parcel lies within the floodplain. "The request is to rezone 1 acre from AIG to a residence R1A," Struck said, and added that if approved the applicant would be required to meet floodplain-development standards "as far as elevating the property out of the floodplain, as well as providing compensatory storage." The development review team and the City Planning Commission recommended denial, with the planning commission voting 5–3 against the rezoning.

The development…