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Neighbors voice drainage and buffering concerns as Brookings council considers multiple rezoning and townhouse permits
Summary
Council heard two first-read rezoning requests and a conditional-use permit for townhouses in the Northern Plains area and a joint-jurisdiction rezoning for Outlot J; nearby residents raised drainage, flooding and screening concerns and a developer and staff said engineered drainage plans are in place.
City staff presented three land-use items on first reading: a rezoning of Outlot J in the city’s joint jurisdiction area, a rezoning of a 150-foot strip at the south end of Block 1 in the Northern Plains addition from B2A (office) to R2 (two-family), and a conditional-use permit (Ordinance 24-024) to permit townhouses where earlier approvals expired due to lack of construction.
Mike Strzok, community development director, said the rezoning for Outlot J is consistent with the comprehensive plan and comes with unanimous recommendations from the development review team and planning commission; that…
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