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Planning staff: 154 building permits and $36.6 million in construction activity in 2025

Brookings County Planning and Zoning Commission · March 6, 2026
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Summary

Staff presented the 2025 year‑end report: 11 regular meetings, 3 joint city‑county meetings, 9 conditional uses (all granted), 6 variances (all granted), 29 plats, 4 rezonings, and 154 building permits with construction costs of roughly $36,625,086 and permit fees of $50,922.

Staff presented the department’s 2025 year‑end statistics, highlighting building activity, permit fees and recent planning workload.

The report said the department held 11 regularly scheduled meetings and three joint city‑county meetings in 2025; issued 154 building permits (two voided); reported construction activity of approximately $36,625,086; and recorded building permit fees of $50,922 and inspection fees of $28,200. Staff also summarized planning workload: nine conditional use applications (all granted), six variances (all granted) and 29 plats (20 in agricultural districts, nine in Lake Park). “We had 11 regularly scheduled meetings last year,” staff said while outlining the written report that will be distributed to commissioners.