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City and County adopt amendments to joint zoning ordinance, shorten published-notice periods
Summary
The City of Brookings and Brookings County on May 12, 2026, adopted matching amendments (City Ordinance 26-013 and County Ordinance 2026-02) to the joint zoning ordinance that shorten certain public-notice publication requirements and revise manufactured-home permit procedures; both bodies approved the ordinances by roll-call vote with no public testimony.
The Joint City Council and Brookings County Commission approved matching amendments to their joint zoning ordinance during a special meeting on May 12, 2026. The ordinances—Brookings City Ordinance No. 26-013 and Brookings County Ordinance No. 2026-02—were adopted after a staff presentation and a public hearing that produced no oral testimony.
Community Development Director Mike Struck provided background on the proposed changes before Deputy City Mayor Nick Wendell opened and then closed the public hearing. Key edits in the adopted text replace multiple references to "fourteen (14) days" with "ten (10) days" for published notice prior to joint planning-commission and governing-body hearings; the ordinance retains requirements to notify owners within 250 feet when district boundaries change and to notify adjoining landowners and owners within 200 feet for manufactured-home permit hearings. The amendments also affirm that the Joint Board of Adjustment may, by a two-thirds majority after a public hearing, authorize issuance of a building permit to move in a previously occupied residence when adjoining-owner consent is absent.
Brookings City Council members voted 6-0 in favor (Brianna Doran, Lisa Hager, Bonnie Specker, Holly Tilton Byrne, Nick Wendell and Wayne Avery recorded “aye”). Brookings County Commissioners voted 4-0 in favor (Dave Miller, Larry Jensen, Kelly VanderWal and Shawn Hostler recorded “aye”). The ordinances were recorded with first reading April 21, 2026; second reading and adoption May 12, 2026; published May 22, 2026; and an effective date of June 12, 2026.
The amendments change administrative procedures for notice and hearings but do not, in the text adopted, remove or add zoning districts. The meeting record shows no public opposition or proponents speaking during the hearing. Staff or members who requested further analysis or follow-up were not recorded in the transcript.
