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Rezoning Request for Lots 8 & 9, Block 11, Bane & Poole Addition from Residence R-1B Single-Family to Business B-2A District
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Summary:
The applicant is seeking approval of a rezoning request to rezone two (2) lots from R-1B to B-2A District.
Background:
The property is located at the northwest corner of Third Street and 22nd Avenue and is across the street from Brookings Health System. One of the lots currently contains a single-family home and the other lot is vacant. The general area contains a mix of uses including offices, hospital, medical clinics, churches, and residential homes. The property has frontage on 3rd Street which is a collector and 22nd Avenue which is classified as an arterial street. In the future, staff expects some of the surrounding residential property to transition to small scale businesses and clinics that complement and provide services to the neighborhood. The general area has become the medical hub for Brookings residents.
The B-2A District is intended to provide a mix of office uses and often serves as a transitional zone between residential and commercial uses. The RB-4 District is intended to provide for neighborhood businesses at the fringe of residential developments. The RB-4 District would allow the existing residence to stay in conforming status as well as expand the potential for smaller scale commercial uses in the future. There is B-2A zoned land immediately to the north and across the street to the northeast.
The RB-4 District requires a 20-foot landscape buffer when located adjacent to residential districts whereas the B-2A requires a 25-foot buffer. Both the RB-4 District and B-2A District are designed to be compatible with nearby residential development; however, the RB-4 District is specifically designed to allow flexibility by allowing residential or limited commercial along arterial and collector streets.
The Brookings Comprehensive Plan 2040 shows this area as medium density reside...
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