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Rezoning and Initial Development Plan for Block 3 and 9 in the Wiese Addition from a Planned Development District to a Planned Development District with an underlying Business B-4 Highway District, also known as 3031 6th Street and 809 32nd Avenue
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Summary:
Rezone two parcels of property to a Planned Development District (PDD) with an underlying Business B-4 Highway District.
Background:
The City of Brookings is the owner of two parcels of property on the east side of Interstate 29 and north of 6th Street. The City entered into a development agreement with the Bender Development team to develop the 26 acre former DOT site as well as an option to redevelop the 5.8 acre site where the Research and Technology Center (R&T Center) sits into a retail development.
The State of South Dakota agreed to rezone Block 9 (the former DOT site) in 2000 from an I-1 District to a Planned Development District (PDD), however, an underlying zoning district was not applied. The City initiated a rezoning of Block 3 (R&T Center) in 2012 from a Business B-5 District to a PDD, however, an underlying zoning district was not applied at this time. In both instances, the underlying zoning district was not determined as the City wanted to retain flexibility with site options and wanted to allow a future developer to determine the underlying zoning district that best fits their development project.
The intent of a Planned Development District (PDD) is to provide flexibility from conventional zoning regulations with increased public review for PDD projects. The following criteria are evaluated during a review for a PDD request:
(1) Encourage well-planned, efficient urban development.
(2) Allow a planned and coordinated mix of land uses which are compatible and harmonious, but were previously discouraged by conventional zoning procedures.
(3) Encourage more creative, higher quality and more ecologically sensitive urban design with special consideration given to projects...
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