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PLAN ELEMENTS 7
Building Code
Requirements for fire safety, emergency exiting, and other construc-
tion-related issues are part of the building code. The City utilizes the
International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and the International
Building Code (IBC). The versions for each of the IBCs that are en-
forced can be found on the City’s “Building Permits/Applications” Require features in low density developments Create targeted incentives for preservation,
aimed at potential obstacles
that create a sense of community
Ultimately, creating great places involves more than just a Cities and developers have used a wide variety of tools to remove
webpage. City staff may be able to assist applicants with flexible de- building; it includes creating a public realm that may include the obstacles to historic preservation. These have included
walkways, landscaping, public spaces to meet or enjoy,
low-interest or forgivable loans, Tax Increment Financing,
shapes and edges, public art, street furniture, water, and other historic tax credits, preservation easements, and expedited
review processes. These strategies should focus on two general
ingredients. It is very difficult to legislate good places for people
sign solutions that promote preservation objectives while still meet- but the city should strive to create projects that, even when they areas: financing gaps created by some of the contingencies of
seem routine, contribute something to the beauty and welfare of historically appropriate preservation (see Department of Interior
the city. Standards) and adaptive reuse, and concerns by developers
ing code requirements. MAINTAIN THE CITY’S HERITAGE THROUGH about delays or uncertainties during the project development
process.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Brookings historic districts and structures hold a special place in Develop guidelines for development in the
the hearts of many residents. Preservation of these places should downtown or other historic districts
Development should respect the historic character of downtown
add to the quality of life and create a vibrant urban environment.
Comprehensive Plan Retaining the historic quality of districts and buildings is and adjacent historic neighborhood districts. However, historic
design guidelines should be just that, “guidelines” and not
important to safeguard history but should also benefit the
community as a whole. Preservation should enhance the prescriptive regulations that deter redevelopment and result in
environmental quality of the city, improve the economic potential continued deterioration of historic structures. The guidelines
The City of Brookings Comprehensive Plan: Planning for 2040 “pro- of a neighborhood or building, and strengthen property values. should be a guide to building owners, contractors and project
reviewers prior to work being initiated and should support
Revise the city-wide historic preservation the compatible use of a property through repair, alteration,
vides a vision for the future of Brookings with a focus on priorities, assessment and implement historic or addition while preserving those portions or features which
preservation plans and programs
convey its historical, cultural, or architectural value.
Brookings should improve its understanding of the extent
policies, and public investments over the next 20 years.” The primary and condition of its existing historic resources and the state of
current practice. This should be done through the development
of a historic preservation assessment that quantifies the impact
roles of the Comprehensive Plan are Community Building, the Legal of current development patterns and existing policies and
regulations on the city’s historic resources. A comprehensive
historic preservation plan should identify future preservation and
rehabilitation initiatives. Historic preservation programs should
Basis for Land Use Regulations and Decisions, Guidance for Decision implement the basis for new and improved policies, review
guidelines, and incentives to conserve the city’s spectrum of
historic assets.
Makers, and that it is Responsive to a Changing World.
This excerpt from the Comprehensive
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The directive to establish this Historic Preservation Plan stems from Plan discusses the importance of
the Comprehensive Plan, which states that “a comprehensive historic planning with historic resources in
preservation plan should identify future preservation and rehabilita- mind, and planning for the future of
tion initiatives.” these historic resources as they are
important character-defining features
Historic preservation-related findings are primarily found in Chap- in the community.
ter 7 of the Comprehensive Plan, which focuses on Quality of Life, of BROOKINGS: A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
which one of the 11 recommendations is to “Maintain the city’s her-
PRESERVATION PLANNING
itage through historic preservation.” This goal notes that the historic IN BROOKINGS
structures and districts in Brookings are a “special part of the charac-
South Dakota Codified Law Section 1-19A-11.1 The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO),
establishes procedures for historic properties in collaboration with the local Brookings
ter of the community and the preservation of these places should add identified throughout the state. Included Historic Preservation Commission, and City
in this section is a review process that is of Brookings staff, reviews proposals to
required for any project involving property determine if a project has the potential to
to the quality of life and create a vibrant urban environment.” It also included in the National Register of Historic damage, encroach upon, or destroy historic
Places or the State Register of Historic Places properties.
prior to the owner receiving a building permit.
recognizes that safeguarding history through educational efforts is a The 11.1 review process (as it is known across The goal of this process is to ensure that
projects proposed in historic districts and/
the state) uses the Secretary of the interior’s or on historic properties consider all feasible
crucial component to a preservation program. In order to accomplish Standards for Rehabilitation as the primary and prudent alternatives to minimize harm
metric for evaluating a project’s impact on a
to historic properties and their character-
historic property. defining features.
this recommendation, three objectives are outlined:
FIGURE 7.3: Historic Districts in Brookings
• Revise the city-wide historic preservation assessment and im-
plement historic preservation plans and programs 8th Street
• Create targeted incentives for preservation, aimed at potential Main University Residential
Historic District
obstacles 6th Street
Central Residential
• Develop guidelines for development in the downtown or other Commercial Historic District
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District
historic districts
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South Dakota Codified Law Section 1-19A-11.1, and also includes the
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Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. Another excerpt from the
Comprehensive Plan shows a map
In addition to the preservation-specific section of the Comprehensive of the historic districts in Brookings
Plan, other sections of the Plan establish policies that are preserva- and discusses the state law that
tion-related. These include the following: establishes the review process for
historic resources.
• Support Healthy Lifestyles (one of the Engagement Themes)
This theme recognizes the importance of a community that is
physically built to create a safe environment for walking, biking,
and riding the bus for people of all ages. While historic neigh-
borhoods are not specifically mentioned here, the linear, tree-
lined streets in Brookings’ historic districts add to this sense of a
comfortable physical environment that contributes to the ability
to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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