Richland County
Zoning and Land Records Committee
Courthouse
181 West
Seminary Street
Richland Center,
WI 53581
608-647-2447
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY
ZONING AND LAND RECORDS
COMMITTEE
JULY 20, 2010
Those present were Richard
Rasmussen, Robert Holets, Jim Lewis, Warren Pfeil, Virginia Wiedenfeld, Marilyn
Marshall, Gaylord Deets and Harriet Pedley
Item #1 The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Richard Rasmussen at 6:45 p.m.
Item #2 Motion by Marshall, seconded by Deets to
approve the agenda and publication.
Motion carried.
Item #3 Pedley explained to the committee that the
section of the zoning ordinance that is at the Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection (DATCP) for certification concerning business
activities or enterprises and the fact that the committee has previously
approved including language that would allow additional structures with a
limited size (1,500 square feet) would not be allowed by DATCP. Pedley explained that the department is
saying that our language is more restrictive than the statute and that is not
allowed. Keith Foye, from the department,
has provided language in two different formats that Pedley presented to the committee
for their review. Both formats disallow
additional structures for that specific use.
Pedley explained the options for the committee would be to accept the
department’s take on the issue and remove all language in the ordinance
concerning additional structures to be used for business activities or
enterprises (and their size) and tell the department to go ahead with the
certification. The other options are to
hold steadfast to our request which would mean our contract with the department
would expire and we would have to resubmit the ordinance and extend the
department’s further review another 90 days.
Pedley stated the other option is to drop adopting Chapter 91 altogether
and create our own farmland preservation zoning district. The downside to that is no farmers would be
eligible for tax credits. Pedley stated
she has until this Friday to give the department our decision or we will have
to start all over and it is her opinion that we will not be able to change the
department’s mind on this issue. Motion
by Deets, seconded by Pfeil to drop the language that would allow additional
structures and their size for a business activity or enterprise and direct
Pedley to work with the department to get as much of our proposed language in
the ordinance as possible and still have the ordinance certified. A roll call vote was taken. Rasmussen, Pfeil, Deets, Marshall,
Wiedenfeld, Lewis voted aye, Holets voted no.
Motion carried.
Item #4. Motion by Holets, seconded by Wiedenfeld to
adjourn. Motion carried.