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MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 4, 2008
Item #1 The zoning committee meeting was called to order by Chairman Rasmussen at 9:00 a.m. Those present or who signed up to speak were Richard Rasmussen, Bob Holets, Carol Clausius, Marilyn Marshall, Virginia Wiedenfeld, Harriet Pedley, Arnold Williams, Alton Lisney, Randy Schmidt, Jerry Phillips, Don Fullerton and Ervin Mott.
Item #2 Motion by Clasuius, seconded by Holets, to approve the publication and agenda. Motion carried.
Item #3 Rasmussen asked for any additions or corrections concerning the June 9, 2008 and June 26, 2008 meeting minutes. Hearing none, Rasmussen declared them approved as mailed.
Item #4 The
committee heard a petition from Arnold & Teresa Williams buyers and Gene
Wanless, seller, to rezone 1.5 acres from Ag/Forest to Commercial in Section 4
of Buena Vista Township. Rasmussen read
the petition. Arnold Williams presented
his proposal to Richard Rasmussen and stated that he had been to the town board
where they did not approve of the rezoning but would rather have the property
stay Agriculture/Forestry and have him obtain a conditional use permit for a
family farm business. Pedley explained
to the committee that since Williams is adding on to his existing parcel it
loses it non-conforming status so it would have to be rezoned into the
Commercial zoning district. Randy
Schmidt, town board chair of
Item #5 The committee heard a petition from Alton Lisney to rezone 20 acres from Agriculture/Forestry to Agriculture/Residential in Section 27 of Akan Township. Chairman Rasmussen read the petition. Lisney explained that he previously owned 23 acres in this area and it is not contiguous to his main farm. He sold a couple of acres to his daughter and 20 acres remain. Pedley stated that she had received no minutes from the Township but Lisney said the town didn’t have a problem with the rezoning only that they did not want any more than one home built on the parcel. Pedley stated that the committee cannot require Lisney make an agreement to that but if he agrees that’s fine. Lisney stated he would be willing to do that. Motion by Wiedenfeld, second by Clausius to approve the Lisney petition and send it to the next county board session. Motion carried. Pedley went on to explain about the small parcel that Lisney had previously sold to his daughter. It has exchanged hands three or four times since Lisney sold it to his daughter and it now is owned by Laura Ratajczak. Pedley has spoken to her and explained that the parcel she purchased was never rezoned therefore is an illegal parcel. She would like someone else to pay for the rezoning since she doesn’t feel it is her fault. Pedley will speak to the attorney about this matter also.
Item #6 The
committee heard a petition from Dennis Steven Baley to rezone 12 acres from Agriculture/Forestry
to Agriculture/Residential in Section 27 of Westford Township. Baley was not in
attendance. Pedley explained to the
committee that Baley had a portion of his property rezoned a couple of months
ago to sell to his nephew. After that
Baley was left with approximately 47 acres.
He now wants to sell 35 acres to his brother, Michael, and retain about
12 acres around his buildings. The
committee discussed the possibility of further division of the proposed 12
acres. Pedley stated that with the
location of the existing home, and outbuildings it wouldn’t be likely that it
could be divided. No minutes were
received from the town of
Item #7 The
committee heard a petition from Randy Schmidt for a Conditional Use Permit to
place an agricultural structure within 500 feet of an existing residential
structure under separate ownership.
Schmidt stated that there was a structure there but he has since torn
most of it down. He would like to
rebuild the structure to be used to freshen heifers. The placement of the structure was too close
to
Later in the meeting Don Vodak asked to speak to the committee again. He brought up the health issues at the Schmidt farm with rotten manure and rotted soy beans sitting in puddles of water. The Committee directed him to contact the county nurse’s office. Vodak stated the Health Department has been notified.
Item #8 The
committee heard a petition from Jerry Phillips to rezone 2.1 acres from
Agriculture/Forestry to Residential-1 and obtain a Conditional Use Permit to
replace an existing manufactured home with a 960 square foot manufactured
house. Don Fullerton attended from the
planning commission of
Item #9 Pedley requested that the committee meet on a different day where we could concentrate on the zoning ordinance amendments.
Item #10 Pedley
reported that the
Item #11 Nothing new to report on zoning violation.
Item #12 No report
Item #13 The next
meeting will be Thursday, August 16th at 6:30 p.m. and the next
regular meeting will be September 2, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Motion to adjourn by Holets, seconded by