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ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Item #1 The
zoning committee meeting was called to order by Chairman Rasmussen at
Item #2 Pedley stated that the agenda had been posted on the bulletin board, published in the newspaper and announced on the radio. Motion by Havlik, seconded by Wunnicke to approve the agenda and publication. Motion carried.
Item #3 Motion
by Havlik, seconded by
Item #4 Motion
by Havlik, seconded by
Start of Public Hearing
Item #5 The
committee heard the petition of Jim & Patti Seep to rezone approximately 3
acres from Residential-2 to Agriculture/Forestry in Section 34 of Westford
Township. Patti stated that she is asking for the rezoning so she can open a
one-chair beauty saloon on her property and to do so the parcel needs to be
zoned back to Agriculture/Forestry. The
Westford town board had no problem with the request. Motion by Wunnicke, seconded by Clausius to
rezone approximately 3 acres from Residential-2 to Agriculture/Forestry in
Section 34 of Westford Township and pass it to the next county board session on
Item #6 The committee heard the petition of Alvin & Dorothy Sensenig for a conditional use permit for a greenhouse in Section 27 of Marshall Township. Sensenig stated that he and his wife would like to open a greenhouse. He has been in contact with Charlotte Martin, state commercial building inspector, and no commercial permits are required because it is agriculture and most of the products sold will be grown on site. An approval letter from the township has been received. There was discussion and the following conditions are to be place on the permit:
1. Parking lot to be gravel
2. Waterway to be grassed as soon as possible
3. Hours
of operation shall be
4. Parking space for 10 vehicles
5. One dusk to dawn light shall be installed on the structure
6. All applicable federal, state and local permits with copies provided to the zoning office.
A sign permit will be needed for any signage. Motion by Clausius, seconded by
Item #7 The committee
heard the petition of Andrew & Dawn Silvers for an extension of an existing
Conditional Use Permit for temporary placement of a mobile home while a new
home is being built in Section 22 of Willow Township. Andrew stated that this should be the last
time they need to ask for an extension as he hopes to be completed by December
of 2006. They had run into problems in
construction at first but those should all be resolved. Wunnicke stated that Silvers are making
progress and it is not an eyesore. There
has also been no complaints about the project.
Motion by Wunnicke, seconded by Havlik to approve the extension of the
existing Conditional Use Permit for temporary placement of a mobile home while
a new home is being built in Section 22 of Willow Township to expire on
Item #8 The
committee heard the petition of Bill & Colleen Schroeder, Alana Springs
Campground, for a Special Use Permit for expansion of an existing campground in
Section 6 of Richland Township. Bill stated that they would like to increase
the number of campsites from 23 to 36.
The actual size of the campground would not increase, as the existing
campsites will be reconfigured. There would
be no additional roads constructed at the Campground. The Schroeders have been working with Wertz
Plumbing on their plans. Pedley stated
that the present septic system they have will handle the increase water usage as
the system that was originally installed in 1990 was oversized. This increase will also handle the dump
station that was installed by the previous owners with no permits. Pedley showed plans for adding more
lavatories and showers and making the building
Item #9 The committee heard the petition of Bonnie Bailey, owner, Chad Genshaw and Darrin Crook, buyers for a Conditional Use Permit for multi-family dwellings on Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8, Block 21, Sextonville, Buena Vista Township. Genshaw and Crook explained to the committee that they plan to build two 8 unit apartment buildings with future expansion of one more. Rear parking is planned at this time. There was considerable discussion between Genshaw, Crook and the board. Twyla Gillingham stated that she does not live in Sextonville but she and her sisters still own the family home there and are not in favor of this project. They feel the community is better suited for single family homes and not apartment complexes. Clyde Johnson, a representative from the Sextonville Sanitary District, stated that with that many additional units, the sanitary system might not be able to handle the additional wastewater without having to expand. He stated that would be costly to all the members of the sanitary district. Dan Parduhn whose property boarders this project is not in favor of it also for all the same reasons listed above. Crook stated that the 6 lots could have 6 duplexes as it is presently zoned. Genshaw and Crook stated that the sale of the land is contingent upon approval of this project. This property is 1.4 total acres. Parking was questioned and it was stated that there would be 1 space for each unit in front of the building and 1 additional space in back for each unit. Discussion continued between the committee, Genshaw and Crook. Wunnicke stated there are many things that need further investigation before approval can be given. Genshaw and Crook should meet with the neighbors and the people from the township to gather input from them. The board needs something from the sanitary district or their engineering firm concerning the effect on the system from this proposal. Motion by Rasmussen, seconded by Havlik to table this petition for a conditional use permit for multi-family dwellings in Sextonville until further information is gathered. Motion carried.
Item #10 The
committee heard the petition of Dennis & Judy Scott to rezone approximately
3 acres from Agriculture/Forestry to Commercial and obtain a Conditional Use
Permit for storage units in Section 2 of Eagle Township. Scott explained to the committee that he owns
approximately 59 acres on Hwy Y and runs a few beef cattle. He stated he has a small area, approximately 8
acres, that he considers a good spot for his proposed storage units. He has been building storage units for the
last 20 years for other people and figures they could help financially when he
retires. Wunnicke stated he is not in
favor of taking working farm land out of production and rezoning it
commercial. It was brought up that an
adjoining neighbor, L & M Salvage, is a commercial business that was
grandfathered in when zoning was adopted by the township. Pedley stated she heard from one neighbor and
they were not in favor of it. Pedley
stated that an approval letter from the township had been received. Discussion between the committee and Scott
continued. Motion by
Motion by Clausius, seconded by Havlik to approve the conditional use permit with the following conditions. Motion carried.
1. Maximum of three 40 ft. x 70 ft. storage units
2. 2 dusk to dawn lights shall be installed on each storage unit.
3. All driveways, entrances, turn-arounds and general traveled areas shall be graveled.
4. No new driveway entrance will be allowed on County Hwy Y
5. All applicable federal, state or local permits with copies provided to zoning office
Close Public Hearing
Item #11 Bruce
Bullamore-Economic Development Corporation to discuss anaerobic waste treatment
for farm applications. Bruce handed out
a letter from the Wisconsin Focus on Energy stating that
Item #12 Livestock
Siting Ordinance -- Pedley stated that the law has been passed and DATCP is
working on writing the rule. The county needs
to decide if they want to adopt this ordinance or not. The reference to livestock facilities in the
zoning ordinance constitutes the fact that we do have an ordinance and once the
rule is approved at the state level, the county will be required to adopt the
new standards. If the county does not
want to have anything to do with this rule/law then the reference in the zoning
ordinance will have to be taken out.
There will be a Land Conservation Meeting on
Item #13 Comprehensive Planning - Pedley has been in contact with Ron Niemann from Southwest Regional Planning and there will be no meeting in December.
Item #14 Friends
of Richland County vs.
Item #15 Line
item transfer of funds in 2005 budget – Pedley asked to take $1,200 from new
equipment and transfer it to office supplies to be used for cartridges for the
new printer. Motion by Wunnicke,
seconded by
Item #16 Zoning Violations – To be discussed in the report from zoning administrator.
Item #17 Report
from Zoning Administrator -- Bob
Schoener who received a conditional use permit for a permanent manufactured
home has not finished his project and the house is still not sitting on the
foundation. Pedley stated she has tried
to contact him but with little success. The
committee told her to continue trying to contact him and advise him his project
needs to be completed. Pedley then
brought up the paintball court previously owned by
Item #18 The
next regular meeting will be held on