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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Zoning & Parks 02-25-97AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, St. Croix County Board Chairman FROM: Thomas Dorsey, Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning & Parks DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, February, 25, 1997 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room, St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, WI CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: 1. 10:00* A.M. HEARINGS: Troy Village Riverway District 2. Minor Subdivisions 3. Major Subdivisions 4. Zoning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. Violations & Citations C. Rezonements d Town of Glenwood Zoning f. Tower Regulation g. Any Other Busmess h. Riverway Ordinance Amendments 5. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Park Manager's Report C. Woodville Trail d. Perch Lake e. Snowmobile Association f. Any Other Business 6. Planning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. County Development Management Plan/Zoning Ordinance C. Floating Toilets Grant and Lease d. Any Other Business AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order) Submitted by: Date: cc: *Changes or Additions St. Croix County Planning Department February 20, 1997 County Board Office News Media/Notice County Cleric Committee Members ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, St. Croix County Board Chairman FROM: Thomas Dorsey, Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning & Parks DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, February, 25, 1997 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room, St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, WI CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: 1. 10:00* A.M. HEARINGS: Troy Village Riverway District 2. Minor Subdivisions 3. Major Subdivisions 4. Zoning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. Violations & Citations C. Rezonements d Town of Glenwood Zoning f. Tower Regulation g. Any Other Business h. Riverway Ordinance Amendments 5. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Park Manager's Report C. Woodville Trail d. Perch Lake e. Snowmobile Association f. Any Other Business 6. Planning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. County Development Management Plan/Zoning Ordinance c Any Other Business AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order) Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: February 7, 1997 cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice County Clerk Committee Members MINUTES PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 25, 1997 ST CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON,WI PRESENT: Chairman Tom Dorsey, Supervisors Ron Raymond, George Menter, and Linda Luckey. Staff present included Ellen Denzer, Dave Fodroczi, Joe Grant, Dave Larson, Tom Nelson, Mary Jenkins, Robert Heise, Greg Timmerman and Jim Rusch. Guests in attendance were Cyril Cernohous, Steven Cudd, Allen Nyhagen, Doug Zahler, Bob Rolle, John Coleman, John Ruemmele, Charles Cook and James Filkins. Supervisor Dave Hense excused. Chairman Dorsey called the meeting to order at 9:08 a.m. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Menter to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Minutes/March Meeting Date Motion by Menter, seconded by Raymond to approve the September 11, 1996, January 16 and 28, and February 14, 1997 minutes. Motion carried. The March meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, 1997. ZONING BUSINESS Minors Minors were reviewed by Assistant Zoning Administrator Mary Jenkins. Please see Attachment A. Majors Prairie Flats Additions - Preliminary S & N Land Surveying requests approval of the preliminary plat for Prairie Flats Addition, Section 13, T31N, R18W, Town of Star Prairie, 22 lots on 71 acres, Exclusive Ag zoning and fees paid. Owners are Dan and Betty Casey. Soil tests are not completed. Staff recommends postponement until town approval is received and property is rezoned to Ag/Residential. Motion by Menter, seconded by Luckey to postpone a decision until after rezonement hearing. Motion carried. Ridge Meadow - Preliminary S & N Land Surveying requests approval of the preliminary plat for Ridge Meadow, Section 32, T30N, R19W, Town of St. Joseph, 4 lots on 12.9 acres, Ag/Residential zoning and fees paid. Owner is Delta Construction. Staff recommends conditional approval with minor map changes and soil tests completed and represented on preliminary map. Final review will not begin until this information is received and approved by Zoning Office. Motion by Luckey, seconded by Raymond to conditionally approve per staff recommendations. Motion carried. Gracie Estates - Preliminary S & ITT Land Surveying requests approval of the preliminary plat for Gracie Estates, Section 28, T31N, R19W, Town of Somerset, 9 lots on 30.6 acres, Ag/Residential zoning and fees paid. Owner is Mike Hartman. Staff recommends conditional approval with minor map changes, soil tests completed and represented on preliminary map, lot 5 driveway location to be identified and certification of road erosion control by engineer or surveyor required by Highway Department. The Land Conservation Committee has already given approval. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Menter to conditionally approve per staff recommendations. Motion carried. Highland Hills Second Addition - Final S & N Land Surveying requests final approval of the plat for Highland Hills Second Addition, Section 29, T30N, R19W, Town of St. Joseph, 11 lots on 52.64 acres, Ag/Residential zoning, soil tests completed and fees paid. Owner is JoAnn Persico. Staff recommends conditional approval with minor map changes. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Luckey to conditionally approve per staff recommendations and completion of road shoulder repairs. Motion carried. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report Committee reviewed the Zoning Department revenue report. Motion by Menter, seconded by Raymond to approve the January bills. Motion carried. Violations & Citations Zoning Administrator Tom Nelson provided copies of violations issued to Neil Pohl, failure to obtain a non-metallic mining special exception permit; Shane Peterson, placement of mobile home without permit; Beverly J. McPheters, sanitary violation; Thomas J. Dacunha, operation of auto repair business from property not properly zoned and construction without a building permit; Scott and Kristi Teigen, use of a residential access for a commercial enterprise and off premise signs placed without county permit; Robert and Mary Harbek, creation of illegal lot; Terry and Sherry Shilson, beginning construction without obtaining valid building and sanitary permits; and Gary A. and Debbie J. Stevens, discharging sewage to the ground surface. No action necessary. Rezonements Dan and Betty Casey, Town of Star Prairie, rezoning hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 2 at the Star Prairie Town Hall. Viewing at 7:30 p.m. and hearing at 8 p.m. Consensus of committee to not publish hearing notice if fees are not paid. Frank Keith Boardman, Town of Somerset, rezoning hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 9 at the Somerset Town Hall. Viewing at 7:30 p.m. and hearing at 8 p.m. Arnell and Linda Kunze, Town of Stanton, and Kenneth and Kara Prater, Town of Cylon, rezoning hearings scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 at the Deer Park Community Center. Viewings at 7:15 p.m. and hearings at 8 p.m. Neil W. Pohl, Town of Erin Prairie, rezoning hearing scheduled for Monday, April 21 at the Erin Prairie Town Hall. Viewing at 7:30 p.m. and hearing at 8 p.m. Troy Village Riverway District Hearing Hearing began at 10:06 a.m. Developer Charles Cook, 12301 Central Ave., Blaine, MN., presented plans FA for creation of two lots on 12 acres in the Lower St. Croix Riverway District, Town of Troy. His plan is consistent with those presented in the past. Lots will have 100-foot setback from the bluffline and will fully comply with all criteria of the Riverway District, according to Cook. James Filken of Ogden Engineering, 113 West Walnut St., River Falls, said the river is not visible from the lot sites and that lot covenants would dictate building locations. Filken indicated a small outlet for heavy water runoff had been created by a drainage easement. The outlet will require almost no maintenance for the Town of Troy. Developer also will include a scenic overlook outside of Riverway District. Preliminary approval has been received from the town. Zoning also supports the special exception use. Soil tests need to clear the Land Conservation Department. There were no audience objections. Bob Rolle, Town of Troy Planning Committee member, commented that Cook had been terrific to work with and had brought the standard of submittals up to a high level. Motion by Luckey, seconded by Menter to close the hearing. Motion carried. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Menter to grant a special exception for development in the Riverway District. Motion carried. Riverway Ordinance Amendments Committee agreed that outside counsel is needed in the creation of riverway ordinance amendments, and since Hense will be out of town until March 5th, the project has been put on hold. Hense, Luckey, Timmerman and Nelson need to meet and get the amendment process on track again. Money is needed to finance additional legal counsel. It is hoped that someone who works on a state-wide basis can be obtained for amendment revisions. Discussion tabled until next month. Audience member, Steven Cudd of River Falls, a developer, expressed concern that the bluffline setback issue is taking so long to resolve. Cudd has received Troy planning board approval for four river lots. It was pointed out that Cudd's request falls under the existing ordinance. It was also noted that this issue is separate from Riverway Ordinance Amendments. Discussion followed on what comprises "conspicuous" and "inconspicuous" in determining bluffline setback. Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman was called into the meeting and asked to provide in writing what the committee should look for when viewing the property. Since the inspection must be from the river, it was decided to set a date as soon as possible while ice depth is still safe. The property is scheduled for viewing on Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. Committee members will meet at the Government Center at 9:30 a.m. Nelson will ask the DNR and other agencies involved in riverway issues to be present. Cudd will set something up on site for committee to view. Town of Glenwood Zoning Nelson presented a map from the Town of Glenwood showing commercial parcels in red. He said the town doesn't have land designated as Ag. Dorsey and Nelson said they asked town residents several times at the public hearing last month if they understood the zoning designations and they said yes. The town is considering adopting county zoning. No committee action required. Adjourned for lunch at noon. Meeting reconvened at 1:15 p.m. PARK BUSINESS Park Bills & Invoices Parks Director Joe Grant passed out a lust of the February bills and reimbursements. Motion by Menter, seconded by Raymond to approve the bills. Motion carried. Woodville Trail Grant met with Captain DeMaris who said he was 95 percent sure the trail project will be approved by the Army Reserve. The Reserve would start May 3rd and then work approximately 10 weeks, 2-3 weekends per month. Crushed limestone will be hauled in from two nearby quarries. Equipment will be stored at the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in Spring Valley. Culverts will be obtained from the Highway Department. A grant application is anticipated to make the budget go further. Perch Lake Denzer has scheduled a meeting with the Waldroffs to discuss the new access road and a meeting with property owners on 53rd Street to discuss their concerns about the road. Grant, Timmerman and Denzer will attend. Grant has received a request to use Perch Lake for scuba diving classes for University of Minnesota students. Classes would be conducted between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., with no overnight camping. Grant said a fee schedule is probably needed to cover expense of having someone on hand to monitor park usage. He plans to talk with officials from Washington County, Minnesota, and Jackson and Chippewa Counties to gain information `on fee schedules and other park management programs. He also indicated that the County Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan needs to be updated with specific information about Perch Lake to support future grant applications. An addendum would require a public hearing and county board approval. Snowmobile Association The County's 1995-96 allotment of $38,020 for trail maintenance went over budget. DNR expenses will be paid on a prorated basis. The County's prorate will be 53.8 percent. The 1996-97 trail maintenance fund, because of heavy snowfalls, also went over budget. Trails are still open but there are some bare spots. Grant checked into buying easements from property owners for snowmobile trails. He said that Jake Vandervoort, DNR Community Specialist, indicated it is not generally done state-wide because someone would have to pay to have the deeds changed, and easements might lower property values. Also, in discussion with the snowmobile clubs, the idea was not supported. Any Other Business Lawn mower proposals were sent to nine dealers of which four returned proposals: Meyer Implement, $3,440; Menomonie Equipment, $2,970; North Star Turf, $20,830 and $22,314; and Century Power, $4,000. Menter made the motion to accept low bid of Menomonie Equipment for (2) John Deere F-911, provided the new mowers are 1997 models. Raymond seconded and motion carried. Next month proposals will be opened for a mound system for the new toilet building at Glen Hills Park. Grant will be interviewing around May lst for six seasonal park workers. Last year five seasonals were hired, and two of the five are expected to return this season. Starting pay will be $6 or $6.25 per hour to stay competitive. Aeration records showed that Pine Lake oxygen levels rose slightly this month. II PLANNING BUSINESS Committee members reviewed the Planning Department revenue report. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Menter to approve February bills. Motion carried. Planning Director Dave Fodroczi requested $2 more per hotel room than the County allows for a conference at Lake Geneva for Register of Deeds Kay Walsh and himself. Motion by Menter, seconded by Raymond to approve the additional expense. Motion carried. County Development Management Plan/Zoning Ordinance Fodroczi reviewed the activities of the Zoning Ordinance Work Group. One more meeting, scheduled for March 1 lth, should complete discussion on the log of issues identified on the ordinance. Writing of the new ordinance can then begin. Floating Toilets Grant and Lease County Planner Ellen Denzer said a glitch in the plan to apply for a grant from the DNR for new floating toilet facilities and repair of existing floating toilets is that the County cannot just act as a "pass through" entity, turning over toilet ownership to the National Park Service. DNR rules prevent extending grants to federal agencies. An option would be to lease the toilets to the Park Service, but Denzer and Timmerman advise against it for liability reasons. In light of this new development, the Committee consensus was to withdraw the grant application. Tower Regulation (Zoning Business) Fodroczi said a tower regulation meeting earlier this month at the Hudson Town Hall was well attended. Discussion included ramifications of the Telecommunications Act, which guarantees everyone access to telecommunications, policy and ordinance needs, lease and right-of-way issues, and the need for legal and technical expertise. Questions on the issue include whether numerous systems are needed or if a few towers could handle multiple antennas, and where monies could be obtained to pay for a consultant and workshops. Rates for a consultant could run from $100 to $120 per hour and a workshop fee from $300 to $500. Permit fees could help recoup some of the costs. Fodroczi suggested using Ward Montgomery & Associates, which set up the county's system, and establishing a moratorium on tower construction until policy and ordinance amendments are in place. Other assistance on legal and planning issues is available from Brian Ohm of UW-Extension. These issues will be approached at another tower meeting tomorrow. Towns, and perhaps the county unit of the WTA, may be asked to make a commitment on helping pay for advisors and workshops. A training workshop has been tentatively scheduled for March 31 st at WITC, with March 1 lth an alternate date. Prior to adjournment, the Committee agreed to make revisions to the minutes of January 16 and January 28, 1997 suggested by Luckey. Motion to adjourn by Menter, seconded by Luckey. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 3:51 p.m. Submitted by: 'Dave Hense, Secretary I Mary Bar , Recording Secretary 5 ATTACHMENT A MINOR SUBDIVISIONS February 25, 1997 1. OWNER: John Sauers LOCATION: SEi/4-SE'/a, Section 31, T29N-R15W, Town of Springfield,4 lots of 36.53 acres STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Conditional approval subject to soil tests for lot 2, lot 3 & lot 4 to be on file with the Zoning Office. COMMITTEE ACTION: Motion by Menter to remand request back to town for clarification of concerns. Seconded by Raymond. Motion carried. Luckey opposed. 2. OWNER: Vrieze Farms LOCATION: SE'/4-SWl/4, Section 12, T29N-R17W, Town of Hammond, One lot of 11.454 acres, original parcel, 229 acres STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMITTEE ACTION: Motion by Raymond, seconded by Luckey to approve. Motion carried. OWNER: Merle Nielsen LOCATION: SE'/4-NEI/4, Section 27, T28N-R19W, Town of Kinnickinnic, One lot of 2.238 acres, original parcel, 75 acres STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMITTEE ACTION: Motion by Menter, seconded by Raymond to approve. Motion carried. 4. OWNER: Earl Cloutier LOCATION: SE%4-SWI/4, Section 20, T31N-R18W, Town of Star Prairie, One lot of 1.84 acres, plus one outlot of .25 acres, original parcel, 2.09 acres STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Conditional approval soil test for Lot 8 to be on file with the Zoning Office, show elevation of Apple River on date of survey, referenced to two permanent bench marks, minor map amendments. COMMITTEE ACTION: Motion by Raymond, seconded by Dorsey to conditionally approve per staff recommendations. Motion carried.