HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2009 (779)AMENDMENTS TO ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 17 ZONING
Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments
Ordinance No. _� 1 a CaO6
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, Paul and Karen Jahnke applied to St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department
to rezone approximately 39.0 acres in the SE '/ of the NE '/ of Section 28, T31N, R19W, in the
Town of Somerset, from Agricultural to Agricultural Residential; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee held a public hearing on the
rezoning request on December 17, 2008 in the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson,
Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee considered all written
information and verbal testimony presented at the hearing, and made the following findings in
support of the request:
1. The Town of Somerset has recommended approval and identified that the proposed
use is in compliance with WSS 91.77.
2. The request is consistent with the St. Croix County Development Management Plan
and the St. Croix County Natural Resources Management Plan based on:
a. The parcel is in the rural planning area and is an appropriate use.
b. The proposed use is consistent with minimum lot size requirements in the
rural planning area.
c. The proposed non - residential use is consistent with the rural character of the
area and is otherwise essential to the area.
d. The request is consistent with the surrounding neighborhood, countryside or
terrain.
e. The proposed use does provide a buffer for residential development from
nearby agricultural uses or non - metallic mining.
f. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact stormwater
management.
g. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact water resources
with sedimentation resulting from erosion.
h. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact shoreland areas
or wetlands and closed depressions located in shoreland areas.
i. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact closed
depressions or wetlands.
j. The proposed use is consistent with restricting development on slopes in
excess of 20 %.
k. The proposed use is generally consistent with policies to preserve
woodlands, prairie remnants, unique open spaces, or environmental
corridors.
1. The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to favor agricultural
uses over non - agri cultural uses when considering land use conflicts.
m. The request does protect or preserve agricultural land.
n. The proposed use is generally consistent with the goal to protect and
improve groundwater quality to supply clean water for drinking and
recharging surface waters and wetlands.
o. The proposed use is generally consistent with the goal to protect and
enhance surface waters and wetlands to preserve their ecological functions
and recreational and scenic values.
p. The proposed use is generally consistent with the goal to protect and restore
fish and wildlife habitats for native species, improved water quality,
recreational opportunities, and natural beauty.
q. The request is generally consistent with the goal to preserve agricultural
land for crop production, scenic values, and wildlife habitat.
3. The overall proposed use can comply with standards in the Land Use, Subdivision and
Sanitary ordinances.
4. The request is consistent with the spirit and intent of applicable County Land Use
Ordinances.
THEREFORE, the following described parcel is hereby rezoned from Agricultural to Agricultural
Residential:
SEC 28 T31N R19W 39A SE NE EXC lA SE COR
This Amendment offered by the Planning and Zoning Committee on January 20, 2009.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR
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Eugene Ruetz
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Steve Hermsen
Sharon Norton-
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Peter Post
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Lorin Sather
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on
Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel
This Ordinance Amendment was enacted by the St. Croix
County Board of Supervisors on l - Mi T
Cindy Campbell, ounty Clerk
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