HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2009 (788) AMENDMENTS TO ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 17 ZONING
Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments
Ordinance No. _7'?9 (2-6
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, Lance Van Damme applied to St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department to
rezone approximately 20.0 acres in the SW 1 / of the NW '/ of Section 08, T29N, R16W, in the
Town of Baldwin, from Agricultural to Agricultural District Two; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee held a public hearing on the
rezoning request on August 26, 2009 in the Agricultural Service Center in Baldwin, 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 Baldwin 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 request is consistent with the surrounding neighborhood, countryside or
terrain.
d. The proposed use does provide a buffer for residential development from nearby
agricultural uses or non - metallic mining.
e. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact stormwater
management.
f. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact water resources with
sedimentation resulting from erosion.
g. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact shoreland areas or
wetlands and closed depressions located in shoreland areas.
h. The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact closed depressions or
wetlands.
i. The proposed use is consistent with restricting development on slopes in excess of
20 %.
j. The proposed use is consistent with policies to preserve woodlands, prairie
remnants, unique open spaces, or environmental corridors.
k. The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to favor agricultural uses
over non - agricultural uses when considering land use conflicts.
1. The request does protect or preserve agricultural land. .
m. 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.
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n. 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.
o. 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.
p. The request is generally consistent with the goal to preserve agricultural land for
crop production, scenic values, and wildlife habitat.
q. The proposed use is generally consistent or not in conflict with the St. Croix
County Natural Resources Management Plan.
3. It appears that the proposed use can comply with standards in the Land Use, Subdivision
and Sanitary ordinances.
4. The proposed use is consistent with the spirit or intent of the Ordinance.
THEREFORE, the following described parcel is hereby rezoned from Agricultural to Agricultural
District Two:
PARCEL DESCRIPTION (VAN DAMME PARCEL REZONING AG TO AGII)
A parcel of land located in part of the SW1 /4 of the NW1 /4 of Section 8, T29N, R16W, Town of Baldwin, St. Croix County,
Wisconsin; described as follows:
Commencing at the NW114 of Section 8, thence S00°21'49"E, along the west line of the NWt /4, 1320.16 feet to the point of
beginning; thence continuing S00°21'49 "E, along said west line, 664.08 feet; thence S87 °28'22 "E 1314.28 feet to the east line
of the SW1 /4 of the NW1 /4; thence N00°29'07"W, along said east line, 664.15 feet to the north line of the SW1 /4 of the
NW1 /4; thence N87°28"22"W, along said north line, 1312.87 feet to the point of beginning. Described parcel contains 20.00
acres (871,205 Sq. f=t.).
Parcel is subject to town roads (220th Street and 107th Avenue) right -ot -way and all other easements, restrictions, and
covenants of record.
This Amendment offered by the Planning and Zoning Committee on September 22, 2009.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
❑ ❑ ❑ Eugene Ruetz
❑ ❑ ❑ Steve Hermsen
Sharon Norton-
N FJ ❑ ❑ Bauman
❑ ❑ ❑ � Peter Post
❑ ❑ ❑ Lorin Sather
This Ordinance Amendment was enacted by the St. Croix
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on County Board of Supervisors on q
Cgs *Wq@W.1"iWration Counsel Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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