HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2007 (763) AMENDMENTS TO ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 17 ZONING
Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments
Ordinance No. : (o 3 C
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, Robert Baglio applied to St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department to rezone
approximately 12.92 acres in the NW ' / 4 of the NE' /4 of Section 17, T29N, R16W, in the Town of Baldwin,
from Agricultural to Agricultural Residential; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee held a public hearing on the rezoning
request on August 22, 2007 in the Agricultural Service and Educational 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 County Development Management Plan and the 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 has minimal potential to adversely impact stormwater management.
e) The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact water resources with sedimentation
resulting from erosion.
f) The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact shoreland areas or wetlands and
closed depressions located in shoreland areas.
g) The proposed use has minimal potential to adversely impact closed depressions or wetlands.
h) The proposed use is consistent with restricting development on slopes in excess of 20 %.
i) The proposed use is consistent with policies to preserve woodlands, prairie remnants, unique
open spaces, or environmental corridors.
j) The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to favor agricultural uses over non-
agricultural uses when considering land use conflicts.
k) The request somewhat protects or preserves agricultural land.
1) 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-
in ) The proposed use is generally consistent with the goal to protect and enhance surfaee,:vvaters and,, ,
wetlands to preserve their ecological functions and recreational and scenic values.
n) 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.
o) The request is somewhat consistent with the goal to preserve agricultural land for crop
production, scenic values, and wildlife habitat.
p) 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
Residential:
PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 16 WEST,
TOWN OF BALDWIN, ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Commencing at the North quarter corner of said Section 17, as the point of beginning o'f
the parcel herein described
Thence S87 °22'10 "E, along the north line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 17, a
distance of 938 37 feet
Thence S00 °29'45 "E, a distance of 522.07 feet;
Thence N87 °22'10 "W, a distance of 506.40 feet;
Thence S00 °03'31 "E, a distance of 154.84 feet;
Thence S88 °31'05 "W, a distance of 43120 feet, to the west line of said Northeast
quarter;
Thence N00 °24'56 "W, along said west line, a distance of 707.88 feet, to the point of
beginning.
The described parcel contains 562,881 square feet (12.92 acres).
Said parcel is subject to easements of record.
This Amendment offered by the Planning and Zoning Committee on June 19, 2007.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGN T E
❑ ❑ ❑ Wallace Habhegger
❑ ❑ ❑ Lois Burri
❑ ❑ ❑ Stan Krueger
❑ ❑ ❑ Eugene Ruetz --&eV
❑ ❑ ❑ Ronald Troyer
This Ordinance Amendment was enacted by the St. Croix
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on County Board of Supervisors on S.2P f F a6b7
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY of S Cindy
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Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
adopted by the County Board of Supervisors
at their meeting. held
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Cindy Campbell, St. Croiu County Clerk