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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 11-28-06 AMENDED NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2006 8:30 A.M. ST CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, ROOM 1281 1101 CARMICHAEL ROAD, HUDSON, WI CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING DATE OF NEXT MEETING OLD AND NEW BUSINESS Eagle Ridge Property Management, Inc. Rezoning - Preliminary Plat(s) and Town - Final Plat(s) and Town - Majestic Waters, Town of Richmond, Section 26 The Northeast Angle, Town of Somerset, Section 2 Rolling Hills Farm, Town of Hammond, Section 29. Conservation design development. Conservation easement for Rolling Hills Farm, Town of Hammond, Section 29 Cemetery plat, City of Hudson. Discussion of plats and CSM's that are currently in the review process. Planning and Zoning Business 1. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report 2. Municipal Plats 3. Land Use Ordinance Amendments 4. Code Administration Report 5. Personnel Update 6. Suite Remodeling 7. Contingency Fund Request for Hudson Dam* 8. Livestock Siting Fees* ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department DATE: November 22, 2006 COPIES TO: County Board Office Committee Members County Clerk News Media/Notice Board *CANCELLATIONS/ CHANGES /ADDITIONS MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON WI November 28, 2006 Present: Committee: Supervisors Lois Burri, Wally Habhegger, Gene Ruetz Stan Krueger arrived at 9:15 a.m. Absent and Excused: Ron Troyer Staff: Dave Fodroczi, Bob Bezek, Alex Blackburn, Judy Olson Guests: Gordon Awsumb, Louie Filkins, Roger Humphrey, David Peters, Lauri Wilson, Kristin Wilson Call to Order: Chair Habhegger called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. Adoption of Agenda: Motion by Burn, 2 by Ruetz to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Approval of Previous Minutes: Motion by Ruetz, 2 by Burri to approve the minutes of September 26, October 10, October 24 and October 31, 2006. Motion carried. Date of Next Meeting: December 6, 7 p.m. Because December 26 is a holiday, Committee members agreed to hold the Planning and Zoning Committee meeting on Wednesday December 27 at 8:30 a.m. Old and New Business: Eagle Ridge Property Management, lnc. Rezoning — Bezek explained that this was a holdover from August. He reviewed the staff report, noting that Town of Troy has recommended approval. Motion by Burn to approve the rezoning. Motion 2nd by Ruetz and carried. Final Plat(s) and Town — Majestic Waters, Town of Richmond, Section 26 — Blackburn reviewed the staff report. He noted that condition #2 has been done. Staff recommended approval with conditions 1 and 3. Owner(s) Richard Ferguson Agent(s) Steve Derrick Surveyor Jerry Ripley /Pat Schultz Location Section 26, Town of Richmond Number of lots 1 lot totaling 8.56 acres, preliminary plat was 224 acres and 102 lots Original parcel 224 acres Zoning district Ag. Residential Soil test NA- existing house and septic system. Waiver request for road NA — no roads being constructed. construction. Bids and financial guarantees NA Township action The town has approved the preliminary plat and will sign off on the final plat. Extraterritorial action NA DOT action NA. LWCD action NA DNR action The DNR has received the map. Highway Department action NA County Surveyor's Dept action Minor map revisions have been requested. Staff recommendation Conditional approval Conditions; 1. Address minor snap revisions from the County Surveyor's office. 2. Change name of Chairperson to "Wallace Habhegger" 3. Conditions to be met by December 28, 2006 and final plat to be recorded within 30 days of conditions being met. If the above deadlines are not met, a new application and fees must be submitted. The new submittal would have to be in compliance with the current land division ordinance. Motion by Ruetz, 2 by Burn to approve with conditions 1 and 3. Motion carried. The Northeast Angle, Town of Somerset, Section 2 - Blackburn reviewed the staff report. Staff recommended conditional approval. Soil tests for lots 1 and 9 are approved. Condition 4 is deleted. Owner(s) P.C. Collova Agent(s) Surveyor Roger Humphrey Location Section 2, Town of Somerset. Number of lots 20 lots totaling 64.94 acres Original parcel 154 acres Zoning district Ag. Residential Soil test Soil test for lots 1, 9 and 18 are in a drainage easement. Soil test for lot 8 is in the driveway. Waiver request for road A waiver to start road construction has been submitted and construction. conditionally approved. Bids and financial guarantees Will be required for road construction and erosion control. Township action The town has approved the map. Extraterritorial action NA DOT action NA LWCD action The erosion and sediment control staff has approved the revised erosion control plans. DNR action The DNR has received the map. Highway Department action The Highway Department has approved the road plans. County Surveyor's Dept action Minor map revisions have been requested. 2 Staff recommendation Conditional approval Conditions: 1. Submit new soil tests for lots 1, 8, 9, and 18. 2. Submit bids for approval and financial guarantees in the amount of 120 percent for the construction of the road and erosion control that serves lots 1 -20. 3. Address minor map revisions from the County Surveyor's office. 4. Make sure owner on plat document is consistent with the deeds; don't interchange Collova with Bass Lake Investments. 5. Conditions to be met by December 28, 2006 and final plat to be recorded within 30 days of conditions being met. If the above deadlines are not met, a new application and fees must be submitted. The new submittal would have to be in compliance with the current land division ordinance. Motion by Burri, 2 " by Ruetz to approve with condition 1 changed to include lots 8 and 18 only and condition 4 deleted. Motion carried. Rolling Hills Farm, Town of Hammond, Section 29. Conservation design development - Blackburn reviewed the staff report. Dave Peters stated that a sanitary permit for a common septic system was obtained and one home is built on the property. Owner(s) Rolling Hills of Hammond LLC Agent(s) Kim Chapman, Kernon Bast, Dave Peters Surveyor Ed Flanum Location Section 29, Town of Hammond Yield plan 62 lots could be created using conventional design. 62 lots with the 25% bonus for conservation design yield 77 lots. Number of lots 77 lots on 140 acres Original parcel 140 acres Zoning district Ag. Residential Soil test Soil tests have been submitted. Common systems will be used on this site. Bids and financial guarantees Have been submitted. Township action Will be required at final plat signing. Extraterritorial action The Village of Hammond has approved this plat. DOT action NA Erosion and Sediment control staff. Are currently inspecting this site for installation of required improvements. DNR action The DNR has received the map Highway Department action The roads are installed and the Highway Department has given final approval. 3 County Surveyor's Dept action This plat will be reviewed by state plat review. Slopes The proposed road construction will avoid the disturbance of any slopes over 12 percent. Some TRC comments Staff is finalizing the conservation easement language with Corporation Counsel. No committee action is required. Conservation easement for Rolling Hills Farm, Town of Hammond, Section 29 - Management of the open space has not been determined but should be ready for Committee approval at the next meeting. Cemetery plat, City of Hudson - Owner(s) Willow River Cemetery Association Agent(s) Jim Rusch Surveyor Larry Murphy Location Section 25, City of Hudson Number of lots 455 lots in the Fourth Addition and 140 lots in the Fifth Addition. County Surveyor's Dept action The County Surveyor's office has approved the plat. Staff recommendation Recommend approval by resolution to the County Board. Motion by Burri to recommend approval by resolution to the County Board. Motion 2 °a by Ruetz and carried. Discussion of plats and CSM's that are currently in the review process - Blackburn reviewed the summary of land division submittals. He noted that, some pending applications were withdrawn after notice from the County. Letters were sent to some developers who then withdrew applications. Planning and Zoning Business - Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report — The Zoning bills and revenue report for October 2006 were reviewed by Committee members and signed by Chair Habhegger. Fodroczi reviewed the projected revenue report comparing actual revenue through October. A shortfall is expected for 2006. However he expects that zoning and septic budgets should see a cost savings of $100,000 for the year. Municipal Plats — none Land Use Ordinance Amendments — Bezek distributed copies of a letter from Town of Troy chairman Ray Knapp endorsing the proposal for the sign moratorium ordinance. Bezek reported that Town of Kinnickinnic chair Mary Murphy was asked to solicit all towns in getting support regarding setback changes in the land division ordinance. She brought this to the last Towns Association meeting. Bezek will contact Murphy about responses received and report more at the next Planning and Zoning meeting. If there is support, the ordinance could be amended. 4 Code Administration Report — Bezek emphasized the need to fill the code enforcement position. He stated that land division is the biggest part of the staff workload at this time. Only one rezoning and one waiver request are scheduled for the December 6 hearing. Three items are scheduled for the Board of Adjustment hearing on December 7. Personnel Update — Fodroczi stated that the Zoning Technician position is in the recruitment process. Suite Remodeling — Fodroczi reported the results of Finance Committee discussion on the Economic Development Corporation relocation at its last meeting. As requested, Chuck Whiting solicited other departments about interest in the space. Three or four departments have expressed such interest. He will report more after the December 14 Finance Committee meeting. If the Economic Development Corporation relocation is not approved, we will have to make internal adjustments with EDC. All the materials for Planning and Zoning remodeling are on hand. Contingency Fund Request for Hudson Dam - Fodroczi stated that he had talked to Finance Director Michelle Pietrick who had discussed this bill with the City of Hudson Treasurer. Pietrick determined that a contingency fund request is needed to pay what the County owes. Fodroczi distributed a report of dam expenses and the bill from the City of Hudson showing that the County owes $25,282.72 including 2005 charges and 2004 charges that were not billed in 2005. Both year's charges included additional expenses. St. Croix County budgets $5,000 each year for its share of dam maintenance costs. Committee members noted some discrepancies in the accounting.. Fodroczi reported the history of the ownership and maintenance of the dam. There was concern about repairs being done without County approval. The County has 50% ownership of the dam. There is no procedure in place on the County approving expenses. Krueger stated that there needs to be better accounting of wages and other expenses with proof of time and overtime spent. A new understanding between the City and County is also needed. Motion by Krueger to not pay for this expense until more detailed information is received from the City. Motion 2 nd by Habhegger and carried unanimously. Livestock Siting Fees — Bezek reported that livestock siting law requires land use permits for large livestock operations. State administrative rules allow charging up to $1,000. Motion by Krueger to amend the fee schedule to charge $1,000 for livestock siting fees. Motion 2 nd by Burri and carried unanimously. Announcements. .. Notice was received the previous week that the Federal Highway Administration has signed the record of decision on the St. Croix River Crossing project. There is a six month waiting period on any funding. 5 Agenda Items for Next Meeting - Report from Mary Murphy and update on Rolling Hills Farm. Meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m. Respectfully submitted: 4 udvy *01n, Recording Secretary Stan Krueger, Secretary 11 -28 -06 6