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AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Art Jensen, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee
DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2003
TIME: 7:00 p.m. hearing
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, WI
(lower level community room)
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
OTHER BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Donald E. and Alice M. Ziegler to rezone approximately 5 +/- acres of land from
Agriculture to Ag /Residential. Location: The SW '/ of the NE '/4, Section 4,
T31 N -R1 7W, Town of Stanton
2) Norman and Shirlee Feyereisen to rezone approximately 82.53 +/- acres of land
from Agriculture to Ag /Residential. Location: The SW '/4 of the NE '/4 , the SE
' /4 of the NE 1 /4, the NW %4 of the SE 1 /4, and the NE' /4 of the SE 1 /4, all in Section
8, T28N -R1 9W, Town of Troy.
3) Land, Water and Parks Director Job Description
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: St. Croix County Zoning Office
* Amended Items
DATE: October 15, 2003
COPIES TO: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media /Notice Board
MINUTES
St. Croix County Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee
October 22, 2003
St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, Wisconsin
Committee members present: Supervisors Art Jensen, Veronica Anderson, Jan Zoerb, Linda
Luckey and Lois Burri. Staff present: Rod Eslinger, Deb Zimmermann, Bob Heise
Members of the LWCD Committee present: Leon Berenschot, Ron Raymond, Chris Bethke
Chairman Jensen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A motion was made by Zoerb,
seconded by Anderson and carried to adopt the agenda.
Jensen explained the hearing process and opened the hearing.
Don Ziegler: Eslinger read the notice into the record. The request is to rezone approximately 5 +/-
acres of land from Agriculture to Ag/Residential. Location: The SW 1 /4 of the NE 1 /4 of Section 4,
T31N -R17W, Town of Stanton.
Don Ziegler, presented his request to the committee. He explained that he would like to rezone
approximately 5 acres from Ag to Ag/Residential and split this parcel into two separate parcels.
The property is not good farmland, and has not been farmed for years.
Eslinger went over the staff report, stating that the soils are 50% Class III and Class IV soils.
The request meets the criteria for rezoning property in the Town of Stanton and is consistent with
the County Plan. This request was originally before this committee about a year ago, and there
was a mapping error indicating different soils on the property. That has since been corrected and
the staff supports this rezoning request.
The hearing was recessed. Discussion held. Motion by Jensen, seconded by Burn and carried to
recommend approval of the request to rezone approximately 5 acres from Ag to Ag /Residential
and move onto County Board for their approval, based on the following findings:
1. The parcel is in the rural planning area and is an appropriate use.
2. A very small portion of the site is good farmland.
3. There are probable sand deposits located under the whole site.
4. Surrounding land uses include two small lots to the west, open agricultural land to the
north, east and south and the wildlife areas.
5. Surrounding zoning is exclusive ag to the east, north and south and ag residential to the
west.
6. The site has access to a town road to the south.
7. Proposed use is two residential lots approximately 2.5 acres each.
8. Potential development is two home sites.
9. Site layout, with a roadway easement for one of the lots, is provided.
10. The soils on the site are approximately 50 percent Class III (eroded) and 50 percent Class
IV, with a very small amount of Class II, base on the Soil Classification System of the
Natural Resource Conservation Service Soil Survey for St. Croix County.
11. The St. Croix County Natural Resource Management Plan Goals II, III and IV also
encourages protection and preservation of surface waters and wetlands; fish and wildlife
habitats; and agricultural land and soils to preserve ecological functions and recreational
and scenic values and wildlife habitat.
12. There is no Town Plan, however, the town is in the process of developing a plan.
13. The Town of Stanton recommends approval of the request and has considered §91.77 in
making their decision. The Town Board states that it meets their rezoning criteria because
it does not have a history of economically viable farming activities, a very small portion
of the lots have woodlands, the soil is predominately Class IV, and a public road is not
required.
The request will be forwarded to the County Board.
Norman and Shirlee Feyereisen: Eslinger read the notice into the record. The request is to
rezone approximately 83 +/- acres of land from Agriculture to Ag/Residential. Location: The SW 1 /4
of the NE 1 /4 , the SE 1 /4 of the NE 1 /4, the NW 1 /4 of the SE 1 /4, and the NE 1 /a of the SE 1 /4, all in
Section 8, T28N -R19W, Town of Troy.
Jason Paulkner, Humprey Engineering, is the surveyor for the property and is representing the
owner. He went over the proposed development for the property, stating that they have worked
with the Town of Troy on the 60/40 Plan, and conservation easements will be recorded. The town
has approved of the rezoning request.
Eslinger went over the staff report, stating that the request is consistent with the Town and County
Plan.
The hearing was recessed. Discussion held. Motion by Luckey, seconded by Anderson and carried
to recommend approval of the rezoning request for 83 acres to be rezoned from Ag to
Ag/Residential, based on the following findings:
1. The parcel is in the rural planning area and is an appropriate use.
2. Site consists of open cropland and some pastureland. There is an intermittent stream
on the site
3. None of the site is environmental corridor.
4. None of the site has limitations for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
(POWTS).
5. Surrounding land uses include agriculture to the south, and residential development to
the north, west and east.
6. Surrounding zoning is exclusive ag to the south and ag residential to the north, east
and west.
7. Access to the site is off of Townsvalley Road to the west and CTH FF to the north.
8. Proposed use is 37 lots under the Town of Troy Subdivision Ordinance — 18 lots
under the 60 /40farm plan and 19 lots from the Transfer of Development Rights.
9. The applicant is attempting to cluster the development on the least desirable
farmland.
10. The applicant states that site was reviewed under the Town of Troy's 60/40 Farm
Plan provisions in the subdivision ordinance.
11. Town of Troy has reviewed the rezoning and recommends approval, stating that they
have considered §91.77 in making their decision.
12. The St. Croix County Natural Resource Management Plan Goals 11, III and IV also
encourages protection and preservation of surface waters and wetlands; fish and
wildlife habitats; and agricultural land and soils to preserve ecological functions and
recreational and scenic values and wildlife habitat.
13. The Ag Residential zoning designation for 82.53 acres is generally consistent with the
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Town of Troy Growth Management Plan, dated 2000. The parcel is mostly prime
farmland. Cluster development is proposed for the less productive portions of the
site, and the remaining agricultural lands are protected through conservation easement
and transfer of development rights, which limit development to 6 -acre lots.
The request will be forwarded to County Board.
Land, Water and Parks Director Job Description: Heise handed out a copy of the job
description that has been reviewed by personnel, to the members of the two committees. A
lengthy discussion was held by the committee members and Heise in reviewing the job
description. A few changes were suggested. Heise will get back to Deb Kathan, and this will be
placed on the October 28 PZP Committee agenda for approval. Heise indicated that the
Personnel Committee meets on November 3 ra and it would be helpful if this could be approved
and on that agenda.
Motion by Zoerb, seconded by Anderson and carried to adjourn at 8:45 p.m.
Debra Zimmerm Recorder Lois Burri, Secretary
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