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AMENDMENTS TO ST. CR®IX COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 17 ZONING
Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments
Ordinance No. ~'Tq (Q 0 11
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, Steve and Robin Meyer applied to St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department
to rezone approximately 12.79 acres in the NWl/~ of the NTE, 1/m, Section 10, T29N, RI 6W, in the
Town of Baldwin, from Agricultural District 11 to Agricultural Residential; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Committee held a public hearing on
the rezoning request on July 21, 2011 in the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson,
Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development 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.
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 generally 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.
£ 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 does protect or preserve 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.
m. 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.
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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 consistent with the goal to preserve agricultural land for crop
production, scenic values, and wildlife habitat.
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.
5. The request meets the requirements in WSS 91.48(1).
THEREFORE, the following described parcel is hereby rezoned from Agricultural District II to
Agricultural Residential:
Beginning at the HIA Corner of said Section 10; thence S67"49'56"E, along the north line of the NEIA, 668.74 feet; thence
SDD°32'53"E 844.73 feet to the north line of a parcel described in a Warranty Deed, recorded in Volume 1122, Page 524 at the St. Croix
County Register of Deeds Office, thence N87°41'55"W, along said north line, 668.62 feet to the north - south 1/4 line, thence
NDD°32'53"W, along said north - south 1/4 line, B43.19 feet to the point of beginning. Described parcel contains 12.79 Acres (557,014 sq.
ft.).
This Amendment offered by the Community Development Committee on August 2, 2011.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Steve Hermsen
Sharon Norton-
❑ ❑ ❑ Bauman
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Buzz Marzolf
❑ ❑ ❑ William Peavey
❑ ❑ ❑ Lorin Sather
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Robert Shearer
® ❑ ❑ ❑ James Stauffer t
This Ordinance Amendment was en 4tedd by the St. Croix
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on County Board of Supervisors on -fort _
Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campb II, County Clerk
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