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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 10-10-01 X AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY - NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Ron Raymond, Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE Planning, Zoning & Parks DATE OF MEETING: Wednesday October 10, 2001 TIME: 10:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Rd Hudson WI Room 1281 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVI S MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT ME TING 1. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Homestead Pklands c. Well Proposa d. Hunting Policy e. Park Managers Report f. 2002 Budget* g. FEMA Projects* h. Any Other Pa* Business 2. Planning Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Town Planning Projects c. Town of Emerald Meetings d. Sewer Service Area Planning e. Land Information Program f. Real Property sister Report g. 2002 Budget i.Jpdate 3. Zoning Business a. Rezoning De b. Tower Ordinance Discussion c. Rezoning Vie {�• AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT 1 (This agenda not neces 1y presented in this order.) *Items added or revised r amended agenda. Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: Octo er 4, 2001 cc: Co Board Office, News Media/Notice Board, Co Clerk, Committee Members . . MINUTES PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, WI OCTOBER 10, 2001 PRESENT: Supervis 'rs Ron Raymond, Buck Malick, Gerald Larson and Linda Luckey. Art Jensen was excused. Staff: Dave odroczi, Ellen Denzer, Brett Budrow, Steve Fisher, Dave Larson, Pete Kling, Debbie Zimmerman and Jud Kahler. Guests: Donna Mae Seim, Roger Van Beek, Roger F. Behrens and Peter Beck. Chair Raymond callec4 the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. Motion by Malick, second by Luckey to adopt the agenda and carried. Minutes/Meeting D tes A meeting is scheduled in Baldwin on October 17 for rezonings. The second meeting of the mon will take place on Wednesday, October 24 due to scheduling conflicts. County Board will meet on tober 9 and October 30` • PARK BUSINESS Bills and Invoices ave Larson represented Parks while Grant is on vacation. He reviewed bills from Bonestroo totaling 11,711.17, the Bauman Construction bills for $59,086.00 for the heated shop building and the wo dshed replacement for $19,900.00. Motion by Malick, second by Larson to approve Park bills of $93,451.23 and the custom accounts of $7,087.11, carried. Hunting Policy Larson distributed the Glen Hills Park 2001 Hunting Policy that was revised on August 14, 2001. Staff havO cleared and marked all the trails needed. Boundary signing will take place the first week in November. A flyer will be sent to immediate neighbors and interested parties around October 15 -20 Positive fe dback on hunting at the park is being received. The language revision to the August 14 hunting policy eflects that hunters are to get personal permission from the respective landowners to hunt on private lan s. Brett Budrow worked with Parks designing the map for the flyer indicating the hunting areas. FEMA Projects Perks received a payment of $6,468.04 on October 5 from FEMA for flood repairs on the Wildwood Trail, which represents 85.9% of the cost of the repairs. The restoration portion of the Troy Project is completed and awaiting payment from FEMA. We are still awaiting approval i by FEMA for the mitigation portion. Guidelines indicate we have 18 months to complete the project, but could get a one -year extension if needed. A DNR Chapter 30 permit will be needed, which we are working on now. We would like to have the permits sometime in January or February. Park Managers eport Land and Water Conservation sponsored a field day at Glen Hills for the Baldwin and Glen ood school children, which has been an annual event for the past fifteen years. Glen Hills Park averaged 26 -30 units of campers in September. Last weekend there were 16 units. i Pine Lake aerator are ready to go for the winter season. The half -ton pick up has been ordered from Routson Motors. Glen Hills heated shop has some plumbing to be completed yet. Phone service is in. Park staff is purging and moving things. Troy Park was closed for the season. All work except the toilet pumping is complete. ( Other Park Business Raymond instructed Larson to investigate the possibility of moving the Park office to the Rural Develop ent Office in the Ag. Center in Baldwin. Four options are under consideration. One, keep the Glen ills Park Manager's residence as the office, two, an office at the proposed visitor center at Homestead Parklands, three, an office at the Government Center, and four, at the Rural Development Office i Baldwin. This topic will be reviewed again. Well Proposals Larson presented a summary of the well proposals received September 21, 2001. The base bid was for 150 feet. The proposals indicated the cost per foot beyond the 150 feet. Malick moved to approve the low bid from Pelke, second by Luckey and carried. Homestead Parklan s Raymond updated the Committee on the status of the 2002 Budget and costs for Homestead Parkland . We might have to borrow the money to finish the park. Dave Larson reported that comments on the Co ty Board tour on September 18 of Homestead were very positive and were good feedback. On Sept mber 20th Grant met at Perch Lake with Clark Schroeder, Sheltered Workshop supervisor. On Octo i 3` Grant and Larson met at Rivard Stone for the visitor center discussion. A rebidding for wo on Homestead will take place in January or February of next year. We will not receive grant money in 2002 unless available park money remains at $260,000.00. We would lose over $100,000.00 in gra s from the Sportsmans Alliance, Sport Fishing Restoration, Watershed and Lakes Protection if the cri ria were not met. Denzer indicated pr 1 irie restoration couldn't be shifted in the list of priorities. She also stressed the need to approve the $260 00.00 requested. Without that amount, and the $100,000.00 in grant money, we will not be able to open he park. A total of $423,000.00 will need to be funded within five years. A lengthy discussion on prio ' ies, bonding and borrowing took place. It was agreed that if the borrowing is going to occur this year, he Committee should add $22,000.00 for running water to its priority list. Serious decisions were mad to reach the levy goal. Now the Committee is faced with borrowing. Motion by Malick to request $282,000.00 for Homestead Parkland in 2002, second by Luckey and carried. 2002 Budget Glen ills budget increased by $5,279.00 because of a health insurance rate increase. Rates went from $639.5 a month to $785.98 a month. No word has been received on Park Improvement Grants for Glen Hi Is, Pine Lake and Troy Park. Break at 10:15 a.ml. Resume at 10:22 a.m. ZONING BUSINESS Tower Ordinanc Discussion Fisher presented a copy of an ordinance amending Chapter 17 of St. Croix County Zo 'ng Code, regulating wireless communication service and other transmission facilities. Roger Behrens, a orney from Faegre and Benson, representing Sprint, had concerns about the addition i. of the performanc bond. 2 1 Malick pointed out th *t bonds are routinely required for subdivisions. He said the performance bond would have companies look at safety, cost of removal and need for the facility. The amount of the bond would be revisited ev ry two years. Behrens offered alternative forfeiture language. He objected to the 200 -foot ceiling and ecommended case by case review. He also questioned the two -mile limitation beyond the St. Croix . ver creating a gap in coverage. Peter Beck, attorney from Gray, Plant and Mooty expressed objections. He felt the 200 -foot restriction could not be met and give the residents of St. Croix County the service necessary. He said the needs of an area are always different, depending on the population. A change was agreed oncerning the biennial reports so that civil forfeitures would not apply until at least 60 days after a re ort form blank is sent to the party by the County. The Committee chose 10 do the 3 Putt Rezoning decision before finishing this topic. See below. Rezoning Decisions Three Putt, LLC: Ro er Van Beek, representing Three Putt attended today's meeting. Malick moved to adopt and forward to ounty Board for approval, second by Raymond and carried with the attached findings and condition . See below. This will be placed on the October 30 County Board agenda. Kenneth and Renee >I ykhouse: The hearing was held on October 3, 2001 for this rezoning request and tabled. Fisher told the Committee that the town has now given approval of the request, and the staff recommends approval, as well. Motion by Malick, second by Luckey and carried to recommend approval and move to the County Board meeting on October 30 based on the following findings: 1. The Town of Baldwin supports the rezoning request and certified that the provisions of § 91.77 have been met. 2. The request gener ly conforms to the County Plan. There is no Town plan. 3. The site is a porti n of a larger 40 -acre site. The former farm field has some woods and is slightly rolling. The appl ation states that the site was in the Conservation Reserve Program but was re- moved in May. 4. The majority of t e site has limiting soils for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment (POWTS); however the site h s been tested and a sanitary permit has been issued. 5. A small portion of he site is prime farmland. 6. Surrounding land Uses include a mixture of large acreage farms and hobby farms. 7. Surrounding zoning is Ag/Residential to the south and east and Exclusive Ag to the north and west. 8. Rezoning would be fairly compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. 9. The site is located on a town road. 10. Proposed development is one home site. Further development may be limited by the soils 11. One home site on the parcel is appropriate. Break for lunch at 1:15 Resume at 2:30 p.m. Tower Ordinance It Was decided that the Committee would delay moving the Tower Ordinance to County Board so the wUrkgroup and Corporation Counsel could review changes. 3 PLANNING BUSINESS Bills and Invoices e September Revenue Report of $610.00 was accepted. Motion by Malick to approve Planning Bill the month of September for $2,807.26, second by Larson and carried. Real Property Lister Report Fodroczi noted Real Property is at the end of the assessment process. One package is out while ive work rolls have not been returned yet. We will close the Real Property system at the end of the mont . Equipment will be serviced before tax season, as this worked very well last year. I 1 We are currently wooing with the Register of Deeds regarding the public access policy, procedures and copy charges. They re bound by statute on their charges. He expressed the need to be uniform with those kinds of charges. 2002 Budget Health insurance costs were updated on budget sheets and resubmitted to Finance. Fodroczi feels our budget appears to be in good shape. Town Planning Projects Dunn, Pierce and St. Croix County Extension Offices sponsored a workshop , on Comprehensive Planning on September 25 at the Ag. Center in Baldwin. Eighty -seven people attended the workshop, forty -eight from St. Croix County. The workshop ended around 10:00 p.m., with most parties staying chat late. Denzer and Budrow' attended a workshop in Eau Claire on Planning Grants. The projects will need to meet fourteen differnt criteria. Grants are due in Madison by November 1st. Budrow is working with the towns of Baldw , Pleasant Valley and Hammond on town planning projects. There will be a Town ii Plan kickoff meetin on October 11"' at 7:30 p.m. for the Town of Baldwin. Pleasant Valley's kickoff meeting is Oct. 23` Denzer told the Comittee that Stanton, Erin Prairie and Cylon are considering going forward with establishing a plane g committee and a town plan. Sewer Service Are Planning Fodroczi reported on two proposed amendments to the River Falls Sewer Service Area Plan o be considered by the Plan Advisory Committee at a meeting on Oct. 17 One proposal involves a jointly owned ten -acre parcel not annexed to the city. The second proposal would add 200 acres for a roject with 800 dwelling units on 350 acres. The DNR would also have to approve the amendments. Denzer reviewed a recent meeting of the Hudson Sewer Service Area Plan Committee. The City of Hudson is concern with the definition and application of environmental corridors in administration of the plan. They hav proposed to develop amendment language for consideration by the Committee and DNR. Land Information Program The projected revenue for Land Records was $76,800.00 for the year. We collected $11,000.00 more than the projected amount by the end of September. The completion of the parcel map conversion project is included in next year's budget so the increase in revenue should help. Funding guideline indicate we must use for public access $1.00 of each $5.00 collected. Fodroczi was asked to sit on an dvisory committee to the Land Information Board to work out public access funding guidelines. Expens s of providing public access to property and assessment records will also be eligible for grants from a S ate fund. 4 Budrow continues to work on parcel conversion with SDS Consultants. All parcels are converted to digital. Budrow noticed discrepancies in the control network and will work with the County Surveyor to incorporate some local GPS points. A system for accuracy has been established. We are waiting for more information from SDS; We will have complete parcel map by late January, early February. The formal meeting as adjourned at 3:45 p.m. for the trip to view proposed rezonings. Motion by Jensen, second by Lar on to adjourn at 5:15 p.m. C) fVl ry Clar u y Kahltr, ording Secretary Clarence W. Malick, Secretary II ' 5 a ° The Planning, Zonin and Parks Committee (PZPC) recommends approval of the rezoning request based on the followi findings: Three-Putt L.L.C. Ag-Residential to Commercial 37 Acres Ag-Residential to Industrial 42 Acres 33.29.18.513B A. Findings Related to Proposed Use and Site Conditions 1. The proposed use is 2 -acre or larger commercial and industrial sites. 2. The parcel was cro ped but is now idle. 3. The parcel is not I ge enough to be considered a viable agricultural parcel. 4. The surrounding 1 nd uses include large lot, single - family housing, interstate and state highways and farmland. The site is approximately '/2 mile from the Robert's village limits. 5. The environmental features on the site include steep slopes, closed depression, woodlands and grasslands. The owners should incorporate these features into the development and be aware of their limitations. B. Findin • s Related o A s s licable Plans and Policies 1. The County Plan • esignates a portion of this parcel as Urban Planning Area and the remainder as Rural Planning • - a. This designation splitting the property between the two planning areas was based on the prey' •usly adopted Joint Warren/Roberts Land Use Plan. 2. The proposed zon ng districts are anticipated for the Urban Planning Area. Generally, commercial and light industri.1 uses to serve the traveling public, located on state or federal highways, would be allowed in the R al Planning Area. 3. The County Plan z.lso requires that commercial and light industrial uses be provided for in locally adopted plans. 4. The Town of Wa en and Village of Roberts have indicated that their joint plan has been amended to allow commercial and light industrial uses in this area. Both jurisdictions have recommended ap- proval of the prop sal. 5. The County Plan lso requires that industrial and commercial development occur only where there is adequate access t major transportation facilities. This development is adjacent to STH 65 and IH94. 6. Based on conside ation of Findings B -1 through B -5, the proposed rezoning of this parcel is generally consist t with the County Plan. 7. The developers and their attorney have indicated that they are aware that they are responsible for the necessary road/tr ffic improvements as they relate to their project, and the county shares no respon- sibility. 8. Based on preliminary design information from WisDOT, the developers have indicated that they are willing to maintai a 50 ft. natural buffer in addition to the mandatory WisDOT TRANS 233 50 ft. buffer from the r . . d right -of -way of IH94 and STH 65, unless and until WisDOT determines the additional setbac , is not necessary. The additional setback will ensure that anticipated Federal and State road impro -ments will not adversely affect the development. 9. The owners requ-.ted sewer and water services from the Village of Roberts but were denied, as the Village does not ave sewer capacity available at this time. Service may become available some time in the future. The development should be designed for future connection to the Village's sewer and water service wh= it becomes available. 10. A portion of this parcel is identified on the primary environmental corridor map of the County Plan. As the owners consider design elements they should be encouraged to: protect the closed depression; 6 ` u best managemen practices for storm water management and erosion and sediment control f or the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii steep slopes; prote t the interior woodland habitat; and restore the grassland ecosystem. 11. The County is aware that the developer has agreed to restrictive development covenants and guidelines with the Town of Warren. The County is not a party to these agreements and cannot be bound by them. C. Conditions for Rezoning Approval of this rezoning shall incorporate the above findings and will be contingent upon the following conditions: 1. Approvals under tie County subdivision ordinance, sanitary code, and special exception review shall incorporate these ndings. 2. Developer shall m intain a 50 ft. natural buffer in addition to the mandatory WisDOT TRANS 233 50 ft. buffer from e road right -of -way of IH94 and STH 65. 3 . The development I all be designed for future connection to the Village of Roberts' sewer and water service, and shall se connected as soon as is practical. 4. Applications for special exception uses shall be limited to those uses and subject to those conditions listed on the attac ent, and are in addition to the requirements for special exceptions set out in the St. Croix County z • ning ordinance. COMMERCIAL DISTRICT USES ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) Auto sales and service, auto and truck accessory sales, 2) building supply stares, 3) drive -in establishments providing service to customers without the necessity of the public entering the building, 4) fast food stores, 5) fuel service stationO, 6) motels and hotels, 7) motor vehicle sales and service, 8) restaurants, 9) trailer sales or rent ils, tractor and farm implement sales and service, 10) transit bus stations 11) truck stops (not fo the purpose of transferring or offloading of goods, or of long -term storing or parking of vehicle , 12) professional office buildings, 13) retail and wholesal outlets for the sale of merchandise to the general public, Any uses similar in character to those uses as described herein, that are conducted as a business on the premises and that cater to the general public. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT USES ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: All uses involving the manufacture of goods within the confines of a building and in which any smoke, noise, dust, flash, liquid or odor produced in the manufacturing process is either not produced or is confined within the building. All uses involving the fabrication of materials within the confines of a building and in which any smoke, noise, dust, flash, iiquica, or odor produces in the fabrication process is either not produced or is confined within the building. 7 • I . I All uses involving the rovision of a service which is either manufacturing or fabrication related and not • permitted in business 1istricts, confined within the building, and in which any smoke, dust, flash, heat, noise, liquid, or odor produced by such service uses is either not produced or is confined within the building. I As accessories to thes uses, the following are permitted: 1) Enclosed as well screened areas, for the storage of materials, other than explosives or flammable materials or subs ces used in the manufacturing or fabrication process; 2) Offices normally a xiliary to the principal uses; 3) Garages for the strage of licensed vehicles used in connection with the operation of the industrial uses; 4) Auxiliary power g nerators; 5) Screened off -stree parking and loading areas; 6) Non - illuminated ,:i. internal illuminated non - flashing signs; 7) The storage of no more than 10,000 gallons of fuel and petroleum products for use incidental to the principal use; 8) Residential quarters for the owner or hired caretaker, provided that such quarters are in the principal building, not more than 750 square feet in area, no more than two bedrooms, and not for rent, lease of separate sale. 9) All corporate office buildings that provide management offices to a manufacturing or fabrication business. 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