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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 03-21-01AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Ronald Raymond, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee DATE: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 TIME: 6:15 p.m. committee to meet to view properties 7:00 p.m. hearing LOCATION: St. Croix County Agriculture Center, Baldwin, WI CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: OTHER BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: 1) Richard, Fred, Jerry and James Heebink to rezone approximately 17 +/- acres of land from Agriculture to Commercial. Location: The N Y2 of the NW Fractional % of Section 7, T28N R16W, Town of Eau Galle. 2) Harvey Hielkema to rezone approximately 78.25 +/- acres of land from Agriculture to Ag /Residential. Location: The S '/z of the SW Fractional' /4 and the NW' /4 of the SE 1 /4, Section 18, T29N R16W, Town of Baldwin. 3) Approval of Bid for storage building at Glen Hills Park ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: St. Croix County Zoning Office * Amended Items DATE: March 15, 2001 COPIES TO: County Board Office Committee Members County Clerk News Media /Notice Board MINUTES St. Croix County Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee March 21, 2001 St. Croix County Agriculture Center, Baldwin, Wisconsin Committee members present: Supervisors Ron Raymond, Linda Luckey, Art Jensen, Gerald Larson and Buck Malick. Staff present: Steve Fisher and Deb Zimmermann Chairman Raymond called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A motion was made by Jensen, second by Larson to adopt the agenda. The next meeting for this Committee is Tuesday, March 27, 2001. The Committee will address Item #3 on the agenda first. Parks Request: Joe Grant, Parks Director, presented a list of bids that he has received for a storage building at Glen Hills Park. Grant is requesting Committee approval of the bid, and recommends that the contract be given to Bauman of Chippewa Falls. They are a reputable company, and submitted the lowest bid. Motion by Jensen, second by Raymond and carried to approve the bid for the storage building at Glen Hills Park to be awarded to Bauman of Chippewa Falls. Raymond explained the hearing process and opened the hearing. Fisher read the notice into the record for Item #1. Richard, Fred, Jerry and James Heebink: The request is to rezone approximately 17 +/- acres of land from Agriculture to Commercial. Location: A parcel of land located in the N %2 of the NW Fractional 1 /4, Section 7, T28N -R16W, Town of Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Fred Heebink, property owner, lives at 1370 8`" Avenue, Baldwin, and is here on behalf of the applicants. He explained that this parcel would be a good location for a commercial site, and the parcel directly west of this property was rezoned to commercial two years ago. It is located right outside the Village of Baldwin. Bill Peavey, Clerk for the Town of Eau Galle, showed the Committee a map that the Town approved in January, 2001, designating areas where commercial sites may be located. The location of the proposed rezoning would be consistent with this map. Peavey gave a copy of the map to Fisher for the Zoning Office files. Peavey told the Committee that the Town recommended approval of this request. Fisher went over the staff report with the Committee, including the GIS maps. There appear to be limitations on the site for septic systems. Staff asked for additional information to determine if it meets the County Plan. Fisher went over staff concerns listed in the report, including sewer system capability, road access, and buffers between commercial and residential sites. The staff also suggests contacting the Village of Baldwin to see if there would be any consideration to annex this property into the Village in order to provide sewer service. Peavey added that the Town would upgrade the roads as necessary, if this becomes a commercial area. There was discussion of an intermittent stream running through the property that is a direct conduit to the Rush River. This would be looked at in the CSM and Special Exception process if the property is rezoned, but the Committee feels it is important to see conceptual stormwater management plans for the site before making a decision. They want to be assured that water runoff will not be increased as a result of commercial development. Al The hearing was recessed by Raymond. Motion by Malick, second by Luckey and carried to table a decision. The staff is to send a letter outlining concerns discussed, and contact the Village of Baldwin about plans for annexation in this area. Harvey Hielkema: Hearing reopened by Raymond. Fisher read the notice. The request is to rezone 78.25 acres of land from Ag to Ag/Residential. Property is located in the S 1 /s of the SW Fractional 1 /4 and the NW 1 /4 of the SE 1 14, Section 18, T29N -R16W, Town of Baldwin. Jensen abstained from taking part in the hearing, citing a potential personal conflict of interest. Larry Murphy, surveyor, represented Mr. Hielkema. The parcel consists of approximately two 40's that come together at a 20' x 20' point. If an easement would be needed to make this more feasible, Hielkema's neighbor, Paul Lokker, would sell enough for a 66' easement. Borings have been taken and the land is suitable for a septic system. Murphy said that they would be willing to just rezone the lower 40 acres if there is a problem with rezoning both 40's at this time. Jim and Kristin Mikla farm property near this land, and said they do not want to see it developed. They stated that there is no access to the north 40. David Sander, 2672 6& Avenue, Woodville, said he would like to see the property stay in farmland. There is useable farmland on all sides. He also stated that it has been in the Farmland Preservation Program. Gerald Kusilek is an adjoining landowner and said he would like to see a decision on what type of zoning is going to be allowed in the Town and put together a Town Plan. Lokker, the adjoining landowner and Town supervisor who would sell the easement if needed and who made the motion and voted with the 2/1 majority to approve, said he sees Baldwin as a growing area and is not against the rezoning. Wilma Stott said she is an adjoining landowner and has no objection. Fisher went over the staff report with the Committee. A large part of the land is prime farmland. There are some limiting soils on the property. A discussion was held on the two intermittent waterways that cross the parcels. They are a direct conduit to the Rush River, which is about a quarter of a mile from the site. It was suggested by the Committee that a conservation buffer be constructed near the Rush River if the land is developed. This would be addressed at the subdivision level. Discussion was held on the possibility of only rezoning the south 40 acres, and leaving the north 40 in agriculture. Fisher said that the staff would be willing to review this option. Motion by Larson, second by Luckey to close the hearing. Motion by Malick, second by Luckey to table a decision in this matter. The staff is to work with the applicant on options for rezoning the south 40 acres and bring back to the Committee. Malick, Luckey and Raymond voted in favor of the motion. Larson was opposed. Jensen abstained from voting. Motion carried on a 3 -1 vote. Minutes: Motion by Malick, second by Jensen and carried to approve minutes from the January 24 and 3& meetings. M ion by Larson, second by Raymond and carried t djourn meeting a :10 p.m. Debra Zi mann, Recorder C. W. Malick, Secretary 2