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HomeMy WebLinkAbout006-1065-40-000(2) IX COUNTY J SRO. WISCONSIN ZONING OFFICE A M p r r ■ .,,ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER - - 1101 Carmichael Road Hudson, WI 54016-7710 - (715) 386-4680 Fax (715) 386-4686 August 7, 2000 File Ref: 25-00 Rod Wolff 268 Highway 35/64 Houlton, WI 54082 Re: Board of Adjustment Decision Dear Mr. Wolff: The St. Croix County Board of Adjustment has reviewed your request for a special exception for a Commercial Use and has approved this application with conditions. The enclosed document is the formal decision regarding your application. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate in contacting me. Sincerely, Steve Fisher zt Zoning Director dz Enclosure cc: Clerk, Town of Cylon Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND DECISION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN Case: 55-99 Complete Application Received: December 16, 1999 Hearing Notice Publication: Weeks of January 10 and 17, 2000 Hearing Date: January27, 2000 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Having heard all the testimony, considered the entire record herein, and conducted an on-site inspection, the Board finds the following facts: 1. The applicant is Rod Wolff, whose current address is 268 Highway 35/64, Houlton, Wisconsin. l 2. The applicant filed with the Zoning Office an application for a special exception request to relocate his business, Wolff s Engineering to an existing commercial site in the Town of Cylon. The relocation is due to the fact that Wisconsin Department of Transportation has purchased his existing site for the expansion of STH 64. The DOT is helping Wolff with the relocation. 3. The property is located in the SW % of the SE % of Section 29, T31 N-R16W, Town of Cylon, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The address of the commercial site is 2174 Highway 63/64, New Richmond, Wisconsin. 4. The Special Exception request is for a permit for a commercial Use in a Commercial District pursuant to Section 17.18(1). Special exceptions are required for any commercial use. 5. The Town of Cylon has no objections to this application. 6. The Board found that the applicant is working with all appropriate agencies to secure proper permits for the proposed project. 7. The Board of Adjustment found that this special exception application conforms with the requirements for granting a special exception under Section17.18(1). 8. The Board of Adjustment found that the spirit and intent of the ordinance will be met by granting this special exception permit. DECISION On the basis of the above Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and the record herein, the Board approved the applicants request for a special exception permit for a Commercial Use in a Commercial District and has been approved based on the following findings: 1. The Board believes this to be a suitable location for this type of business. 2. The applicant is working with the Department of Transportation to re-locate his business due to the State buying his property for the expansion of a State Highway 64. 3. No objections were raised at the hearing 4. The Town of Cylon has no objection to the request. 5. The property is well screened from the road and other surrounding properties. 6. The spirit and intent of the ordinance will be met. With the following conditions: 1. One (1) free standing sign is allowed with total signage area not to exceed 32 square feet. This sign must be located a minimum of 10-feet from all property lines. Any other signage must be approved by the zoning department and must strictly adhere to the St. Croix County Signage Ordinance. 2. The applicant shall provide a hard surface (Asphalt or concrete) on all interior driving I areas and customer parking areas by October 1, 2000. 3. Any proposed lighting to be illuminated downward to eliminate light pollution onto neighboring properties. 4. Applicant to comply with septic system requirements as required by St. Croix County Zoning Department. 5. Business hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 6. All business activity will take place inside the building. All business related products to materials is be stored inside the building. Outside storage of business related prohibited. 7. All hazardous material and recyclable material are to be disposed of/recycled with approved waste/recyclable handlers. l 8. Applicant to maintain a minimum of 8 hard surfaced parking spaces. 9. Natural landscaping to be maintained as is, to meet the ordinance requirements that a minimum of 15% of the area within the property lines is to be landscaped. 10. Applicant to maintain proper state licensing to operate the business. 11. The applicant shall secure all necessary town approvals, including compliance with the commercial building code issues. 12. The applicant shall have one (1) year from the issuance of the Special Exception Permit to act on the Special Exception Permit. Failure to do so shall result in revocation of the special exception permit. If the special exception permit expires, the applicant will be required to secure a new special exception permit before commencing the business operation. 13. Any minor change, addition or expansion of the project, including but not limited to the business, signage, lighting, hours of operation, shall require review and approval by the Zoning Director. Any major change or addition to the originally approved plan will go through the special exception approval process, where applicable, as stated in the ordinance. 14. Accepting this decision and beginning the project means that the applicant has read, understands, and agrees to follow all conditions of this decision. The following vote was taken to approve: King, yes; Golz, yes; Peterson, yes; Rose, yes; Chairperson Speer, yes. APPEAL RIGHTS Any person aggrieved by this decision may file an appeal in St. Croix County circuit court within 30 days after the filing date shown below, pursuant to sec. 59.694(l 0), Wisconsin Statutes. St. Croix County assumes no responsibility for action taken in reliance on this decision prior to the expiration of the appeal period. St. Croix County does not certify that the identity of all persons legally entitled to notice 'of the Board of Adjustment proceedings which resulted in this decision was provided to the County. If an appeal is taken of this decision, it is the responsibility of the appellant to submit at his/her expense a transcript of the Board of Adjustment proceedings to the circuit court, which is available 2 from Northwestern Court Reporters, Hudson, Wisconsin. It is the responsibility of the Board of Adjustment to submit its record (file) of this matter to the circuit court. ZONING OARD OF ADJUSTMENT Signed: C 6irp on Dated: 08/08/00 Attest Filed: 08/08/00 Zoning Director I l 3