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HomeMy WebLinkAbout018-1032-90-000 (2) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DECISION i Request of Donald Grossaint for a special ) exception use, Article 8.4 B(3) (c) , Setback ) from a Town Road, ST. CROIX COUNTY ZONING ) A-84-04 ORDINANCE. Location: SW34 of SW!4 of Section ) March 27, 1984 15, T29N-R17W, Town of Hammond. ) The St. Croix County Board of Adjustment conducted a public hearing on March 27, 1984 to consider the request of Donald Grossaint for a special excep- tion use, Article 8.4 B(3) (c) , Setback from a Town Road, ST. CROIX COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. The St. Croix County Board of Adjustment conducted an on site inspection of the site in question. After inspection, the St. Croix County Board of Adjustment entered an Executive Session to discuss the request. After returning to open session, the following decision was rendered. Motion by Supervisor Stephens to grant approval, as the new house would not be closer to CTH "T". Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. George, yes; Stephens, yes; Meinke, yes. All variances approved must be acted.on or constructed within one (1) year from date of approval or they shall be null and void. Robert Stephens, Secretary St. Croix County Board of Adjustment RS:HB:mj Donald Grossaint Town Clerk Q o a> O p 6q m � o; 0. ° I o I N i v I � I c � T I r o v m � � I v ° o � Z , Li c 0 _ o CD � I E ¢ v U � M N cr- V O O N a1 u, CN am c C7 I O Z a c r 0 Z � N H rn a) c � I f0 a) N C N •� N a) N O O a) Q N Ii Z m Z m C c E Z E c (y 0 .. (D 1� at5 Lo CL N _ v N — O a � L E O a) IL z 000 ° o N ! E a N J U U rn rn Z ti H rn C) ° o o o U E a`�i• � m y a LO m rn 0 O lV yam' ° Ti C O E ° O O 7 O M LO F—L.i N C C N (6 N t6 N \O 0 ED co ca E N to a1 (D O O C_ a) I� .- • W N O` O y N N O C6 U O S (D Z N S S (n O � I a I • a d o y ° c E r A U a li , 0 a) U �r t BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING AND HEARINGS March 27, 1984 10:00 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman Meinke at 10:00 a.m. in the County Board Room, Courthouse, Hudson, Wisconsin. All members present. Minutes of the February meeting approved as written. Hearing called to order by Chairman Meinke at 10:00 a.m. Zoning Administrator read notice of hearings as published in the county and local newspapers. 1. ARTICLE: 8.4 B(3) (c) , Setback from town road. APPELLANT: Don Grossaint LOCATION: SWk of SA of Section 15, T29N-R17W Towrl of Hammond 2. ARTICLE: 8.4 B(4) (b) , Driveway separation APPELLANTS: Wendy Stave and Beth Teed LOCATION: " SWZ of SW-4, Section 33 T30N-R19W, Town of St. Joseph 3. ARTICLE: 3.4 B, Rip Rap APPELLANT: Marie Rude LOCATION: SEh of NEk, Section 18 T29N-R19W, Town of Hudson 4. ARTICLE: 2.6 F(13) , Private airport APPELLANT: Walter H. Howard ' LOCATION: NEk of SWZ and NEk of SEA, Section' 14 T28N 7R18W, Town of Kinnickinnic 5. ARTICLE: 3.1231 St. Croix Riverway APPELLANT: Jerry Sandford LOCATION: SA of NW's of Section 35, T29N-R20W, Town of St. Joseph 6. ARTICLE: 3.7 B, Setback from water APPELLANT: Edward A. Nelson LOCATION: NEk of SE'k of Section 30, T31N-R18W, Town of Star Prairie 7. ARTICLE: 2. 6 F(6) , Kennel APPELLANT: Tom Kasinskas LOCATION: NWT of SW's of Section 2, T29N-R17W, Town of Hammond 8, ARTICLE: 2.6 (12) , Radio transmission tower APPELLANT: Park Broadcasting Inc. LOCATION.: NWk of NEk of Section 8, T30N-R19W, Town of Somerset Mrs. Karen Grossaint presented their request to construct a new home on the same founda- tion as the present house. The house will be approximately 82 feet from the center- line of CTH "T". Township Chairman O'Connell informed the Board that the Town Board has no objections. Jere Bendicksor, presented the request of Wendy Stave and Beth Teed to construct a drive- way on Hillcrest Drive that would} be approximately 75 to 100 feet from CTH "E". Mr. Charles Goosen presented the request of Marie Rude to rip rap an area of the Willow River Race for erosion control a4d assist in trout habitat improvement. Questions by members of the Board. Mr. Walter Howard presented his request to construct a private airstrip in the Township of Kinnickinnic. He owns 158 acres and wishes to construct the airstrip and build a home on the property. He owns his own aircraft. Questions by members of the Board. Mr. Howard was asked if he could meet all the criteria of the County Ordinance. He said he could. He also has approval of F.A.A. and the Department of Transportation. Mr. James Rusch presented the request of Jerry Sandford to construct an addition to his house that would be 40 feet from the bluffline of the St. Croix Riverway District. Mr. Sandford wishes to construct an enclosed swimming pool and mechanical room. Mr. Steve Johnson, MN-WI Boundary Area Commission has no objections to the request. Mr. Jake Vander Voort, Department of Natural Resources, has no objections to the request. Mr. .Edward Nelson presented his request to construct an addition to his present house r that would be 25 feet from the Apple River. His house is from 22 - 24 feet from the river. The addition is needed for additional living area. Questions by members of the Board. Mrs. Rita Kasinskas presented their request to construct a dog kennel on their property. The kennel will be for their personal use. They raise and sell A.K.C. registered dogs. The kennel will have runs built in so the dogs will not be running loose. Mr. Emmett O'Connell questioned whether the dogs would be confined. Mrs. Kasinskas agreed that they would be. The Township has no objections. Mr. Henrik Van Dyk presented the request of Park Broadcasting to construct a tower on 40 acres of land. Robert Burns, Elliot Anderson, Mike Waggoner, and Dr. John Dubois were introduced to the Board. Supervisor Stephens read a letter on character of the development of the tower. Cost of the tower is estimated at $350,000. The 'tower and maintenance building will be enclosed with an 8 foot chain link fence. , Mike Waggoner explained the tower construction and how it would collapse within itself in any type of situation. Dr. Dubois explained the tower and how it is needed. Robert Burns explained the location of the tower. It is the only site that could be located far enough away from the river, railroad, and highway according to F.A.A. regulations. Questions by members of the Board. Mr. Ed Schachtner, Town board member, has no objec- tions to the tower. John Nelson, adjoining landowner had questions on the tower and land values of adjoining property, lighting of the tower, and constructing a road to his property. Robert Gabrich objected to t1w tower for sight reasons, aesthetic reasons, and ecology reasons. Jean Gabrich opposed the tower stating she would see it ao. night, last thing, and wake up to see it in the morning. Jake Vander Voort, DNR, said he can find nothing in DNR regulations to prevent construction of the tower. He said some birds do fly into the tower, but they are not on the endangered species. DNR is neither in favor or objects to the tower. Lee Kellaher is a .pilot, and feels that strobe lights on the upper portion of the tower are really necessary. Gerald Plourde, County Board member, asked about zoning the parcel to Commercial. He was informed that radio and television towers cannot be in the Commercial District. Stephen T'Kach, Communications Officer for St. Croix County, made comments on the need for emergency communications in the Somerset area. Several questions were asked by persons in the audience. Hearing recessed at 12:15 p.m. for lunch and visiting the sites in question. Board returned to session to render decisions on the special exception and variance requests. 1. Don Grossaint: Motion by Supervisor Stephens to grant approval, as the new house would not be closer to CTH "T". Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. Vote to approve: George, yes; Stephens, yes; Meinke, yes. 2. Wendy Stave and Beth Teed: Motion by Supervisor Stephens to deny the request because further options are available which would not place the proposed driveway as close to the stop sign on CTH "E" and because moving the driveway closer to the stop sign would increase danger rather than improve safety. Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. Vote to approve denial: George, yes; Stephens, yes; Meinke,. yes. 3. Marie Rude: Motion by Supervisor George to approve the request as it will improve the stream bank and trout habitat. DNR to inspect the rip rap after completion. Seconded by Supervisor Meinke. Motion carried. Vote to approve: George, yes; Stephens, yes; Meinke, yes. 4. Walter H. Howard: Motion by Supervisor George to approve with the stipula- tion that all county regulations on airstrips shall be complied with. Seconded by $upervisor Stephens. Motion carried. Vote to approve: Meinke, yes; Stephens, yes; George, yes. 5. Jerry Sandford: Motion by Supervisor George to approve because no sig- nificant encroachment of the bluffline would occur. Zoning Administrator shall inspect the project upon completion. Owner to notify Zoning Administrator. Seconded by Super- visor Meinke. Hotion .carried. Vote to approve: George, yes; Stephens, yes; Meinke, yes. . 6. Edward btelson: Motion by Supervisor Stephens to grant approval because the addition of 18 feet would not present further encroachment to the Apple River setback. Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. Vote to approve: Meinke, yes; George, yes; Stephens, yes. t 7. Tom Kasinskas: Motion by Supervisor Stephens to approve the kennel with the stipulation that all County Ordinances for kennels be obeyed, and all dogs held shall be confined to fenced runs. Upon completion, the Zoning Administrator shall be notified, and inspect the kennel. Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. Vote to approve: Stephens, yes; Meinke, yes; George, yes. 8. Park Broadcasting: Motion by Supervisor Stephens to grant approval of the request, contingent on approval that stipulations drawn up by the District Attorney are approved by Park Broadcasting, and the Board of Adjustment. Final approval will be on April 24, 1984. All access roads shall be constructed to county standards. Seconded by Supervisor George. Motion carried. Vote to approve will be made on April 24, 1984. Motion by Supervisor George to adjourn. Seconded by Supervisor Stephens. Motion carried. Next scheduled hearing date is April 24, 1984. Hearing adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Robert Stephens, Secretary St. Croix County Board of Adjustment This is a full day meeting. HB:RS:mj $100 . 00 FEE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF APPEAL NUMBERL?'Y.,,�'�0' _ A. I/WE DON & KAREN GROSSAINT of RT. �k 1 HAMMOND, WIS_._ 54015 hereby ,appeal to the St . Croix County Board of Adjustment from the decision of the Zoning Administrator . Whereby the Zoning Administrator did : 1 . Dena an application to : Use land only for use as family residence erect structure or building accessory ui ing alter o er business add to ---- industry occupy other - -- -- - or : 2 . Incorrectly interpret the (Ordinance) (Map) number B . LOCATION q_It qWZ, Section---15_, T_29__,__N , K_17 _ W . Subdivision Name Lot # City Village _ Township HANXQNn C . A variance of section._ 8 .4B-3 ( _of St . Croix County Zoning; Ordinance is requested because : (Undue hardship , unique situtation , etc . ) WF. WTSN T(1 f MSTRUCT A NEW ,HOME ON THE S ORATION_ AS OUR_,_____ PRESENT STRUCTURE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 80 to 100 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY "T" U . List all adjoining landowners names and addresses ; RAm9 Address Town State Zip Thoe Z -- bi lay Date File 3 ° Signed Ap ellant (s) or Agent g c�2--X?