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Ordinance No. 827 (2014)
AMENDMENTS TO ST. CROIX COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 17
_ ZONING SECTION 17.72 REZONING AMENDMENTS -
PETERSON, TOWN OF ERIN PRAIRIE
1 The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
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3 WHEREAS, Milton & Lynn Peterson applied to St. Croix County Community
4 Development Department to rezone approximately 5.545 acres in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Section
5 17, T30N, R17W, in the Town of Erin Prairie, from Agricultural District to Agricultural Residential
6 District; and
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8 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Committee held a public
9 hearing on the rezoning request on January 16, 2014 in, Hudson, Wisconsin; and
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11 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Committee considered all
12 written information and verbal testimony presented at the hearing, and made the following findings
13 in support of the request:
14 1. The Town of Erin Prairie has recommended approval.
15 2. The request is consistent with the St. Croix County Comprehensive Plan and the St.
16 Croix County Natural Resources Management Plan based on:
17 a. The use will preserve productive soils as identified by the county land evaluation
18 system.
19 b. The proposed use will minimize the loss and fragmentation of farmland in rural
20 areas.
21 c. The propose use will limit development and will not convert productive
22 agricultural land.
23 d. The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to favor agricultural uses
24 over non-agricultural uses when considering land use conflicts.
25 e. The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy of agricultural uses to
26 include a broad range of agricultural activities.
27 f The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to establish and make
28 available zoning standards to prohibit major subdivisions in the farmland
29 preservation areas.
30 g. The proposed use is consistent with the County's policy to prohibit non-farm
31 development on productive farmland.
32 h. The proposed use is consistent with the goal to protect and improve groundwater
33 quality to supply clean water for drinking and recharging surface waters and
34 wetlands.
35 i. The proposed use is consistent with the goal to protect and enhance surface waters
36 and wetlands to preserve their ecological functions and recreational and scenic
37 values.
38 j. The proposed use is consistent with the goal to protect and restore fish and
39 wildlife habitats for native species, improved water quality, recreational
40 opportunities, and natural beauty.
41 k. The request is consistent with the goal to preserve agricultural land for crop
42 production, scenic values, and wildlife habitat.
43 3. It appears that the proposed use can comply with standards in the Land Use, Land
44 Division and Sanitary ordinances.
45 4. The proposed use is consistent with the spirit or intent of the Zoning Ordinance.
46 5. The request meets the requirements in WSS 91.48 (1).
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48 THEREFORE, the following described parcel is hereby rezoned from Agricultural
49 District to Agricultural Residential District:
50 A parcel of land located in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 17, T30N,
51 R17W, Town of Erin Prairie, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, further described as follows:
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53 Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 17; thence SO1°13'24"E 1325.24' along the west
54 line of said Section 17 to the south line of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter ( bearings
55 referenced to the west line of the northwest quarter of Section 17, line bears SO1°13'24"E St. Croix
56 County Coordinate System thence N89°00'55"E 302.00' along said south line to the point of
57 beginning; thence continuing N89°00'55"E 1018.72' along said south line to the east line of said
58 northwest quarter of the northwest quarter; thence NO 1021'38"W 441.67' along said east line to the
59 southeast corner of that Certified Survey Map filed in Volume 9, Page 2476 of Certified Survey Maps in
60 the St. Croix County Register of Deeds; thence S88°38'28"W 442.02' along the south line of said
61 Certified Survey Map to the east line of that Certified Survey Map filed in Volume 12, Page 3321; thence
62 S01°25' 15"E 357.23' along the east line of said Certified Survey Map to the south line of said Certified
63 Survey Map; thence S89°00'54"W 576.87' along the south line of said Certified Survey Map; thence
64 S01°13'24"E 81.55' to the point of beginning, containing 241,545 square feet ( 5.545 acres ) more or less
65 and being subject to any easements, restrictions or covenants of record.
Sponsored By: Community Development Committee on January 16, 2014
Administrative Approval:
Pa c Tho peon, ounty Adminis r 1/14/2014
SL Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement -
RESULT: ENACTED BY CONSENT VOTE [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: William Peavey, Supervisor
SECONDER: Buck Malick, Supervisor
AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Tim Hood, Daryl Standafer, Fred Yoerg, Buck Malick, Richard Ottino, Roger
Larson, Andy Brinkman, Duane Russett, William Peavey
ABSENT: Chris Kilber, Tom Hawksford, Dave Ostness, Fred Horne, Ron Kiesler, David Peterson, Joe
Hurtgen, Brian Hurtgen
This Ordinance was ENACTED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on March 4, 2014
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk