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AGENDA
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, June 21, 2000
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Agriculture Center
19608th Avenue, Baldwin, Wisconsin ;!
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES !i
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Galen and Mildred Anderson to rezone approximately 20.43 +/- acres of
land from Agriculture and Industrial to Ag/Residential. Location: A
parcel of land located in the NE '/4 of the NE '/4 in Section 32, T29N-
R16W, Town of Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin,
2) Three Putt L.L.C. to rezone approximately 20 +/- acres of land from
Ag/Residential to Residential. Location: A parcel of land located in the
NW '/4 of the NW '/4, Section 33, T29N-R18W, Town of Warren, St.
Croix County, Wisconsin.
3) Three Putt L.L.C. to rezone approximately 73 +/- acres of land from
Ag/Residential to Commercial. Location: A parcel of land located in the
NE '/4 of the NW '/4, the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the NE '/4 of the NE '/4,
all in Section 33, T29-R18W, Town of Warren, St. Croix County
Wisconsin.
4) Ordinance Discussion
• Commercial District
• Subdivisions in Riverway District
• Gravel Mining in Agriculture District
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: St. Croix County Zoning Office
DATE: June 13, 2000
COPIES TO: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
MINUTES
St. Croix County Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee
June 21, 2000
St. Croix County Agriculture Center, Baldwin, Wisconsin
Committee present: Linda Luckey, Buck Malick, Art Jensen, Gerald Larson, Ron Raymond
Staff present: Steve Fisher
Chairman Raymond called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The agenda was adopted on a
motion by Jensen, seconded by Luckey. Next meetings will be, June 271'and 28th.
Fisher read the notice into the record. Raymond explained the hearing process.
Galen Anderson to rezone 20.43 +/- acres of land from Agriculture and Industrial to
AOResidential,NE '/a of the NE '/a in Section 32 T29N-R16W Town of Baldwin
Fisher updated the committee on this request. Galen Anderson explained his request. An
adjacent landowner wants to buy some of this property. Anderson stated that some of the
property requested for rezoning is an abandoned sandpit that has been reclaimed.
Fisher read a letter from the Town and read excerpts from the Planning Department's Analysis
and Recommendations handout recommending approval.
Raymond asked for comments in opposition. There were none. He recessed the hearing.
A recommendation of approval of the rezoning request to the County Board passed unanimously
on a motion by Jensen, seconded by Malick based on the following findings:
1) The request meets all zoning ordinance requirements.
2) The provisions of§ 91.77 have been met.
3) The Town of Baldwin has recommended approval, and also found, among other
things, that the request is consistent with § 91.77.
4) The Planning Department recommends approval and the request meets the County
Growth Management Plan.
Three Putt L.L.C. : Fisher read the notice. He said the request is for two rezonings, one
Ag/Residential to Residential and the other Ag/Residential to Commercial, both in Section 33,
in the Town of Warren. They should be considered independently. The Town has tabled both.
The Town is looking into changing its growth management plan pertaining to commercial and
residential properties. The applicant agreed to appear at the Town meeting on July 10th
Roger Van Beek, 578 Highway 65, Roberts, presented the plan and the concept. He said that the
Town Plan currently has this parcel zoned light industrial. The Town said they don't have a
problem with part of this property being zoned commercial, but would like some of it to remain
light industrial. He said three Putt are willing. Raymond said the Committee can not make any
decision on the light industrial part of the property, as they are bound to deal with what was
advertised under the public meeting law. He does not feel that any decision can be made tonight,
due to the changes. Van Beek said they plan private sewer and water. Perk tests have been
done.
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Discussion focussed on the applicant addressing inconsistencies with the,County Plan, noted in
the Planning Department report, which recommends postponement. Further,the Town needs to
update its Growth Management Plan to allow for this rezoning, if they choose to do so.
After the hearing was closed, the request was postponed unanimously on a motion by Malick
seconded by Jensen.
Ordinances Fisher presented three ordinance amendment topics for review.
Commercial District: Under the current ordinance, any use in the Commercial District is allowed
onlyas a special exception with the r
p oval of the Board of Adjustment p pp d�ustment and the town board of
the affected town. The Corporation Counsel believes that it is not legal that the town has
approval authority or the opportunity for delay. Fisher distributed a memo including an
unreported court decision supporting this opinion and interpretiing a statute.
Malick suggested the Corporation Counsel could request a formal Opinion neon of the Attorney
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General, which would be more persuasive authority, or as an alternative the count
could Y u d amen
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the language in the ordinance substituting: ...after consideration of any recommendation of the
town board...", rather than ... "with approval of the town board... ." The Committee asked that
this item be on the July 25 'agenda to hear about options suggested by the Corporation Counsel,
and perhaps a draft, with a time for notice to towns.
Subdivisions in Riverway District:
Fisher said the ordinance requires any subdivision that has land in the St. Croix Riverway
District go through the Board of Adjustment process for a special exception permit. The staff
and Corporation Counsel believe this to be an unnecessary step for the developer, as any
proposal has to be approved by Zoning, Highway, Land and Water Conservation, the DNR and
the town before the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee. Fisher asked the Committee to
eliminate this. Malick asked Fisher to make sure that this is not part of N.R.118. Fisher stated
that if that is the case and it cannot be taken out of our ordinance, staff may look at it as an
"action only" item for the Board of Adjustment with no fee. Fisher will look into this for July
25 '.
Gravel Mining in the Agriculture District: Fisher said land is being rezoned for the sole purpose
of mining gravel. He explained that in the statutes, gravel may be mined in the Ag District,
provided that it is reclaimed back to an Ag use. Fisher asked the Committee to authorize a
consistent amendment. A draft, along with staff recommendation, was requested for July 25th
The meeting adjourned at 8:22.
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Clarence Malick, Secretary Steve Fisher, Recorder
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