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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 05-09-2000 AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey,St.Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Ron Raymond,Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning,Zoning&Parks DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday,May 9,2000* TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road,Hudson Wi CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 1. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Perch Lake c. Utility Easements d. Wildwood Trail e. Glen Hills Golf Course f. Staff/Personnel g. Park Manager Report h. Any Other Business 2. Planning Business a. Bills,Invoices and Revenue Report b. Redistricting Activities c. Planning Law Workshop d. Development Management Plan Implementation e. Town Plans f. Real Property Lister Report g. Any Other Business 3. Zoning Business* a. Floodplain Ordinance Discussion* b. Robert&Connie Chamberlain Rezoning Decision* c. Any Other Business* AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS&CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) *Items added or revised for amended agenda. Submitted by: St.Croix County Planning Department Date: May 3,2000 cc: County Board Office . News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members MINUTES PLANNING,ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER,HUDSON,WI MAY 9,2000 PRESENT: Chairperson Ron Raymond, Supervisors Gerald Larson, Linda Luckey and Art Jensen. Staff: Dave Fodroczi,Ellen Denzer, Steve Fisher,Mary Jenkins,Joe Grant, Rod Eslinger and Judy Kahler. Guests: Chuck Whiting Administrative Co-ordinator,Bob and Connie Chamberlin and Heidi Helgeson. ABSENT: Buck Malick excused. Chairperson Ron Raymond called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.Motion by Supervisor Luckey, seconded by Supervisor Larson to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Chairman Raymond announced he is still Chairperson of this Committee,with Art Jensen as Vice-Chair and Supervisor Buck Malick as Secretary. Minutes/Meeting Dates Motion by Supervisor Luckey, seconded by Supervisor Jensen to approve minutes of April 121'as submitted and approve April 25d'minutes as amended. Motion carried. The Committee will not have any tours today. Rezonements on the Herb Day and the Helen Larson Trust will be held on Wednesday May 10, 2000 in the Community Room at 7:00 p.m. The Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee will hold its next meeting on May 23, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. On June 13, 2000 the Planning, Zoning and Parks will meet at the Glen Hills Golf Course at 9:00 a.m. PARK BUSINESS Bills and Invoices The Committee reviewed the bills for the Park accounts. Supervisor Jensen questioned Grant as to the correct procedure to pay bills. Grant stated, some vendors especially the utility companies impose a late fee for bills that are not paid timely. Motion by Supervisor Larson, seconded by Supervisor Jensen to approve payment of bills in the amount of $79,204.00 as submitted. Motion carried. The Committee agreed to allow Chairman Raymond to sign utility bills to avoid late payment fees. Grant will check with Rich Loney from Finance as to correct procedure. Perch Lake Grant worked with Corp Counsel Greg Timmerman concerning the utility easements for Perch Lake. On May 3rd this Committee approved the three utility easements. On May 8t' the Finance Committee also approved. County Board will hear on May 16th. Grant reported that the Highway Department is working on the road construction in the area north of the proposed visitor site. The sand lift is on and the culverts are in. They are still cutting and filling in the sheep pasture. Rainfall on May 7'h lost portion of the silt fence. The reconstruction of Perch Lake Road has not started. Grant assured the Committee that Highway would not proceed on the road without permission. The permit for the one way road for Phase I from the DNR has not been received. The deadline from Eunice Post is June 1". She did approve of partial portion of the construction on the one way roads prior to DNR permission issued. 1 Grant will again remind Highway of the importance of soil erosion control measures. Grant feels that the trail to the beach may get some opposition from the D.N.R. Chairman Raymond encouraged Grant not to delay work. On May 4"' Pete Kling, Eunice Post of the D.N.R. and Rod Eslinger and looked at the beach portion of the project and the erosion control measures needed. Martell Well Drilling has tested the water from the cabin site well. The bacteria and nitrates are at safe levels. Discussion. Due to the fact that the well was drilled in 1912 and is only 58 feet deep, the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee felt they should abandon the well. Pete Kling will help to cap the well. We may be eligible for some funding to abandon this well if there is a cost. Next week Grant will meet with Bonestroo and Associates who have been working on updating cost estimates. Land and Water Conservation was also out there. Construction dumpsters will have to be ordered for the demolition of the buildings and foundation. Grant is waiting to hear from Highway when they will be able to do that work. The electricity will be shut off soon. Grant has received a letter from Sean O'Connell, a neighbor of the park, with his concerns over screening. Grant did respond stating that early spring/late fall is the time to do the screening according to Bonestroo and Associates. Wildwood Trail A request for bids for Dip #5 bridge proposal was sent out by Steve Schofiled. Grant provided the Committee with a copy of the name of the companies that provided an estimate. We will have Lunda Construction do the job. Chairman Raymond concurs with Highway and Parks. Motion by Raymond to have Lunda Construction, seconded by Supervisor Larson to have Lunda Construction do the job. Motion carried. Discussion. At this point there has not been any attempt to put a new driveway across Wildwood Trail byDon Rodell. There has been some damage to the surface at the snowmobile crossing on 50I'Ave. Crabgrass spraying in the first mile and a half of the trail will be done by 4-Control of Menomonie. Glen Hills Golf Course Grant reviewed a Park staff memo of May 3`d in regard to the Glen Hills Golf Course. Attached is a map of the site plan. The parklands in question are well suited to hiking, nature study, wildlife viewing, bird watching, nature photography and camping. According to the Wisconsin Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan,these activities are very popular based on a DNR survey of State residents. The proposed plan should be evaluated by the Parks Department, Land & Water Conservation, WI DNR, Zoning, Planning, Corporation Counsel, NRCS, and Sportsman's Alliance. Park staff does not believe it is in the best interest of the park to allow the Golf Course expand to 112 acres of parkland. He believes access should be given only to cross the property. The area is prime area for many activities. Chairman Raymond commended Grant for the contents of the memo. Discussion. Supervisor Luckey thought the Committee was not in favor of getting rid of prime parkland. This topic will be on the agenda on June 13, 2000 at Glen Hills. Grant will advise Leon Berenschot of that meeting. 2 Staff/Personnel Grant reported that he has six seasonal employees, two of which have returned from last year. He did not get much response from recruitment. Therefore, Grant canvassed some Universities and high schools. Two temporary people were also hired working a few hours now and more in the fall. Troy Park needs 3 seasonal employee, one returned from last year. The Clerk/Secretary is on staff now. Park Manager Report Boot Camp workers painted 175 picnic tables, with only 12 left to paint. The Glen Hills Watershed dams are in good shape. On April 27'h the watershed dams were inspected. Two grant applications were submitted. Grant had dozens of requests for the old playground equipment that was removed from Glen Hills. He did advise them of the safety issue and most parties understood. The new white GMC pickup has arrived. The Dodge truck was sold in January. Grant and Dave Larson have been using their own vehicles, which accounts for high mileage reimbursement on the monthly bills. PLANNING BUSINESS Bills and Invoices The Committee reviewed the Revenue Report. Planning bills in the amount of$587.63 were submitted for payment. Motion by Supervisor Jensen, seconded by Supervisor Larson to pay April bills. Motion carried. Redistricting Activities Planner Ellen Denzer gave a brief presentation to the Administration Committee on Monday May ls` The issues are potentially larger than redistricting. Fodroczi suggested that the Committee Chairs from Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee, Administration, and staff would meet to discuss a work plan and timeframe. Brief discussion. Fodroczi will meet with Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting this afternoon concerning this subject. Planning Law Workshop Fodroczi received a faxed copy of the brochure from Alice Clausing's office on Smart Growth. This seminar is free with limited seating. It will be held at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in New Richmond on May 25, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. Session #1 will be lobbyists Senator Brian Burke, State Chair of Finance Committee, Dave Cieslewicz of 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, Professor Brian Ohm of Urban & Land Planning University of Wisconsin Madison speakers. Supervisor Luckey questioned Fodroczi regarding the agenda being the same as he wanted to organize. Some things are the same, others are not. Fodroczi assured the Committee seminar would be worth attending. This brochure will go out to all local officials. The Planning Department will do a courtesy agenda for this meeting to cover members that will attend. Malick will be informed of this seminar as well. Registration should be given to the Planning Secretary for this May 25b seminar. 3 Development Management Plan Implementation The Plan is being reformatted into sections instead of Chapters. The Introduction, Chapter 6 & Chapter 7 will be Volume 1; the balance will be Volume 2. It is almost ready to go to the printers. All municipalities as required by law will receive a bound copy. Copies will be available to the public for a cost. Fodroczi attended a Towns Association meeting on Thursday and received some feedback regarding the two acres minimum. Language from the two-acre minimum lot size will be out for Public Hearing in June to all towns. Town Plans Fodroczi indicated there is interest out there in smart growth. Planning Staff will send a survey to all �' g Y towns with the distribution of the plan asking what help P they would like to get from the County in developing their town plans. We will evaluate those surveys and proceed from there. Real Property Lister Report Fodroczi reported work is going well. The department is processing work rolls. Sixteen towns out of thirty-five are in and half are already back to the assessors. It looks as though we will have a fair number of complete re-evaluations and will be working on those well into the fall of the year. A town wall map was shown to the Committee developed from the plat book. The department cut a deal that we will provide them information and we received complementary plat books. We also have a copyright waiver for use of plat book for copying by County employees only. The towns also received a copy of their town wall map. Any Other Business Fodroczi requested Planning business be placed on the June 13d` agenda first in order to accommodate discussion on Glen Hills Golf Course. The Committee agreed. We will take more time on the Plan implementation at the next meeting. Fodroczi received a call yesterday from Kitty Rhodes office concerning the non-conforming language of the Riverway Ordinance. Governor Tommy Thompson will be at the Wyman Education Building at the University of River Falls Campus on May 11,2000 at 2:00 p.m. to sign the bill. ZONING BUSINESS Any Other Business Steve Fisher presented a municipal plat that was delayed until next meeting of the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee.Discussion on the official County paper and it's deadlines for this year. Fisher will order name tags for meetings. Rod Eslinger introduced Comm 83 Legislative information. The Committee agreed this should be placed on the May 23rd agenda for discussion. 4 Floodplain Ordinance Discussion The Floodplain Ordinance is still being reviewed by the DNR and Corporation Counsel. Staff will import comments/changes into the final draft. The Glen Hills Watershed moratorium expires August 17`h,2000. Robert and Connie Chamberlain Rezoning Decision Rezonement Request from Ag to Commercial Mary Jenkins presented a short history of the request. A public hearing was held previously on this request on May P at the Ag Center. At that time it was agreed to postpone the decision until today. If this is rezoned to Commercial it will have to go before the Board of Adjustment. Ordinance specifications must be met before operation. The rezoning request must be reviewed in respect to its location and compatibility with its surrounding land uses. Fisher stated the Committee should not be influenced because it is a pre-existing business. The Committee emphasized that the applicant would be required to go through a special exception process to permit the business, should the rezoning be approved. The Committee talked at length with the applicant regarding commercial zoning standards. The property owner will have to blacktop areas, install landscaping fencing, screening and bring buildings up to commercial building code. The applicant stated they full understood these requirements and will follow them accordingly. Motion by Supervisor Larson, second by Supervisor Jensen to recommend approval of the Chamberlain rezoning request to rezone from Ag to Commercial based on the following findings: 1. The parcel is directly located on a major highway (Federal Hwy 12) and is located on the highway corridor in-between the villa es of Baldwin and Woodville. g 2. The proposed request is not out of character with the surrounding land. Industrial and commercial zoned land is located on the adjoining Town sections to the north, south, east and west. 3. The Town of Baldwin supports the rezoning request. 4. The parcel has a natural border with a railroad traversing the rear of the property and a Federal Hwy bordering the front of the property. 5. The applicant will be required to go through a special exception permit process to permit the business on the commercial zoned property. This process mandates compliance and consistency with the St. Croix County County commercial district ordinance requirements. Commercial district requirements include but are not limited to: Landscaping, screening, upgrading access to hwy, blacktopping,updating buildings to meet commercial building code etc. Motion by Supervisor Larson, seconded by Supervisor Jensen to adjourn at 12:03 p.m. Motion carried. ectfully submitted: a-,heti/ y Kalder,Recording Secretary Buck Malick, Secretary 5