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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 03-14-2000 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,March 14,2000 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. Permit Applications d. Outdoor Recreation Plan e. Snowmobile Association f. Park Manager Report g. Wildwood Trail h. Mower Proposals i. Any Other Business 2. Planning Business a. Bills,Invoices and Revenue Report b. New Planning Legislation c. Met Council/Calthorpe Study d. Development Management Plan&Ordinance e. Troy Growth Management Plan f. Census/Redistricting Status* g. Real Property Lister Report h. Any Other Business 3. Zoning Business a. Authorization to Exceed Motel Maximum Allowance b. Update of Floodplain Ordinance c. Municipal Plats* d. Tour* Russell Strohbeen-Star Prairie* Joe Gillen-Cylon* Paul Sylla-Troy* e. 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: February 29,2000 cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members 7� 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,March 14,2000 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. Permit Applications d. Outdoor Recreation Plan e. Snowmobile Association f. Park Manager Report g. Wildwood Trail h. Mower Proposals i. Any Other Business 2. Planning Business a. Bills,Invoices and Revenue Report b. Development Management Plan&Ordinance c. Troy Growth Management Plan d. Real Property Lister Report e. Met Council/Calthorpe Study f. New Planning Legislation g. Any Other Business 3. Zoning Business a. Authorization to Exceed Motel Maximum Allowance b. Update of Floodplain Ordinance 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: February 29,2000 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 MARCH 14,2000 PRESENT: Chairperson Ron Raymond, Supervisors Gerald Larson,Dave Hense and Linda Luckey. Staff: Dave Fodroczi, Greg Timmerman, Ellen Denzer, Steve Fisher, Rod Eslinger, Joe Grant, Dave Larson and Judy Kahler. Guests: County Board Chairman Tom Dorsey, Supervisor Art Jacobson and Eugene Nelson. ABSENT: Art Jensen, excused. Chairperson Ron Raymond called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m. Motion by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Supervisor Luckey to adopt the agenda.Motion carried. Minutes/Meeting Dates Motion by Supervisor Luckey, seconded by Supervisor Raymond to approve amended minutes of February 22, 2000 and approve February 23, 2000 minutes as presented. Motion carried. On March 15th, the Committee will review a resolution from the township. A public hearing is scheduled for April 12"' at 4:00 p.m. to review the Outdoor Recreation Plan in the Community Room of the Government Center. The regular meeting of Planning,Zoning and Parks will be held on April 11,2000 at 9:00 a.m. PARK BUSINESS Bills and Invoices Parks Director Joe Grant requested payment for the March bills in the amount of$7,957.99 and $23,974.70 for Snowmobile grooming bills. Motion by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Supervisor Larson to approve park bills as submitted. Motion carried. Perch Lake Grant reported that the Highway Department could move equipment to Homestead Park as soon as March 20`h weather permitting. Stakes may be set within the next two weeks and trees may be cut prior to the equipment being moved in. A telephone conference with Bonestroo and Corporation Counsel regarding the Homestead Park contract was held. It was determined that the County preferred a time and material or a lump sum contract rather than a percent of construction contract for Homestead Park. Grant has received a contract in the mail today from Bonestroo but has not been able to review the material. Grant also met with Friends of Perch Lake. He was informed that Bill Dunn is in charge of all the volunteer groups to help where needed. Two meetings have been held, one with St. Joseph Town Board, and another with the Zoning Board to obtain permit applications. Grant expressed good cooperation with the County. The Town approved our plans for grading and filling in the Shoreland district and things appear to be going well. Grant will keep the Town informed of Perch Lake activities. Grant also met with Jeff Durkee and Peter Kling to discuss soil erosion. Grant will work with Highway on this issue. 1 Permit Applications Four permits for projects in Perch Lake, Wildwood Trail, Troy Park and Glen Hills Park will be needed. All four projects are looking to obtain a Chapter 30 Permit from the Department of Natural Resources and another permit from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Grant will need to attend a town meeting before he can go to the Board of Adjustment. Snowmobile Association The trails opened on January 14th and closed again on February 4"'. After receiving more snow the trails were again opened on February 13`b and again closed on February 22nd for the final time. The DNR had encumbered almost $48,650.00 for trail maintenance. The balance of the amount budgeted will be used for signs,posts and club maintenance activities. Park Manager Report Playground equipment that needed repair has been removed from Glen Hills Park. Grant also reported that a part-time person, Marlys Tews has been hired for their Clerk-Secretary position. She is from Glenwood City and wanted a part-time position. She had previously worked for the same company for 20 years. Grant ordered the new pick-up on February 8d', will be manufactured on March 27"'' The truck should arrive in mid April. Wildwood Trail Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman and Supervisor Art Jacobson joined the Committee for this discussion. Grant received a request from Don Rodel, Town of Eau Galle Chairman for an easement for a residential driveway across Wildwood Trail in Town of Eau Galle. The sale of his seventy-five acres is contingent on the approval of a residential driveway across Wildwood Trail. Discussion. Grant spoke to Corporation Counsel and various State trail agencies and believes his recommendation for denial is fair based on reasons stated below. Timmerman indicated that State policy is to deny the request for new crossings and upgrades. The State will honor OLD crossings,but will deny any new ones. Park staff recommended denying the request for the following reasons: Approval would set a precedent; Approval would create potential additional liability where none existed; Approval would break up integrity of trail; The Department of Natural Resources denied similar requests; and Approval would not be in the best interest of the trail or trail users. Grant indicated that Rodel was not happy with Grant's decision. Rodel will try to generate support for his driveway. Attorneys and realtors are involved and he is very determined to get the driveway approved. Rodel requested a letter of support for his proposal from the Parks Department. Grant would not support his proposal. 2 Grant also indicated that Rodel expressed IF we do not support his driveway request: He will get landowners to request new fence at County expense for the entire length of the Wildwood trail; Denial would jeopardize snowmobile trails in Town of Eau Galle; He will pull all his support from Wildwood Trail projects and the TEA 21 Grant Application; If he had to he would get a Town of Eau Galle road across trail even if he has to pay for it himself; He will pull support from our Bridge Project at Dip#5; He would develop the 75 acres himself to recover money spent to have town road developed on his land; He would lease additional lands in Eau Galle during the winter months so he could deny snowmobile trail access; He stated to Grant more than once that support is a two way street. And as Don Rodel goes—so goes the Town of Eau Galle. Further comments from Timmerman indicate that we have no legal obligation to grant Rodel an easement,nor are we creating a hardship for him as he still has use of his property for its intended use— agriculture. The Baldwin-Woodville Snowmobile Club was asked by Rodel for a letter of support and did indicate that support for the driveway request. The Baldwin-Woodville Snowmobile Club asked St. Croix County Snowmobile Association for support of the driveway. The Association voted to remain neutral on the issue. Land Conservation does not believe this to be a Land Conservation issue. Art Jacobson believes Grant's rendition of the facts correct. Grant indicated that this is not a landlocked parcel as Rodel claims. Motion by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Supervisor Larson that this Committee is NOT in favor of the request for a residential driveway across Wildwood Trail, pending legal research on this matter to determine if we have an obligation to grant this request. Discussion. Timmerman clarified the term landlocked property" and the "change of access of a property."Motion carried. This matter will be heard on March 28'h agenda. It was determined that we will proceed with the grant process for Wildwood Trail and all other park projects. Grant will seek Town approval for sponsorship for the grants and will request a place on their agenda as soon as possible. Committee took a break at 10:30. Resumed at 10:37 a.m. with Hense as temporary chair. Mower Proposal Handouts of the mower proposals were presented to the Committee. Price range of the mowers were $6,000.00 to $8,140.00. All models met the specifications except the F-935 and that exceeded specifications. The bid represents two mowers and trade-in. Grant recommended the John Deer F-925 from Menomonie Equipment. Motion by Hense, seconded by Larson to approve the purchase at Menomonie Equipment. Outdoor Recreation Plan Planner Ellen Denzer presented the balance of the Outdoor Recreation Plan to the Committee starting with page 12. Chairman Raymond now present. Denzer suggested that a naturalist or educational person on staff be considered at some time in the future to provide education at Glen Hills Park and Homestead Park. Grant would also like to see that accomplished, but believes maintenance to be a crucial element at this point. This will be an item for discussion after goals are met. Personnel requests will be added to the 3 plan for future goals. Changes in the plan from the original handout were discussed. The chart titled Glen Hills Action Plan, with regard to cost, does not reflect grant dollars, or the County's portion of the project. Discussion. What is shown on the chart is the total cost of the project over a period of 5 years or so. Motion by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Supervisor Larson that the Committee has reviewed and approved the Outdoor Recreation Plan as amended and the plan should proceed to Public Hearing, then to County Board for final adoption. Discussion on limited budget of the Parks Department and the need to get the public involved in the improvements and the Homestead Park Project. Motion carried. Public hearing will take place on April 12, at 4:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Government Center. Denzer will review with Corporation Counsel page 55 of the plan for legalities. Motion by Hense, seconded by Luckey to authorize staff to move forward with the County Grant application for Homestead Parks. Motion carried. PLANNING BUSINESS Bills and Invoices It was noted that the Committee reviewed the Revenue Report. Planning Director Dave Fodroczi requested payment of the February bills in the amount of $1280.51. Motion by Supervisor Larson, seconded by Supervisor Luckey to pay bills of$1280.51 as submitted.Motion carried. New Planning Legislation Fodroczi passed two handouts to the Committee including "A Guide to Wisconsin's New Comprehensive Planning Legislation", and "The New Comprehensive Planning Legislation." Fodroczi reviewed the material. New law talks about "specific elements" that must be in a comprehensive plan. The St. Croix County Development Plan that will be before the County Board next week meets most of the requirements. By the year 2010, in order to have any land use policy,plan or regulations that we manage in Planning and Zoning Departments we must be compliant with the new laws. The bulk of the legislation is defining what a comprehensive plan is, how it will be used and how it's adopted. Second issue in this legislation is comprehensive planning grants, one grant is from the Federal Transportation Fund for a million dollars a year this year and next fiscal year from the State. There is also a general planning fund of a million and a half dollars that will be available by July 1 of this year that can be used for any aspect of the comprehensive plan. Three point five million dollars will be available this biennium. Fodroczi will follow informational sessions that are being held throughout the State on just the grant process. Fodroczi indicated that the Committee would not be able to attend the "Smart Growth Conference in Rice Lake on March 21"because of the County Board meeting. He would like to host a local seminar in late April with State regional planning speakers. He would also like to give a tour of County land use issues we are now facing. Another seminar will be held on March 28th in Madison on Farmland's Future. Motion by Hense, seconded by Raymond to move on with getting this seminar in motion.Motion carried. Met Council/Calthorpe Study This item was not heard due to scheduling problems.Fodroczi will try to schedule again next month.The study is on-line on the Met. Council home page for anyone who has the capabilities. 4 Development Management Plan&Ordinance Action on the plan was previously postponed by the County Board until the March 2151 County Board agenda. Fodroczi will speak with the First Deputy of the County Clerk's Office to have this on the agenda as an"old"item. It has been incredibly quiet. Staff has talked to several town officials for their positions on the plan.He reported that he and Denzer had not yet contacted Glenwood, St Joseph and Troy. They are still attempting to make connections before Tuesday. Discussion. A suggestion was made that if a Supervisor votes"No"they should indicate why they rejected the plan. Corporation Counsel believes the County Board could recommend changes but if changes are needed public hearings must be held again. Corporation Counsel will recommend the Plan to be returned to Planning, Zoning and Park's Committee if not passed. A memo will be sent to all County Board members noting that they bring their copies of the Plan or may request another copy be sent. Troy Growth Management Plan The Town of Troy requested assistance from Fodroczi to modify specific provisions of the plan and make those consistant with the new ordinance work that they have just completed. Fodroczi did agree to help the town with that project. Real Property Lister The department has computer problems resulting in preparing assessment work rolls delays. After trying several ways for at least a month, Computer Services will replace the problem computer out of the replacement fund. A recent State law change has increased the lead time for mailing notices of assessment from ten to fifteen days. There are issues with assessors bringing work in at the last minute. A notice of assessment shall be issued to any landowner that has changed no matter what the amount of increase is. This will increase our workload and necessary forms significantly. Census/Redistricting Status Denzer was asked to speak at the Administration Committee meeting last week on the redistricting process. They would like her to speak at the County Board meeting at a time that will be determined later. The census takes about six months to get started and about a year to complete. About ten years ago our staff did the redistricting process. We will start again next year when information comes from the Census at the block level. ZONING BUSINESS Authorization to Exceed Motel Maximum Allowance Zoning Director Steve Fisher will attend a Zoning Conference in Madison. He requested an increase of the room rate allowance to $72.00 per night. Motion to approve increase by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Larson.Motion carried. Municipal Plats Fisher requested Oakridge Addition,a plat in the Town of Hudson be certified with no objection. Motion by Hense to certify with no objection, seconded by Luckey. Motion carried. Fisher also requested Collins Sixth Addition, a plat in River Falls be certified no objection. Motion by Supervisor Raymond to certify with no objection, seconded by Hense.Motion carried. 5 Update of Floodplain Ordinance Rod Eslinger of the Zoning Office presented Floodplain Zoning Sub-Chapter IV to the Committee. He and the County Planner have reviewed the material and made it user friendly. All the changes were presented to the Committee. They hope to present it to the County Board at the May meeting. The formal portion of the meeting was completed at 12:40 p.m. to tour the requested rezonement areas. The Committee will also tour the Day property today. Motion to adjourn at 3:45 p.m. by Supervisor Hense, seconded by Supervisor Larson.Motion carried. u y KahtYlr,Recording Secretary Gerald Larson, Secretary 6