HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 08-26-09 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 6:00 PM
ST. CROIX COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CENTER
1960 EIGHTH AVENUE, BALDWIN, WISCONSIN
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING —
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Register of Deeds -
WCA Flat Fee Resolution
2. 2010 Planning & Zoning Budget
3. Public Hearing
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee will be conducting a public hearing on
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Croix County Agricultural Center, 1960 Eighth
Ave., Baldwin, Wisconsin, to consider the following petition(s):
REZONING
APPLICANT: Lance VanDamme
LOCATION: SW1/4 ofNWI /4, Section 8, T29N, R16W, Town of Baldwin
ADDRESS: 220 Street
REQUEST: To rezone approximately 20 +/- acres from Agricultural to Agricultural II,
pursuant to Section 17.72 of the St. Croix County Zoning Ordinance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURN
SUBMITTED BY: St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Office
DATE: August 21, 2009
COPIES TO: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Committee will be conducting a public hearing on
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Croix County Agricultural Center, 1960 Eighth
Ave., Baldwin, Wisconsin, to consider the following petition(s):
REZONING
APPLICANT: Lance VanDamme
LOCATION: SW1/4 ofNWI /4, Section 8, T29N, R16W, Town of Baldwin
ADDRESS: 220` Street
REQUEST: To rezone approximately 20 +/- acres from Agricultural to Agricultural II,
pursuant to Section 17.72 of the St. Croix County Zoning Ordinance.
Information on this petition may be obtained from the office of the St. Croix County Planning
and Zoning Department, Hudson, Wisconsin. In the case of cancellation of this hearing, such
notice will be announced on WIXK and WEVR Radio Stations, or call the Planning and Zoning
Department at 715- 386 -4680 before 5:00 p.m.
Gene Ruetz, Chair
Planning and Zoning Committee
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
ST. CROIX COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CENTER, BALDWIN, WI
August 26, 2009
Supervisors: Gene Ruetz, Lorin Sather, Sharon Norton- Baumann, Steve Hermsen
Absent: Peter Post
Staff: David Fodroczi, Beth Pabst, Michelle Pietrick
Guests: Ed Flanum, Don L. Johnson, Wayne Willink, Joe Hurtgen, Leah Klanderman, Lila Hambleton
Chair Ruetz called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
Motion by Norton- Baumann to adopt the agenda. Sather and Hermsen questioned the inclusion of Item
Number One, Register of Deeds -WCA Flat Fee Resolution, based on Roberts Rules of Order. Hermsen
referred to the minutes of September 9, 2008 when the same Committee acted upon and failed to approve a
similar resolution. Motion failed for lack of second. Motion by Norton- Baumann, seconded by Sather, to
approve the agenda less Item Number One. Motion failed on a tie vote. Hermsen and Sather voted "Aye ".
Norton- Baumann and Ruetz voted "Nay ". Motion by Norton- Baumann, seconded by Ruetz, to approve the
agenda less Item Number One. Motion carried. Discussion.
The next committee meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Hudson.
Action on previous minutes: none
2010 Planning & Zoning Budget
Fodroczi reviewed a 2010 budget option requested by the Committee at the August l l meeting. It included
the numbers and conditions to decrease the previous 2010 budget alternatives by one Full -Time Equivalent
(FTE) position or the equivalent reductions in hours among department staff. The average net cost savings
would be $48,864. The Committee discussed the merits of the two alternatives and the impact on the options
discussed at the previous meeting. Motion by Hermsen to approve the 90% budget with the reduction of one
FTE or its equivalent. Motion failed for lack of second. Motion by Sather, seconded by Hermsen to approve
the 90% budget with the reduction of one FTE. Motion carried.
Public Hearing
Chair Ruetz opened the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. The public hearing notice was acknowledged for the
record and turned over to Fodroczi.
APPLICANT: Lance VanDamme
LOCATION: SW1/4 ofNWl /4, Section 8, T29N, R16W, Town of Baldwin
ADDRESS: 220 Street
REQUEST: To rezone approximately 20 +/- acres from Agricultural to Agricultural II, pursuant to
Section 17.72 of the St. Croix County Zoning Ordinance.
Fodroczi reviewed staff report as well as a current county zoning map and a map of the proposed rezoning.
The purpose of the request is to allow the applicant to sell 60 acres of farmland to an adjoining owner and
retain the 20 acres to be rezoned for a single, future home site. Staff recommended that the Committee
approve the requested rezoning for the parcel listed in this application if a recommendation with proper
findings was received from the Town of Baldwin by the time of the meeting based on the following findings
of fact:
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1. Based on TRC findings (# 1 -17) the rezoning is consistent or generally consistent with the
County Development Management Plan and the County Natural Resources Management Plan.
2. It appears that the proposed use can comply with standards in the Land Use, Subdivision and
Sanitary ordinances.
3. The proposed use is generally consistent with the spirit or intent of the ordinance.
Chair Ruetz asked if anyone wished to speak in favor. Ed Flanum, agent for the application, spoke in favor
of the application and explained the applicant's intent to sell 60 acres and keep 20 acres for future use. Joe
Hurtgen, Chair of the Town of Baldwin explained that the Town Board recommended approval and the
necessary correspondence was e- mailed to the Planning & Zoning Department earlier in the day.
Chair Ruetz asked if anyone wished to speak in opposition. No response.
Motion by Sather, seconded by Norton- Baumann, to recommend approval of the rezoning, pending receipt pp g, p g P of
the proper correspondence from the Baldwin Town Board, based on the 17 findings identified in the staff
report.
Chair Ruetz asked if there was any further discussion. No response.
Chair Ruetz asked for a vote to approve the motion on the rezoning. Motion carried.
Motion by Norton - Baumann, seconded by Sather, to close the public hearing and adjourn the meeting at 7:25
p.m. Motion carried.
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David Fodroczi, Recorder Lorin Sather, Secretary
08 -26 -09
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