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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Development Management Plan & Zoning Ordinance Comm 04-16-1998 _ - - - . - - - . - . - _ _ - _ _ - . _ - - - I i j ST. CROIx COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING T0: Tom Dorsey, St. Croix County Board Chairperson ~ FROM: Dick King, ViceChairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: County Develo merit Maria ement Plan and Zonin Ordinance P g g Steering Committee DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, April 16, 1998 TIME: ~ 9:40 a.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, ~I Conference Room 1281/1282 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Project Status Report 2. Chapter ~ Development Plan and Policies 3. Zoning Ordinance NEW BUSINESS: 1. Chapter 7 Development Plan Implementation 2. Affordable HousinglWorker Retention--Paul Setherstrom DATES & AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEST MEETING: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: ADJOURNMENT: This agenda not necessarily presented in this order} Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date; Apri19, 1998 cc: County Board Office News MedialNotice Board County Clerk Committee Members 1 MINUTES DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN & ZgNING gRDINANCE STEERING CgM1VBTTEE APRIL 16,1995 GgVERNMENT CENTER, Hg1DSgN PRESENT: Vice Chairperson Dick King, Art Jensen, Cyril Cernohous, Jan Hirschman, Carolyn Barrette, Bi11 Peavey, Linda Luckey, Dave Hense and Ron Raymond. Staff: Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denier, Jim Janke, Judy Kohler, Cindy Sherman and Jerry Chasteen. Guests: Wayne Willink, Bill Rubin, Paul Sederstrom, Judy Leary, Ray Drake, Tony Steiner and John Bradley. ABSENT: Bill Peavey, Kermit Thompson, Jack Breault and Jim winzer. Vice Chairperson King called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Cernohous to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Cernohous, seconded by Hirschman to approve the March minutes. Motion carried. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 21,1998, at 9 a.m. Affordable Housinglworker Retention Paul Sederstrom, the Personnel Director for NorLake Inc., is a member of a Housing Task Force concerned about the lack of affordable housing for workers in the Hudson area. Sederstrom presented information on the average wage, home ownership costs, rental costs and programs to assist people in getting housing. He encouraged the Committee to be proactive in encouraging affordable housing and allowing a mixture of affordable housing throughout the area. Discussion. Committee members indicated that taxpayers are concerned about housing which does not cover the cost of schools and other tax burdens. They are very careful in their approach to multifamily housing. The committee members thanked Mr. Sederstrom far his information and encouraged him to continue to look at options. Project Status Report Denier reported comments from the zoning workgroup on Chapter 6. They would like to see a statement regarding wildlife management. Denier added that several people have called expressing interest in the plan. The workgroup was interested in the amount of potential growth the plan allowed. Denier said she worked up very rough numbers which did not include the town of Troy because of the variety of planning areas in the township. The densities allowed in the Agriculture Planning Area could allow up to 3,500 additional people in each town, without clustering, with clustering this number grows to 14,000 additional people per town. Total possible growth in the Agriculture Planning Area is from 40,000 people, without clustering to 170,000 people with clustering. In the General Rural Planning Area the densities allow from 90,000 people without clustering to 140,000 people with clustering. The densities in the Transition Planning Area for just the Town of Hudson allows 50,000 additional people. Roughly combining these f gores, the plan densities could allow from 1$0,000 to 360,000 additional people in the County. These numbers are significantly higher than the projected population growth in any of the planning areas and are not realistically going to occur. Chapter 6 Development Plan Policies Denier presented information on allowing density to be transferred from one forty to another in the General Rural Planning Area and from three forties to a fourth in the Agriculture Planning Area. She illustrated the concepts and proposed appropriate policies be added to Chapter 6. The Committee agreed. Staff will fl _ _ _ _ ~ I _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - ~ _ . - - _ - _ - _ I . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . ~ . prepare policies as discussed. Discussion on providing towns with a report on the plan and ordinance, Raymond reported that there is interest among the towns and the topic is being discussed. Committee agreed there should be a meeting as soon as possible. Staff will review possible dates and plan to hold meetings in May in Hudson and New Richmond. The Planning Department staff will meet with the towns individually over the summer months. Chapter 7 Development Plan Implementation Jerry Chasteen reviewed Chapter 7. Discussion. Committee members suggested wording changes to encourage consistency between County and Town plans. Motion by Hense, seconded by Jensen to approve Chapter ?with the proposed corrections and revisions. Motion carried, Zoning Ordinance Fodroczi handed out a list of the proposed districts. Committee members were asked to review for discussion, changes and approval at the next meeting, Motion by Hirschman, seconded by Raymond to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 a.m, Motion carried. III ectfully submitted: i u y abler, ecording Secretary