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PDF icon BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA 02.27.2025 (231 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MEETING NOTICE / AGENDA

DATE:            Thursday, February 27,  2025
TIME:             9:00 a.m.
PLACE:          County Board Room/Gallery
                       West Square Building
                       505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

A quorum may be present consisting of members of the Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee; Economic Development Committee;  Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee; Health and Human Services Committee; Land Resources & Extension Committee; Law Enforcement & Judiciary Committee; Public Works and Infrastructure Committee; and Executive & Legislative Committee.  No governing body will exercise any responsibilities, authority or duties except for the Executive & Legislative Committee. It is possible that a quorum of county board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex rel Badke v. Greendale Village Board, Wis 2d 553, 494 n.w.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting. It is also possible that there may be quorums of other County Board Committees present, although those committees will not take any formal action at this meeting.

REASON FOR MEETING:  REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.   Call to order and certify compliance with open meetings law.

2.   Adopt agenda

3.   Adopt minutes of previous meeting – January 23, 2025

4.   Communications

5.   APPEALS:

  1. Petition 03-2025. Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(g) to authorize the operation of a lodging house. This property is located on real estate described as: S3147 Mirror Lake Road, located in part of the NE ¼, SE ¼, Section 12, T12N, R05E, Town of Excelsior, as further described in Petition 03-2025. Tax parcel number 010-0605-20000, owned by Michael Licari.
  2. Petition 04-2025. Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(b) to authorize the operation of a lodging house. This property is located on real estate described as: E9108 Holly Circle Unit 1, located in part of the SW ¼, SE ¼, Section 11, T13N, R05E, Town of Dellona, as further described in Petition 04-2025. Tax parcel number 006-0989-50000, owned by Aaron & Kathleen Thomson.
  3. Petition 05-2025. Granting of a variance pursuant to s. 7.098(3) to reduce the minimum setback of a principal structure to a Town road right-of-way. This property is located on real estate described as E11617 Pen-Marc Ct, located in part of the SE ¼, NE ¼, Section 11, T11N, R6E, Town of Baraboo, as further described in Petition 05-2025.  Tax parcel 002-1170-31110, owned by Glacier View Inc.

6.   Next meeting date – Thursday, March 25, 2025

7.   Adjournment

COPIES TO:

Board of Adjustment Members            Applicants           County Clerk     LRE Staff              Town Clerk/Chair               Web      

DATE NOTICE MAILED:  Monday, February 17, 2025     PREPARED BY:  Land Resources & Environment Department
 

NOTE:  Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, and at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

PDF icon Board of Adjustment Minutes 02.27.2025 (156 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Thursday, February 27,  2025  
County Board Room/Gallery West Square Building

 

PRESENT: R. Meier, J. Phephles, R. Klitzke, D. Allen

ABSENT:  J. Evert (excused)

OTHERS PRESENT: B. Simmert, R. Meyer, T. Hillmann

Call to order and certify compliance with open meetings law

At 9:00 a.m. Chair R. Meier called the meeting to order and introduced the members of the Board, explained the procedures and order of business for the day. LRE Staff certified that the legally required notices were posted for the scheduled public hearings.

Adopt agenda

Motion by Klitzke / Allen to adopt the February 27, 2025 Agenda. Motion carried, unanimously.

Adopt minutes of previous meeting – January 23, 2025

Motion by Phephles / Allen to adopt the minutes from the January 23, 2025, BOA meeting. Motion carried, unanimously.

Communications - No communications were reported.   

APPEALS:

Chair R. Meier announced the process for the public hearing portion. Public hearing called to order at 9:02 a.m.

R. Meyer read the public hearing notice for Petition 03-2025.

  1. Petition 03-2025. Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(g) to authorize the operation of a lodging house. This property is located on real estate described as: S3147 Mirror Lake Road, located in part of the NE ¼, SE ¼, Section 12, T12N, R05E, Town of Excelsior, as further described in Petition 03-2025. Tax parcel number 010-0605-20000, owned by Michael Licari.

T. Hillmann presented the staff report, background, and history. Town of Excelsior Plan Commission and Town Board recommended approval of the special exception permit without any further input. Sauk County LRE recommended approval of the special exception permit.

Applicant, Michael Licari, provided information regarding the request to operate a lodging house in the Town of Excelsior.

No member of the public spoke in favor, opposition or as an interested party of  Petition 03-2025.

Seeing no one else wished to speak, Chair R. Meier, closed the public hearing for this appeal and the Board went into deliberation at 9:14 a.m.

Motion by Phephles / Klitzke to approve Petition 03-2025 to authorize the operation of a lodging house with the conditions set forth by staff, based upon the findings of fact and conclusion of law, subject to the staff analysis, and recommend conditions as noted within the staff report. Motion carried, unanimously.

R. Meyer read the public hearing notice for Petition 04-2025.

  1. Petition 04-2025. Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(b) to authorize the operation of a lodging house. This property is located on real estate described as: E9108 Holly Circle Unit 1, located in part of the SW ¼, SE ¼, Section 11, T13N, R05E, Town of Dellona, as further described in Petition 04-2025. Tax parcel number 006-0989-50000, owned by Aaron & Kathleen Thomson.

T. Hillmann presented the staff report, background, and history. Town of Dellona Plan Commission and Town Board recommended denial of the special exception permit without any further input. Sauk County LRE recommended approval of the special exception permit.

Applicant, Aaron Thomson, provided information regarding the request to operate a lodging house in the Town of Dellona.

No member of the public spoke in favor, opposition or as an interested party of  Petition 04-2025.

Seeing no one else wishes to speak, Chair R. Meier, closed the public hearing for this appeal and the Board went into deliberation at 9:29 a.m.

Motion by Klitzke / Phephles to approve Petition 04-2025, to authorize the operation of a lodging house with the conditions set forth by staff, based upon the findings of fact and conclusion of law, subject to the staff analysis, and recommend conditions as noted within the staff report. Motion carried, unanimously.

  1. Petition 05-2025. Granting of a variance pursuant to s. 7.098(3) to reduce the minimum setback of a principal structure to a Town road right-of-way. This property is located on real estate described as E11617 Pen-Marc Ct, located in part of the SE ¼, NE ¼, Section 11, T11N, R6E, Town of Baraboo, as further described in Petition 05-2025.  Tax parcel 002-1170-31110, owned by Glacier View Inc.

T. Hillmann presented the staff report, background, and history. Town of Baraboo Plan Commission and Town Board recommended approval of the variance without any further input. Sauk County LRE recommended denial of the variance.

Applicant, Gary Kowalke, provided information regarding the variance request to reduce the minimum setback of a principal structure to a Town road right-of-way in the Town of Baraboo.

Randy Puttkamer, Town of Baraboo Representative, stated that the Town of Baraboo is in favor of the variance.  R. Puttkamer noted that the Cul-de-sac might be removed and then the variance would not be needed as all setbacks would be met.

No member of the public spoke in favor, opposition or as an interested party of  Petition 05-2025.

Seeing no one else wishes to speak, Chair R. Meier, closed the public hearing for this appeal and the Board went into deliberation at 9:58 a.m.

Motion by Phephles / Klitzke to approve Petition 05-2025, to authorize the variance request to reduce the minimum setback of a principal structure to a Town road right-of-way based upon the findings that unnecessary hardship exists due to failure by the surveyor to locate the house correctly prior to construction, unique physical property limitation exists due to the cul-de-sac being removed during future expansion of the City of Baraboo thereby bringing the setback into compliance, and no harm to public interest being demonstrated. The approval was made with the conditions set forth by staff. Motion carried, 3 -yay, 1-nay.

Next meeting date – Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 9:00 am

Adjournment – R. Meier called for a motion to adjourn. Motion by Klitzke / Allen to adjourn the meeting at 10:14 a.m. Motion carried, unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Robin Meier, Chair