Date: February 22, 2005
Committee Members Present: Wiese, Gaalswyk, Sprecher, Ashford, Lehman.
Others Present: Lance Gurney, Mary White, Ted Brenson, Lowell Haugen, and Brian Simmert.
Chairman Wiese called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and staff certified the meeting had been properly posted.
Mr. Gurney made a request that item 9.b be removed from the meeting agenda.
Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyk to adopt the agenda with the removal
of that item.
Motion carried, 4-0.
Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Ashford to approve the minutes of the
February 8, 2005 Committee meeting.
Motion carried, 4-0.
Mr. Gurney briefly informed the Committee of a meeting in Madison two weeks ago with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regarding the clustering (PUD) ordinance. He was hoping to get on the April agenda for presentation with approval in June.
Mr. Sprecher stated that he had received a letter from Mr. Charles Geffert regarding his rezoning request. Discussion followed regarding viewing of the property.
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Mr. Ted Brenson, County Cartographer, then appeared. He stated that he had been notified that the City of Baraboo may be opting out of the aerial photography/mapping consortium. Mr. Sprecher asked if this would effect the total project. Mr. Brenson stated that it would not.
The Committee then reviewed a resolution designating the County Cartographer
as the Sauk County Land Information Officer. Discussion on alternatives
followed. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Sprecher to approve the resolution
as presented.
Motion carried, 4-0.
The Committee then approved a resolution commending Ted Brenson for 25
years of service to Sauk County. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Ashford
to approve the resolution.
Motion carried 5-0.
The Mapping Department's vouchers were then reviewed. Motion by Gaalswyck,
seconded by Ashford to approve the voucher list dated 2/21/05 in the amount
of $680.00.
Motion carried, 5-0.
The voucher list for the Register of Deeds' Office was reviewed. Motion
by Gaalswyck, seconded by Lehman to approve the list dated 2/21/05 in the
amount of $243.65.
Motion carried, 5-0.
The County Surveyor was not in attendance.
Mr. Gurney appeared and had no monthly report to give.
Discussion followed regarding the Final Plat by Mark Pelton in the Town
of Winfield. Mr. Gurney stated that the covenants, bylaws, stormwater management
plan and other development agreements were in order. Motion by Lehman,
seconded by Sprecher to approve the final plat for Mark Pelton.
Motion carried 5-0.
The Committee then reviewed the vouchers for the Planning and Zoning Office. A separate list of per diem charges for the Town of Troy Planning Committee was also submitted for review. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Ashford to approve the list as well as the per diem
charges as submitted.
Motion carried, 5-0.
The Chairman called the public hearing to order, gave the hearing order and the Committee introduced themselves.
The first petition to be heard was petition # 1-2005 for approval of a rezone from an Agriculture zoning district to a Recreational-Commercial zoning district for the purpose of eliminating an island of Agriculture zoning on recreationally utilized land and a rezone from a Recreational-Commercial to a Single Family Residential zoning district for the purpose of correcting an error under a previous zoning petition designating part of a single-family residential subdivision as recreational commercial zoning. The request is being made jointly by the Town of Dellona and Bluegreen Corporation (aka Christmas Mountain) with Doug Wilcox of MSA acting as agent. The parcels of land affected by the rezone are located in Sections 12 and 13, T13N, R5E in the Town of Dellona, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Mr. Brian Simmert, Planning and Zoning Planner, appeared and gave the recommendation of approval. He stated that the Town of Dellona had also approved the petition.
Mr. Doug Wilcox of MSA, representing Bluegreen Corporation, appeared in favor. He stated that the staff report basically covered all aspects of the petition. Mr. Sprecher asked if all the lots in the section to be rezoned to single family were developed. Mr. Wilcox stated that there was only 1 or 2 homes there at the present time.
Seeing that no one else wished to speak, the Chairman closed the public portion of the hearing.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Ashford to approve the rezone request
as submitted.
Motion carried 5-0.
The second petition to be heard was petition #2-2005 for approval of a rezone from an Exclusive Agriculture zoning district to an Agriculture zoning district for the purpose of establishing the correct zoning designation to accommodate an existing duplex on 1 acre. The request is being made by Larry and Bridget Mundth, S4340 CTH S, Reedsburg, WI 53562. The property is located within Section 29. T12N, R4E in the Town of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Mr. Simmert gave his report and recommendation of approval. He stated that this would also need Board of Adjustment approval. This use would be consistent with the Town of Reedsburg Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Larry Mundth, property owner, appeared in favor. He stated that they had purchased the property in 1993. The property had been neglected. They cleaned up the property, made improvements and had good tenants. They wanted to preserve the rural character of the property. Mr. Mundth thought it was grandfathered in. Ms. Ashford asked if they owned just this piece or the entire 40. Mr. Mundth stated they owned the entire 40 acres and they were not creating a new lot.
Ms. Bridget Mundth registered in favor but did not wish to speak.
Mr. Lance Gurney then appeared. Spot zoning was discussed. This property was being used as a duplex prior to 1993. Mr. Gurney stated that this was the correct procedure to follow to continue this use. Both of these petitions were to clean up errors or omissions in previous rezonings.
Seeing that no one else wished to speak the public portion of the hearing was closed.
Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Lehman to approve the rezoning request
as stated in Petition 02-2005.
Motion carried 5-0.
Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted: Judy Ashford, Secretary