ARENA PLAN COMMISSION

SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

 

PRESENT:  Bob Murphy, Rod Anding, John Wright, Dave Lucey, Wayne Schutte, Dee Swenson, Bill Gauger, Cheryl Schmidt

OTHERS:  Laurie Ziebarth, MaryLee Anding, Larry Keister, Doug Anderson, Fred Hankel Jr, 12 others

 

The meeting was called to order.  Lucey moved to approve the minutes of the August 1, 2005 meeting; Schutte seconded, motion passed. 

 

1.         MaryLee Anding was present to discuss the conditional uses on their property on Helena Road.  Murphy reported that the property will need to be zoned to B4 which requires 8 feet high screening around the property.  Larry Keister, adjoining landowner, prefers a fence not be put on the boundary he has with Anding because it is already lined with trees.  Murphy moved to approve B4 zoning with conditional uses for Anding including boat and boat motor sales and storage/repair, outside storage of wrecked and junked vehicles and equipment, refrigerated storage facility (vehicle limit 100 vehicles) screened by 8 foot solid fence or pines, Lucey seconded, motion passed with 4 voting yes and 2 voting no.

2.         Doug Anderson applied for a conditional use on 9.56 acres on Morrill Road for 6 animal units.  Anderson provided signatures from 3 landowners for animal waste disposal.  Schutte moved to grant a conditional use for 6 horses, Anding seconded, motion passed. 

3.         Larry Keister would like to build a home off Helena Road on an existing 2 acre parcel with a mobile home.  Lucey moved to approve a building permit for Keister contingent upon the mobile home being removed from the property 60 days after the new home occupancy permit is issued, Gauger seconded, motion carried.

4.         Fred Hankel Jr applied for a building permit for a 5.53 acre AR1 parcel off Helena Road.  The driveway has been constructed.  Anding moved to approve a building permit contingent upon approval by the Town Board, Schutte seconded, motion passed.

5.         Wayne Schutte requested a conditional use change to allow 18 animal units on 34 acres.  Anding moved to approve the conditional use request from 11 to 18 animal units, contingent upon receiving signatures from 3 landowners to dispose of animal waste, Lucey seconded, motion carried with Schutte abstaining.

6.         Work continued on the Town of Arena Comprehensive Plan.  Proposed changes:

  • Page H-3, #1 – Allow a maximum of six homes to cluster in any given area
  • Page H-5, Plan Definitions – See County Definitions in Section 13.0
  • Page H-5, Performance Standards, add 5.  Iowa County Subdivision and Land Division Ordinance
  • Page H-5, Driveway Standards
    • change 1b and 3 to allow six dwellings
    • change 2 to January 2005
    • take out sentence in 9 starting “The maximum grade…with 3 horizontal to 1..”
  • Discussion about a heritage exemption for allowing owners of over 200 acres for 20-25 years a 5 acre building site on productive farmland next to a road or natural border

           

The next meeting will be held Monday, October 3, 2005 at 7:00pm at the Town Hall.   Anding moved to adjourn, Swenson seconded, motion passed.