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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 07-02-2019 CSZC MinutesGRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING July 2, 2019 9:00 a.m. EOC/Training Room-Community Services Building Lancaster, Wisconsin The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on July 2, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. by Dwight Nelson, the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Committee Chairman, in the EOC/Training Room in the Community Services Building, 8820 Hwy 35/61/81. Board members present: Dwight Nelson, Lester Jantzen, Mike Lieurance, and Gabe Loeffelholz. Gary Northouse was excused. Others present: Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Justin Johnson, Kevin Lange, Bob Keeney, Dan Dressens, Joe Schmelz, Larry Koschkee, Mathew Honer, Jack Carlson, Wayne Cordts, Dave Washburn, Ryan Ammermann, Eric Hansen, Haley Waller Pitts, Jay Regnier, Dave Roh, Norm Snyder, John Weigel and Jessica Geissbuhler. Certification of Open Meeting Law Annette Lolwing sent the agenda to Karla Schwantes and Linda Gebhard to post in the Courthouse and in the Administration Building, an agenda was sent to Bob Middendorf, WGLR, an agenda was also posted in front of the Ag Service Center Building. Media notices were sent to Karla Schwantes, Linda Gebhard, Herald Independent, Tri County Press, Platteville Journal, Muscoda Progressive, Boscobel Dial, and Bob Middendorf. Approval of Agenda Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the July 2, 2019 agenda. Motion carried. Approval of the June 6, 2019 Minutes Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the June 6, 2019 minutes. Motion carried. Review & Accept the Bills Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to accept the bills. Motion carried. Notice of Public Hearing Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance, Muscoda Twp., +/- 8.12 ac. Justin Johnson opened the Public Hearing David Roh, and Dale and Stacy Hagenston, Muscoda Twp. PIN: 042-00460-0000, 042-00480-0000, 042-00478-0000, 042-00474-0000, and 042-00643-0000, Grant County Wisconsin has submitted for a non- metallic mining reclamation plan. Mathew Honer, from the Southwest WI Regional Planning Commission administers the non-metallic mining reclamation program for Grant County. About a year ago they located a sandpit that was in operation. They had been mining sand for sale which states that they will need a mining reclamation plan. The landowner in time is looking at installing a pond. This sandpit mines bedding sand for farmers, they intend to operate the site for another 10 years. Mathew has reviewed the reclamation plan and currently maintains a $42,000 bond and a letter of credit that the county is able to draw upon if he fails to reclaim his site. In Favor: None On Opposition: None In Interest: A neighbor called in with concerns about the high-water table, and noise in the morning. Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to accept the reclamation plan. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-004 David Roh & Dale & Stacy Hagenston, Muscoda Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 042-00460-0000, 042-00480-0000 042-00478-0000, 042-00474-0000 and 042-00643-0000 of +/- 62.89 ac. to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.14 (2) (a) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Muscoda Twp., approved on October 9, 2018. In Opposition: None In Interest: CUP is good for 5 years. No additional conditions were placed on this #CUP aside from what is stated in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.14 (2) (a) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment A Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-011 Red Barn Energy, LLC., Wingville, and Clifton Twp. are requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of a large wind energy system under Chapter 270 Subsection III 1.1 of the Grant County Wind Energy Siting Ordinance. In Favor: Clifton Twp., approved on June 12, 2019 and Wingville Twp., approved on June 10, 2018. There were 3 people that registered in favor and wished to speak. There were 4 people registered in favor and wished not to speak. Ryan Ammermann presented on the project. The project has 40 participating landowners, which consists of about 12,000 acres. They plan on permitting up to 29 turbines. They do have 2 Met Towers and 1 Sodar unit that is still operating collecting the wind data. They plan to start construction in the spring of 2020 and be operational by the end of that year. They plan to have approximately 150 construction workers, with 3-8 full time employees. The 99.99 mega watts of power that they will be producing will supply 37,000 homes. They will be making $12 million in landowner payments, and $10 million in tax revenue for the county. Eric Hansen registered in favor and wished to speak. Jay Regnier registered in favor and wished to speak. In Opposition: None In Interest: Jack Carlson, Wingville Twp., stated that he is in the project area and has 3 concerns: 1. The access roads, are they developed in coordination with the property owners? 2. The planned substation appears to be in a wetland area? 3. Where does the power go from the substation? Rebuttal by Red Barn Energy, LLC. 1. All roads will be on private land and they are working with the landowners and Township on the location. 2. Substation will be closer to the road and will not be impacting the stream/wetland area. 3. The power goes up into the 138 KV system which connects into the local area grid and gets transported to the area that the power is needed. Committee Discussion: Dwight asked how the towers would impact the local radio towers? Red Barn doesn’t have any issues with the signals. Dwight also asked if the towers need any repair how do you lay out the tubes. Ryan stated that they will work with the landowners if any of the turbines need repair. Dwight also asked about the noise of the 45 DBA, what does that compare to? It compares to a running refrigerator. Mike Lieurance asked about the proficiency of the wind farm? They run about 40% of the year. Turbines are to run 80 to 90% of the time. Dwight Nelson asked what the minimum wind speed will they operate on? The minimum speed is about 3 meters per second, but they usually average at 7 to 7.5 meters per second. Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of a large wind energy system under Chapter 270 Subsection III 1.1 of the Grant County Wind Energy Siting Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment B Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-012 Todd Kent, Muscoda Twp. is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 042-00575-0020 of +/- 6.25 ac. to allow for the use of a single-family dwelling within 1 mile of an existing public water supply or sewage collection system under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.07 (2) (g) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Muscoda Twp., approved on May 14, 2019. In Opposition: Received 1 phone call in opposition of the CUP. In Interest: Received 2 phone calls from individuals looking for the overview of what was going on. Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of a single-family dwelling within 1 mile of an existing public water supply or sewage collection system under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.07 (2) (g) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment C Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-005 Parkside Estates, LLC, Jamestown Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 026- 00212-0010 of +/- 4.0 ac. to allow for an accessory structure before a principal structure, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.06 (2) (i) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Jamestown Twp., approved on May 7, 2019. Dan Dressens was in attendance and registered to speak in favor of the CUP. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for an accessory structure before a principal structure, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.06 (2) (i) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment D Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-013 Michael & Cathy Brotzman, Jamestown Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 026-00842-0000 of +/- .75 ac. to allow for the use of a non-agricultural related mobile home, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.06 (2) (j) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Jamestown Twp., approved on June 4, 2019. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for an accessory structure before a principal structure, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.06 (2) (j) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment E Worksheet. Public Hearing for Rezone Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-11 Larry Koschkee, Millville Twp., is requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN: 036-00211-0010, of +/- 1.5 ac. from A1 to A2 to allow for the use of a non-farm residence. In Favor: Millville Twp. approved on May 20, 2019. Larry Koschkee was in attendance and registered in favor. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board. Motion carried. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-12 J & C Realty LLC, Jamestown Twp., is requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN:026-00312-0000, and PIN:026-00312-0010, of +/- .32 ac. from R1 to C1 to allow for a continued commercial use on PIN: 026-00312-0010, and to allow for a future beauty shop on 026-00312-0000 In Favor: Jamestown Twp. approved on May 7, 2019. Dan Dressens was in attendance and registered in favor. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board. Motion carried. Zoning and Sanitation Report Lynda reported that they have just finished a round of citations where there were 25 failing systems, out of that 25 they only have 7 remaining, had very good compliance. Need to schedule the next round of citations for the 3-year maintenance. There is one court case on the books that is a 90 day extension for the Stewart Garage Case to be settled. Lynda presented the permits year to date compared to last year. We are about 250 behind on maintenance forms compared to last year. Sanitary permits are up 12 compared to 2018. Holding steady on the zoning permits. No BOA at this time. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Lester Jantzen to accept the Zoning and Sanitation Report. Motion carried. County Cost Sharing – Starting $15,416.77/Ending Balance $14,609.94 Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning for John Kieler, Hazel Green Twp., $346.83. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve payment. Roll Call: 4 Yes, 0 No, 1 Excused. Motion carried. Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a streambank protection project for Vernon & Wanda Martin, North Lancaster Twp., $5,000.00. Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve payment. Roll Call: 4 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning project for Edward & Cindy Runde, Hickory Grove Twp., $1,000.00. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the Runde’s request. Motion carried. SWRM Cost Sharing 2018 DATCP Cost Sharing – Beginning/Ending Balance $18,701.92 2019 DATCP Cost Sharing – Beginning Balance /Ending Balance $7,563.00 Lynda presented final approval request for 2019 DATCP cost sharing on a streambank protection project for David & Maria Drews, Castle Rock Twp., $10,000.00. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve payment. 4 Yes, 0 No, 1 Excused. Motion carried. Storage Permit Approval None to report. CSZD Administrator Report Lynda reported that she has attended the following meetings.  June 7th Meeting with DNR in Dodgeville.  June 12th Grant County Watershed Pride – Matt Otto, NRCS, spoke about Demonstration Farms.  June 18th Tri County Farm Bureau – she spoke about the SWIGG Study.  June 25th, Lynda, Mike, and Lester attended the Water Matters Tour of Grant County. Mike and Lester reported that it was a very interesting tour.  June 26-27 Attended a Media Relations Training Lynda has been invited to go to the Marshfield Lab where they are currently doing the source testing and to discuss the results of the first round of source testing. The second round of letters will be going out soon for the source testing #2. They plan to start the 2nd round of source testing on August 5th. Lynda reported that CSZD and NRCS will be putting up a display at the Grant County Fair. Lynda mentioned that she will be on vacation on July 15th – 19th. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Lester Jantzen to accept Lynda’s Administrator Report. Motion carried. Training Report Training report was covered in the Administrator Report. Continuous Improvement Update Nothing to report FPP Report Kevin reported that he has 1 voluntary Notice of Noncompliance with Farmland Preservation for Diane Flesch, Wingville Twp. She chose not to develop a DATCP approved NMP. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the voluntary Notice of Noncompliance. Motion carried. Kevin reported that he is about done with his FPP spotchecks, and will be starting on CREP after that. NRCS Report – Joe Schmelz Joe reported that the EQIP Sign up for 19-3 is closed and hopes to hear of the funding decisions next week. Some of the National and State initiatives came out this week. Grant County didn’t have any applications that fell into those pools. Next week we hope to find out about the cover crop, beginning farmer, and the farmstead applications that we have. Had $1.2 million to $1.3 million in applications this round.  Joe reported that the Local Workgroup Meeting for 2019 will be held in Darlington on August 7th.  NRCS is finishing up on the planning for the CSP 19-1 applications. Have been out looking at all the sites, landowners need to report what practices they intend to do and where? July 19th is the ranking deadline for CSP applications.  Joe reported that CREP has opened the sign up on June 3rd. Contracts are due by the middle of September.  NRCS will be getting some managed haying and grazing requests on CRP acres.  Joe reported that their 38-40 compliance reviews are done, and letters have been sent.  Joe introduce Jessica Geissbuhler as the new pathway intern. She will be here throughout the summer and throughout the school year until Christmas time. FSA Report – Nathalie Schattner No Report Forestry Report – Brandon Sieck No Report Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to adjourn to Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Meeting to be held in the Administration Building in the Grant County Board Room #264. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by Annette Lolwing for Lester Jantzen.