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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 08-01-2019 CSZC Minutes GRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING August 1, 2019 9:00 a.m. Grant County Board Room (#264) Lancaster, Wisconsin The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on August 1, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. by Dwight Nelson, the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Committee Chairman, in the Grant County Board Room #264, 111 S. Jefferson St., Lancaster. Board members present: Dwight Nelson, Lester Jantzen, Mike Lieurance, Gabe Loeffelholz, and Gary Northouse. Others present: Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Justin Johnson, Brad Digman, Kevin Lange, Joe Schmelz, Bob Keeney, Bennet Goldstein, Keith and Donna Dilley, Troy Maggied, Robert Nigh, Kelvin Gebhard, Larry Koschkee, Dave Timmerman, Charlotte Doherty, Gillian Pomplun, Jim Winn, Peter Winch, Robert and Carrie Treece, Bob and Sandy Schultz, Pat and Donna Griffin, Robin Cinchy, Katie Abbott, Sue Matye, Troy Morris, Robert Laeser, Mark Borchardt, Joel Stokdyk, Robin Timm, Terry Loeffelholz, Katy Prange, Travis Tranel, Kurt Koelker, Jim Koelker, Jay Koelker, Chris Baxter, Hannah McWhirter, and Curt Schilling. Certification of Open Meeting Law Annette Lolwing sent the amended agenda to Karla Schwantes and Linda Gebhard to post in the Courthouse in the Administration Building, and on our website, an amended agenda was sent to Bob Middendorf, WGLR, an amended 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 Amended Agenda Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the August 1, 2019 amended agenda. Motion carried. Approval of the July 2, 2019 Minutes Motion by Gary Northouse seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the July 2, 2019 minutes. Motion carried. Review & Accept the Bills Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Lester Jantzen to accept the bills. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Rezone Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-14 Keith and Connie Dilley, Watterstown Twp., are requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN: 060-00302-0010, of +/- 2.4 ac. from C2 to A2 to allow for the use of a non-farm residence. In Favor: Watterstown Twp. approved on May 16, 2019. Keith and Connie both registered in favor. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Lester Jantzen to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board. Motion carried. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-15 Robert Treece, Millville Twp., is requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN:036-00051-0010 of +/- 6.84 ac. from FP to A2 to allow for the use of a non-farm residence. In Favor: Millville Twp. approved on June 17, 2019. Robert and Carrie Treece both registered in favor. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, that the items are concurrent with all the conditions on the Farmland Preservation Worksheet and to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz. Motion carried. See Attachment A Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-16 Donald Wood, Wingville Twp., is requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN:062-00517-0000 of +/- 3.0 ac. from C2 to A2 to allow for the use of a non-farm residence. In Favor: Wingville Twp. approved on June 10, 2019. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mike Lieurance to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board. Motion carried. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-17 Patrick and Donna Griffin, Potosi Twp., are requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN:052-01226-0000 of +/-.33 ac. from A2 to R3 to allow for the expansion of an existing principal structure. In Favor: Potosi Twp. approved on July 8, 2019. There were 3 individuals that registered in favor. In Opposition: Sandy Schultz opposes the construction of a home that violates the height restrictions of their subdivision covenant. Schweikert stated that our ordinance does not supersede their covenant, but that we have to make our decisions based on our ordinance. The covenants are enforced independently by the subdivision. In Interest: There were 2 individuals that registered for informational purposes only. Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded Gary Northouse to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board based on our zoning ordinance. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-010 Larry Koschkee, Millville Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 036-00211-0010 of +/- 1.5 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: Millville Twp. approved on May 20, 2019. In Opposition: None In Interest: There was 1 person in attendance for informational purposes only. Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Gary Northouse 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 B Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-014 Michael Voss, South Lancaster Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN:056-00591-0000 of +/- 40.0 ac. to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: South Lancaster Twp., approved on March 13, 2019. Justin received 1 call from a neighbor concerned if there are any permits involved with the stream to the West of the quarry. Request has been sent to the DNR. Will ensure that all required permits are obtained. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: Lester mentioned that this must already be an existing rock quarry and they should already have a permit to protect the stream. This is a renewal of their CUP which expires every 5 years, this permit expires on August 5, 2019. Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment C Worksheet. Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing #CUP 19-015 Kelvin Gebhard, Potosi Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 052-00700-0000 of +/-8.0 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: Potosi Twp. approved on July 8, 2019. Kelvin Gebhard registered in favor of the request. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for an accessory structure before a principal structure, under Chapter 3.15 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 19-016 James and Geralyn Bryhan, South Lancaster Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 056-00049-0020 of +/- 1.091 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: South Lancaster Twp. approved on July 10, 2019. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: Bob Keeney asked if the City of Lancaster has given any input on this lot. 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 3.15 Subsection 3.07 (2) (g) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment E Worksheet. Public Hearing for Comprehensive Plan Change of Farmland Preservation Plan Dwight Nelson opened the Public Hearing #19-13 Changes to the Grant County Farmland Preservation Plan to allow for the addition of Castle Rock Township. The need to amend our FPP plan as we have applied for an Ag Enterprise Area in the Castle Rock Twp. The AEA will then allow the residents in the Township to be eligible to participate in the Farmland Preservation Program. This is an unzoned Township that is currently not in our plan. We contracted with the Southwest WI Regional Planning Commission, Troy Maggied, to update the plan, since they write the original one in 2011. Bob Keeney asked if the front page should be updated, Troy responded no, because this is an amendment not a rewrite. Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the Farmland Preservation Plan to allow the addition of Castle Rock Township. Motion carried. Zoning and Sanitation Report Lynda reported that the Zoning Sanitation Report is very similar to what it was last year at this time. 14 systems have since come into compliance this past month. For the court cases, we are still waiting on the 90-day extension for the Stewart Garage case to be settled. On July 26, 2019 there was a hearing for Keith Ott. Keith has provided us with a set of plans, so his citation was cancelled. We have a Board of Adjustment scheduled for August 29, 2019, for Richard Keene Jr. regarding a shed variance request. At the August County Board meeting we will need to appoint another member to sit on the BOA, currently Russ Raeder has agreed to be appointed to that position. SWIGG Study Source Testing Update – Mark Borchardt & Joel Stokdyk Lynda introduced Mark Borchardt and Joel Stokdyk researchers of the Southwest WI Geology Study. Lynda handed out a report that Mark and Joel had put together. Mark and Joel gave a presentation of the where they are with the SWIGG Study. They reported that they are in the 2nd phase of identifying fecal sources of contamination in homeowner’s private wells. Contamination of fecal origin was observed in 32 of 35 wells. There was evidence of both human and livestock fecal contamination of wells, including both cattle and swine manure. The next round of well testing will be in early August. The research team will also carry out geologic studies and anal yze well construction practices in the three-county region, with the goal of determining correlations between water quality, geology, and well construction. Recessed for a 5 minute break Dwight Nelson called the meeting back to order at 10:40 a.m. County Cost Sharing – Starting $14,609.94/Ending Balance $7,163.96 Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a manure storage closure for Eugene Hostetler, Watterstown Twp., $982.50. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve payment. Roll Call: 5 Yes, 0 No, 0 Excused. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning project for Kurvin Zimmerman, Clifton Twp., $1,000.00. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve Kurvin’s request. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a 1st year cover crop for Darren Katzung, Wyalusing Twp., $1,000.00; 1st year cover crop for Mark Mumm, Bloomington Twp., $211.92; 1st year cover crop for Heath & Lindsey Mumm, Cassville Twp., $253.08; 1st year cover crop for Andrew & Kaleena Fosselman, Mt. Ida Twp., $1,000.00; 1st year cover crop for Kevin Bausch, Cassville Twp., $248.16; 1st year cover crop for James & Clarissa Busch, Smelser Twp., $404.00; 1st year cover crop for Winch’s Pine Grove Farms, Fennimore Twp., $1,000.00; 2nd year cover crop for A&R Farms, Potosi Twp., $1,000.00; and 3rd year cover crop for Rick Clark, Mt. Hope Twp., $346.32. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve all 9 cover crop requests. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a stream crossing for Tyler Wetter, Boscobel Twp., $3,750.00. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve Tyler’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 Storage Permit Approval None to report. Budget Approval Lynda presented the 2020 CSZD budget. Lynda brought forth a change in the DATCP cost share funding, her first draft budget was $60,531, has now been changed to the actual amount of $56,620. Items in this budget are very similar to last year’s budget. There were 2 items of significant increase to the budget; an employee coming on to health insurance, and $30,000 in the capital outlay to replace the Farmland Preservation work truck. The departments were instructed to include a 2% cost of living increase, and to include the step increases in their 2020 budget. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the budget as presented. Motion carried. CSZD Administrator Report Lynda reported on the following meetings.  July 9th, Meeting with Kevin and Chelsy Zart Enforcement Conference. Still working on a plan for the DNR to bring them back into compliance.  July 22nd, Marshfield Center for Infectious Disease Lab Tour. Lynda Schweikert, Katie Abbott and Terry Loeffelholz had all attended the tour of the lab.  July 25th, Bloomington Livestock Meeting in Madison. Lynda & Justin met with DNR with their runoff violation and floodplain issues. Lynda reported on some up-coming meetings that she plans to attend.  August 7th, NRCS Local Work Group Meeting in Darlington, Multi County Building at 9 a.m. This meeting is where we have a chance to give input on the priorities in the EQIP.  August 22nd, SAA Tour, Green County. Those who plan to attend are Mike, Gary, Lester, Lynda, Annette, Kevin, and Erik.  Change October CSZC meeting to October 1 at 8:00 a.m., if the County Board meets on October 1, 2019, if they meet after our regularly scheduled meeting, then no change would be needed. Continuous Improvement Update Nothing to report FPP Report Kevin reported that he is still doing some FPP spot checks and will be working on CREP. NRCS Report – Joe Schmelz Joe reported that the EQIP funding is done for the year. Grant County had 50 new EQIP contracts, expending $1.375 million. A couple of sign ups came through with soil health and cover crops, covering 4,000+ acres. Storm damage funding also came through. NRCS was able to obligate all the dam and waterway projects. There were 13 cover crop applications, and 6 stream projects that were ranked as a high priority but did not receive EQIP funding. Those high priority contracts that did not get funded will be deferred to next year. Joe reported that the Local Workgroup Meeting for 2019 will be held in the Lafayette County Multi-Purpose Building, in Darlington, on August 7th. For our local workgroup we had about 150 contracts expending $3.125 million. Wisconsin in general received approximately $35+ million in EQIP funding for the state. Joe reported that they had 3 CSP contracts selected. There are roughly 20,000 acres in Grant County that are in CSP. Joe reported that approximately 40 annual certification letters have been sent out. Joe reported that CRP is coming over from the FSA office with 72 managed haying and grazing plan requests. They can start cutting CRP cover on August 2nd. CREP CRP-2’s have started to come over, 22 new contracts and 13 contract renewals. FSA Report – Nathalie Schattner No Report Forestry Report – Brandon Sieck No Report Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gary Northouse to adjourn to Thursday, September 5, 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.