HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 09-03-2020 CSZC Minutes GRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING
COMMITTEE MEETING
September 3, 2020
9:00 a.m.
South Room of Youth & Ag Building and Via Zoom Meeting
Lancaster, Wisconsin
The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on
September 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. by Mark Stead, the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Committee Chairman
in the South Room of the Youth & Ag Building and via Zoom meeting.
Board members present in South room: Mark Stead, Gabe Loeffelholz, Mike Lieurance, Lester Jantzen, Gary
Northouse, Pat Schroeder, and Porter Wagner showed up at 9:24 a.m. Others present: Shane Drinkwater in the
South Room; via Zoom: Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Justin Johnson, Mike Adams, Joe Schmelz,
Robert Keeney, Carrie (Funk) Kersteins, & David Stelpflug.
Certification of Open Meeting Law
Annette Lolwing sent the agenda to Karla Schwantes and Linda Gebhard to post in the Courthouse, in the
Administration Building, and on our website. An agenda was also posted in front of the Ag Service Center
Building, and was sent to Bob Middendorf, WGLR. Media notices were sent to Karla Schwantes, Linda
Gebhard, Herald Independent, Tri County Press, Platteville Journal, Muscoda Progressive, Boscobel Dial,
Fennimore Times and Bob Middendorf.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the Amended Agenda. Motion carried.
Approval of the August 6, 2020 Minutes
Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the July 2, 2020 minutes. Motion
carried.
Review & Accept the Bills
Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Gary Northouse to accept the August bills. Motion carried.
Public Hearing for Rezones
Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing
#20-17 Travis Kieler, Jamestown Twp., is requesting to change the zoning classification on
PIN: 026-00739-0000 of +/- .486 ac. from R1 to R3, to allow for the expansion of an existing principal structure
(home) by reducing the side property line setback from 12’ to 8’.
In Favor: Jamestown Twp. approved on July 7, 2020.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Committee Discussion: None
Mark Stead 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.
Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits
Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing
#CUP 20-009, Baoli Liu, Muscoda Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 042-00069-0000 of
+/- 1.392 acres to allow for an accessory structure before a principal structure is established, under Chapter 315
Subsection 3.06 (2) (i) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
In Favor: Muscoda Twp., approved on July 14, 2020.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: Justin received one phone call on this CUP. The individual was confused, stating that his lot was
number 54. Justin clarified that his lot was number 22 not 54. Justin also clarified that the accessory structure
that Baoli wants to put on the property is a shipping container to keep his gardening tools safe.
Committee Discussion: None
Mark Stead closed the Public Hearing
Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for an
accessory structure before a principal structure is established, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.06 (2) (i) of the
Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment A Worksheet.
Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing
#CUP 20-010, David and Shirley Stelpflug, Village of Preston in Fennimore Twp., are requesting a Conditional
Use Permit on PIN: 016-00549-0000 of +/- .5 acres to allow for an accessory structure before a principal
structure is established, under Chapter 315 Subsections 3.10 (2) (a) & 3.08 (2) (e) of the Grant County
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
In Favor: Fennimore Twp., approved on July 20, 2020. David Stelpflug.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Committee Discussion: None
Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing
Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for an
accessory structure before a principal structure is established, under Chapter 315 Subsections 3.10 (2) (a) &
3.08 (2) (e) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment B
Worksheet.
Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing
#CUP 20-11, Jacob & Martha Stoltzfus, Fennimore Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN:
016-00786-0000 of +/- 40.0 acres to allow for a school house, under Chapter 315 Subsections 3.05 E (2) of the
Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
In Favor: Fennimore Twp., approved on April 21, 2020.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: Justin received 2 calls asking why the CUP for 40.0 acres. This is the applicants way of not
surveying off a designated area for the school house. The applicant would have the flexibility to move the
location of the school house within that 40.0 acres.
Committee Discussion: None
Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for a
school house, under Chapter 315 Subsections 3.05 E (2) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment C & D Worksheets.
Zoning/Sanitation Report
Lynda reported that year to date there were 13 more maintenance fees that were turned in this year compared to
2019. Zoning permits were up 42, and Sanitary permits were up 10 from what we had last year.
There will be approximately 100 citations sent out. There are no court dates scheduled.
There is one Board of Adjustment scheduled for Ken Kunkel and BARD Construction for the quarry that
BARD is purposing. They are requesting a variance for an access road and a crossing in the shoreland zoning
district.
Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Gary Northouse to accept the Zoning/Sanitation report. Motion
carried.
FPP Notice of Noncompliance – Mike Adams
Lynda introduced Mike Adams to the committee members. Mike is our new soil conservationist that was hired
in March.
Mike reported that he has 1 FPP Voluntary Notice of Noncompliance for Casey Kersteins & Carrie Funk.
Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the Voluntary Notice of Noncompliance.
Motion carried.
Truck Bids
Lynda reported that she received 7 quotes for trucks. All quotes for the trucks were for the year make of 2021.
Les Mack and Fillback came in with the low bids on a Dodge Ram 1500. Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded
by Gary Northouse to go with the low bid of $26,198.00 from Fillback for the Dodge Ram 1500. Motion
carried.
Budget
Lynda reported that she has not made any changes to the budget that was presented last month. Motion by
Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the budget as presented. Motion carried.
County Cost Sharing
None to present.
SWRM Cost Sharing
2019 DATCP Cost Sharing
None to present.
2020 DATCP Cost Sharing
None to present.
Storage Permit Approval
Lynda has a storage permit request for BJ Dalsing, North Potosi Twp., to construct a 2 concrete storage facility
for 300 heifers. MSA designed the project, and Dave Russell approved that it meets the NRCS standards and
specifications. He has paid his $200.00 permit fee. Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Porter Wagner to
approve BJ’s storage permit. Motion carried.
CSZD Administrator Report
Lynda reported that she had 3 meetings scheduled in August and 2 meetings scheduled in September.
On August 13th – SAA meeting was held via Zoom.
On August 20th – Climate Change and LWRM Plan via Zoom.
On August 26th – Soil Sampling Seminar via Zoom with Iowa County
On September 1st – Introduction to UW Ext. Natural Resources Educator, Joe Bonnell
On September 2nd – DATCP Partners Meeting
Lynda reported that the Lower Wisconsin Riverway received international designation by the United States and
the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. It was declared Wisconsin’s sixth wetland of International Importance.
An organization was working to promote this, and the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Department wrote a
letter of support for this designation. This opens up the Lower Wisconsin Riverway to more tourism and
recognition.
Continuous Improvement Update
Nothing to report.
NRCS Report – Joe Schmelz
Joe reported that they are done obligating funds for EQIP FY20. NRCS ended up with 39 contracts for $1.45
million. There have been many projects that have been installed in the last couple of weeks. There were a lot
of acres of cover crops that were flown on the last couple of weeks.
Joe reported that EQIP FY21 has a tentative application deadline scheduled for November 20th.
Joe reported that for FY20 practices for CSP certification deadline is September 30th. There are 4 left to
complete. Those in the CSP program had the option to get paid in that year, CY20 or the following year, CY21.
November 6th is the deadline to have the FY20 payments made.
Joe reported that all the contracts are out for signature at this time. There are approximately 11 left that need to
be sent back to the office. There are 6 CREP contracts that are out for signatures and that need to be returned.
NRCS completed 121 General CRP contracts combining new acres and renewals. NRCS completed 25 CREP
contracts with a combination of new and renewal acres. They are still doing status reviews on FY21 and FY22
CRP contracts. There are around 140 status reviews to check between FY21 and FY22. They have completed
70-80 of those status reviews at this time.
Joe Reported that Allan Braun, the new NRCS Soil Conservation Technician, will be starting in our office on
September 14th.
FSA Report – Nathalie Schattner
Lynda did report that this is Nathalie’s last month to be working as the CED in the FSA office. She will be
working for the FSA loan department.
Forestry Report – Brandon Sieck
None.
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded Gabe Loeffelholz to adjourn to Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting is scheduled for the South Room for Committee Members and the Public participation will be by
Zoom only. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted by Annette Lolwing for Lester Jantzen
Attachment A Worksheet
Attachment B Worksheet
Attachment C Worksheet
Attachment D Worksheet