City Council

TOWN OF VERMONT PLAN COMMISSION MEETING January 23, 2023 – 6:00 p.m. Call to order and posting certification Doug called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was properly noticed: posted on the front door of Town Hall, posted on the town website, emailed to the online subscribers, and published in the Mount Horeb Mail and Star News. Present: Doug Meier, Diane Anderson, Nick Balster, Dean Bossenbroek, Jim Elleson, Scott Moe, Tim Pierce Approval of agenda Dean moved and Tim seconded a motion to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. Approval of December meeting minutes Dean moved and Doug seconded a motion to approve the December meeting minutes. Motion carried 5-0. Public Input/General Comments • Doug Naujeck had questions regarding 220 acres of land for sale in Section 36. The property has 4 PDRs available. o Could they put all four in a row along County Highway…possible if driveway approved by County and Town of Vermont o LUIF needs to be filled out for any action on driveways etc. o Rezone will be necessary. • Warren Gaskill expressed concerns: o Communication with landowners is not consistent. o Cracks in the current web site as information is not regularly updated. o Election information is not available on the website. • Mary McMurry raised questions about domestic animal boarding. o Wants to foster dogs from Puerto Rico o The limit on dogs is 6 weeks per animal, can have 6 or more if less than 6 weeks. o May have to change zoning. • Doug Meier is no longer going to chair the Plan Commission. He will remain a member and Tim Pierce has agreed to assume the seat. Recap of Jan 10 DCTA meeting with Dane Co Land & Water Resources. • Problem in a nutshell: people intend to buy land, install a driveway and build without timely and complete knowledge of the process and the involvement of the town and the county • Key issues include: o Disturbance of over 4,000 sq ft of new surface area o Creation of over 20,000 sq ft of impervious surface area o Erosion control and storm water management • Suggestions include:  o Put it on LUIF to make it a part of the process to assist landowners. • Get the fact sheet, very important, follow up with the county to make sure it happens • Recommend that Karen send a letter to the county, Jeremy, re this matter. • Obtain County preliminary review which would be especially valuable in determining if landowner is going over 20,000 feet. • Warnings that paid consultants don’t always have the best approach. Review of letters sent to new landowners in the township Webpage review and update Doug moved and Scott seconded a motion to table items 6 and 7 to next meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Driveway ordinance review, entrances, public safety standards, etc. • Discussion of the radius or turn off the main road to enter the driveway. Is 36 ft radius feasible? Jim will provide a diagram to assist in this discussion. • Discussion of tightening up vegetation control for better access by emergency vehicles • Discussion of where to put turnouts for non-shared driveways. • Discussion of turnout for driveways over 500 ft. • Discussion of identifying driveways that are over 1,000 ft. o Need a binder for problematic driveways. o Have a colored disc on driveway number. Agenda items for the next meeting. Review of letters sent to new landowners in the township. Webpage review and update Driveway ordinance review, entrances, public safety standards, etc. Dane County Land and Water Resources Fact Sheet Next meeting date February 27, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. Adjournment. Scott moved and Nick seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Diane Anderson, Plan Commission Secretary