City Council

TOWN OF VERMONT PLAN COMMISSION MEETING February 28, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Call to order and posting certification. Tim called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.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: Tim Pierce, Diane Anderson, Nick Balster, Dean Bossenbroek, Jim Elleson, Doug Meier, and Scott Moe Approval of agenda. Doug moved and Jim seconded a motion to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. Approval of January meeting minutes. Doug moved and Scott seconded a motion to approve the January meeting minutes. Motion carried 6-0. Public Input/General Comments. None. Chair's report • Zoning permit issued for 3526 State Highway 78 for a garage. • Density study pulled for Susan Powers. 6 PDRs between Susan Powers and Gordon Brunner • Density study pulled for Julie Schultz on County Highway F. 3 PDR’s, 2 for Schultz & 1 to Duhr • Shared well with dilapidated house and a commercial structure at 4732 State Highway 78. They have a well agreement which is under dispute. The sheriff, Zoning and Public Health are working on solutions. Zoning, Homesite and Driveway Application, Nathan McGree & Dana Christel • Requesting a spot rezone, driveway approval, and homesite approval. • No issues with zoning change and homesite. • Need an engineering plan because of the length of the driveway and possible rework on the field road. • Discussed whether a 2-acre spot rezone or a 1-acre spot rezone. It makes no significant tax difference. • Jim moved and Doug seconded a motion to approve the spot rezone for 1 acre. Motion carried 5-0. Scott and Tim abstained because they were not at the site visit. • Jim moved and Dean seconded a motion that if the county sends it back and prefers a 2-acre rezone that we approve that. Motion carried 5-0. Scott and Tim abstained.  • The driveway passes through another owner’s property. Shared driveway is recorded with the County. • The driveway has a place for 2 pullouts. • Driveway easement is in place, includes a utility easement. • An engineering plan is required. • Ridgetop protection plan was submitted. Doug moved and Nick seconded a motion to approve the driveway as submitted with the LUIF contingent on a completed engineering plan. Motion carried 5-0. Tim and Scott abstained. Dean moved and Nick seconded a motion to approve the homesite as staked out. Motion carried 5-0. Tim and Scott abstained. Zoning, Homesite and Driveway Application, Marc Robertson • Zoning is currently FP-35, request for a spot rezone to FP-B. • Was a sheep farm in the past but cannot have a toilet in the mill. • FP-B puts them in compliance with zoning regarding toilet in the mill. • Decided that a site visit was not required for a rezone. Jim moved and Dean seconded a motion to approve the rezone of land from FP-35 to FP-B. Motion carried 7-0. • Cannot use the driveway that was previously approved because they did not own a sliver of land along the road. • A survey is going to be needed. • The owner has proposed a new driveway location to come out on the town road about 20 feet from the old driveway to avoid complications of a shared driveway. • Site lines for the new driveway are not in compliance with our new ordinance. • Old driveway predated current site line rules. Doug moved and Dean seconded a motion to approve a new driveway of about 100 ft. coming off Forshaug Road adjacent to the existing driveway to accommodate any future surveyed land divisions for Anne and Marc Robertson. Motion carried 4-0. Nick, Tim, and Scott abstained. The survey map will have to come back to the plan commission for approval before final approval of the driveway. Dean moved and Nick seconded a motion to approve the homesite. Motion carried 5-0. Tim and Scott abstained. Jim moved and Dean seconded a motion to approve the 4.39 acre more or less rezone area pending the survey results. Motion carried 7-0. Zoning, Homesite and Driveway Application, Bryant Fisher Postponed to the next meeting.  Solar Energy Ordinance. Working topic. This is a continuing project. We reviewed section seven. Tim will make updates and present them at the next meeting. Comprehensive plan review. Working topic. This was postponed to the next meeting. Agenda items for the next meeting. Bryant Fisher LUIF Micael Bowar LUIF Solar ordinance Comprehensive plan Dead-end and Driveway turnaround ordinance Next Meeting Date. March 25, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Adjournment Nick moved and Dean seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Diane Anderson, Plan Commission Secretary