Plan Commission Meeting

The Plan Commission met at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on March 27, 2025 at 5:30 P.M. Mayor Jay Eddy, Commissioners Randy Eddy, Anneliese Eddy, Dennis Guenther, and Marc McDowell were present. Commissioners Mike Rave and Jared Smith were excused. Mayor Jay Eddy presided. 1. Mayor Jay Eddy called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. 2. Mayor J. Eddy opened the public hearing on the proposed 2025-2045 City of Black River Falls Comprehensive Plan. There were no citizens in attendance. 3. Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission representatives reviewed some highlights of the Comprehensive Plan. Their staff will review it again to update data as needed and to correct any grammatical errors that may still remain. 4. It was moved by Commissioner R. Eddy, seconded by Commissioner M. McDowell to close the public hearing. Motion carried. 5. It was moved by Commissioner A. Eddy, seconded by D. Guenther to recommend the Common Council approve an ordinance adopting the 2025-2045 City of Black River Falls Comprehensive Plan. Motion carried. 6. The Commission reviewed the petition from Jeriah J. Rave, Jr. to rezone Parcel 206-1257.0000 from R1 to R-Duplex to allow for a single-family home and agricultural uses. 7. It was moved by Commissioner R. Eddy, seconded by Commissioner M. McDowell to recommend the Common Council rezone Parcel 206-1257.0000 from R-1 Single Family Residential to R-Duplex Two Family Residential. Motion carried. 8. The Commission reviewed the petition from Jeriah J. Rave, Jr. for a Conditional Use Permit for Parcel 206-1257.0000 to allow agricultural uses. There was discussion on farm equipment traffic on Anne Drive and Alder Street. The property is currently being farmed so traffic patterns should not change. 9. It was moved by Commissioner R. Eddy, seconded by Mayor J. Eddy to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Parcel 206-1257.0000 to allow agricultural uses with no conditions, contingent on the Common Council rezoning the parcel to R-Duplex. Motion carried. 10. It was moved by Commissioner M. McDowell, seconded by Commissioner R. Eddy to recommend the Common Council approve the Certified Survey Map submitted by Ethan Remus on behalf of the City of Black River Falls for property in the Industrial Park, contingent on the encroaching log and woodchip piles being removed and the surveyor establishing the southwest corner and the south border of Lot 4. Motion carried. 11. It was moved by Commissioner R. Eddy, seconded by Commissioner A. Eddy to adjourn. Motion carried at 6:18 P.M. A. Brad Chown City Administrator Page 1 of 1