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CITY OF BURLINGTON Administration Department 300 N. Pine Street, Burlington, WI, 53105 (262) 342-1161 – (262) 763-3474 fax www.burlington-wi.gov Minutes City of Burlington Plan Commission Police Dept. Courtroom June 14, 2011, 6:30 p.m. Mayor Robert Miller called the Plan Commission meeting to order this Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. Roll call: Aldermen Tom Vos and Robert Prailes; Commissioners Chris Reesman, Darrel Eisenhardt, John Lynch and Michael Deans were present. Town of Burlington Representative Phil Peterson was absent. Also present were City Administrator Kevin Lahner and Zoning Administrator Patrick Scherrer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Lynch moved and Commissioner Reesman seconded to approve the minutes of May 10, 2011. All were in favor and the motion carried. CITIZEN COMMENTS None LETTERS & COMMUNCATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS A. A Public Hearing to hear public comments regarding a Conditional Use application from Ageo Albiter of 224-226 W. State Street to convert the two-family home into a single-family residence.  Mayor Miller opened the public hearing at 6:32 p.m.  There were no comments. Commissioner Lynch moved and Commissioner Eisenhardt seconded to close the Public Hearing at 6:33 p.m. All were in favor and the motion carried. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A. Consideration to approve a Conditional Use application from Ageo Albiter of 224-226 W. State Street to convert the two-family home into a single-family residence. ▪ Mayor Miller opened this issue for discussion.  Plan Commission June 14, 2011 ▪ There were no comments. Alderman Prailes moved and Alderman Vos seconded to approve a Conditional Use and Site Plan Application for 224-226 W. State Street, subject to Patrick Meehan’s May 19, 2011 memorandums to the Plan Commission as follows:  There were no outstanding requirements for this project.  It is the understanding of Meehan & Company, Inc. that no exterior changes to the exterior of the dwelling structure or driveway are being proposed at this time and the requested conditional use permit is only related to the change of dwelling structure use from the former two-family residential use to a single-family residential use. All in favor and the motion carried. B. Consideration to recommend approval to the Common Council of Resolution 4479(4) to consider vacating an unimproved public right-of-way identified as E. Washington Street east of N. Main Street and west of N. Wisconsin Street with reversion of title of such land to the abutting property owners. ▪ Mayor Miller opened this issue for discussion. ▪ Alderman Vos questioned if the vacated property will be split between the abutting owners and the adjacent park. Mayor Miller stated it would. ▪ Alderman Prailes questioned if the addition of land will increase the abutting owner’s property taxes and if they were notified of this. Administrator Lahner stated the abutting owners have been notified and did not contact the City with any concerns. He further stated the taxes would go up slightly which would be hard to predict at this time however it would be very minimal. Administrator Lahner also mentioned that both properties have existing structures on the land to be vacated. ▪ There were no further comments. Mayor Miller motioned to recommend approval of Resolution 4479(4). All in favor and the motion carried. C. Consideration to approve an extension to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for three years with the Burlington Area School District for property located at 348 Paul Street. ▪ Mayor Miller opened this issue for discussion. ▪ Commissioner Lynch stated he drives past the facility every day and never sees any problems with it. He further stated he feels the business is run very well. Commissioner Deans agreed with Commissioner Lynch and feels it is run well. ▪ There were no further comments. Page 2 of 3  Plan Commission June 14, 2011 Commissioner Lynch moved and Commissioner Deans seconded to approve an extension to the CUP for a term of three years. All in favor and the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Lynch moved and Commissioner Eisenhardt seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 p.m. All were in favor and the motion carried. Recording Secretary Megan E. Johnson Assistant to the City Administrator Page 3 of 3