Plan Commission

Minutes Village of East Troy Plan Commission & Architectural Review Board 2015 Energy Drive October 23, 2018 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to order – President Seager called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Verification of open meeting notice - Administrator Suhm verified the meeting had been posted according to open meetings laws. 4. Roll call Present: President Seager, Trustee Renucci, Commissioners Roger Hayes, Erin Seaverson, Benny Stichmann Excused: Commissioners Edward Arendt, Mary Nugent Others: Zoning Administrator Tim Schwecke and Administrator Eileen Suhm 5. Discussion/Workshop related to potential changes for the update to the Village of East Troy Comprehensive Plan Due to her absence at the prior meeting workshop, Commissioner Seaverson asked to review a couple of items from the prior meeting. In this review it was determined item 4, policy 12 will need to be reviewed by Attorney Pruitt due to the elimination of park impact fees. The Commission began the workshop by reviewing item 6 Utilities and Community Facilities Goals, Objectives and Policies. • Objectives Section o 5 – Discussed ways to calculate level of service standards based on population projections. Decided to keep the wording the same. • Policies o 9 – Change word “develop” to “continue to use” o 10 – change to “adopt tools and techniques to ensure new development pays for itself” o 12 – remove words “extreme barrier” Item 7 – Housing and Neighborhood Development Goals, Objectives, and Policies • Goals o Discussed the need for something that distinguishes between the neighborhood types. • Objectives Section o 1 – Under this item, discussed the zoning code does not specify what “high quality” is. Change this item to “Encourage development that reflects the residential character of the existing neighborhoods.” o 2 – remove the word “provide” and change to “encourage” o 3 – Change to: “Encourage a mix of housing types and avoid the  overconcentration of a single type.” o 6 – remove the word “essential” • Policies o 1 - Discussed that there should be an overall benchmark for the Village. Eliminate the wording that would make this apply only to new neighborhoods. Additional land will not be rezoned for multifamily if this threshold is exceeded. Zoning Administrator Schwecke handed out an example of a vision statement from the Town of La Pointe. He asked the members to identify the things they would like to keep and then identify the things they would like to change in the future. He suggested developing a vision and then talking to the school board, churches, and business associations to see if they agree with the vision. Zoning Administrator Schwecke also handed out a packet for the next plan commission meeting pertaining to an item on the agenda regarding the zoning code amendment for conditional uses (2017 Act 67). Motion by President Seager, second by Commissioner Stichmann to adjourn at 8:34 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Eileen Suhm Administrator Clerk-Treasurer