Plan Commission

Minutes Village of East Troy Plan Commission 2015 Energy Drive May 10, 2021 6:30 p.m. Hybrid Format (in-person and via Zoom) 1. Call to order- President Seager called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 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 Edward Arendt (via Zoom), Roger Hayes and Benny Stichmann Absent: Commissioner Chris Bottoni Others: Zoning Administrator Schwecke (via Zoom), Building Inspector Scott Johnson, and Administrator Suhm 5. Citizen participation None 6. Approve Plan Commission minutes of April 12, 2021 Motion by Trustee Renucci, second by Commissioner Stichmann, to approve the minutes dated April 12, 2021. Motion carried. 7. Extraterritorial review for a certified survey map for 2 lots located at W1535 South Shore Drive (P ET 900040B); Elizabeth Lanham, applicant (application 2021-05) A. Potential recommendation by Plan Commission to Village Board Zoning Administrator Schwecke reviewed his staff report dated May 6, 2021, stating the property is in the Town of East Troy. The CSM creates two parcels, one is approximately 5 acres for the existing house and other parcel is 10.6 acres. He has not heard any comments back from the Village Engineer. Motion by Commissioner Stichmann, second by Commissioner Arendt, to recommend approval of the proposed CSM to the Village Board subject to the conditions in staff report. Motion carried. 8. Discussion related to potential amendment of the zoning code to allow modular buildings at the East Troy Municipal Airport A. Review and discussion Administrator Suhm asked that this item be tabled because the individual requesting this has not submitted an executed reimbursable services chargeback form to the Village. B. Potential action Motion by Trustee Renucci, second by Commissioner Stichmann, to table for a future agenda. Motion carried. Village of East Troy Plan Commission Agenda - continued May 10, 2021 Page 2 ________________________________________________ 9. Discussion related to potential amendment of the zoning code related to building demolitions in the Downtown Design District A. Review and discussion Zoning Administrator Schwecke reviewed his staff report and the accompanying draft ordinance dated May 6, 2021. He explained the proposed ordinance was structured to address different situations. The first, the developer comes ready with redevelopment plans with an accompanying timeline. Second, there is no plan for future development so a landscaping plan would be required. Third, the timeline for removal of debris is defined along with the requirement that the site be restored to a level condition if the new development does not commence upon completion of the demolition. Commissioners discussed the one-year requirement for the landscape plan to be implemented under section B and agreed they would prefer this to be six months. They also discussed the possibility that landscaping requirements could be phased, requiring more permanent landscaping if it is going to be there for an extended period as well as to encourage redevelopment. Commissioners expressed they would like to see the criteria for landscaping requirements incorporated. The Commission also discussed a timeline of 18 months for the future development to occur, what the Village’s recourse will be if landscaping does not occur, revising the timeline to remove debris from the site under section C from four months to three months, and the requirement within the code to remove foundations. It was clarified by Building Inspector Johnson, the requirement to remove foundations was added to the code after the foundation for a vacant lot on the square had been buried. Trustee Renucci also explained at the time there were concerns if that foundation were removed it could impact the integrity of Highway 120/Church Street adjacent to the parcel. Zoning Administrator Schwecke will incorporate the discussed items into the draft and bring it back to the Plan Commission for further discussion and review. B. Potential action No action taken. 10. Discussion related to potential revisions to the Village’s comprehensive plan (no packet materials) A. Review and discussion Commissioners discussed what to address first, gaps in zoning densities for multifamily, the the policy and percentage limitation in the comprehensive plan, or the definition of multifamily. Discussion included the fact that multifamily has focused on MR10 and whether a less dense category such as TR9 or lesser should be counted the same. After discussion, Zoning Administrator Schwecke suggested the Commission could consider a policy that would restrict multifamily rezoning for densities greater than 5 units per acre based on the percentage of multifamily housing ratio but allow for densities of less than 5 units per acre to be rezoned regardless of where the percentage is at. With this approach we would be restricting the rezoning for higher densities. Zoning Administrator Schwecke was asked to draft something for the Commission to consider. He will not get too specific initially and will add to the document Village of East Troy Plan Commission Agenda - continued May 10, 2021 Page 3 ________________________________________________ after further discussion. B. Potential action 11. Recommendations for future agendas (no packet materials) None 12. Next meeting: • June 14, 2021 at 6:30 pm — regular meeting 13.Adjourn Motion by President Seager, second by Commissioner Arendt, to adjourn at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted by Eileen Suhm, Administrator