PLAN COMMISSION

VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES A regular meeting of the Waunakee Plan Commission was held Monday June 23, 2014, at the Waunakee Village Hall, 500 W. Main Street, Waunakee, WI. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: John Laubmeier, Steve Kraus, Gary Herzberg, Pat McGowan, Bill Pellino, & Mark McGuire, and Brad Zeman. Members Absent: None Also Present: Kevin Even, Tracy Meinholz, Mike King, Ed Freer, Roberta Baumann, Linda Adler, Steve Shulfer, Billy Van Wie, Jeff Davis, Chris Richards, Mike Slavish, Gary Oien, Mr. LaCampeona, & Mr. DeVincente. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Herzberg, second Kraus, to approve the minutes from the April 28, 2014 meeting. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT None Mr. Laubmeier re-ordered the agenda to take Item #3 first. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSSION/ACTION PUBLIC HEARING & DISCUSSION / ACTION ON PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 350 N. CENTURY AVENUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUTDOOR SEATING AT CUCO’S INC. Page 1 of 3 Mr. Even explained that the submittal is not complete. The applicant has not shown any detail on the number and layout of the tables and how this will affect parking. The owner of the property Mr. May contacted the Village stating that he has not seen a layout either and is reluctant to give consent. Public Hearing Opened at 7:34 p.m. Linda Adler of 315 Fairview Trail expressed concerns with noise, parking overflow onto Fairview, location of tables and the possibility of trash flying off tables into the neighborhood. Commission members stated that any approval would likely be subject to review if there were complaints. The public hearing was held open till the next meeting. Cuco’s was directed to work with the property owner and provide a layout that would address the pedestrian and parking concerns. No action taken. INITIAL CONSULTATION HOVDE PROPERTIES-KOLTES SITE The developer presented the proposal to redevelop the Koltes property with 23,000 square feet of Retail and 12,000 square feet of office space. The design incorporates the original look of the downtown. There are some staff concerns with parking, but Mr. Even stated that they should be able to work it out. Commission members asked for a plan on offset usage for parking and recommended looking into the safety of the mid-block driveway/pedestrian conflicts. The overall consensus was favorable. No action necessary. PUBLIC HEARING & DISCUSSION / ACTION ON CREATION OF FARMLAND PRESERVATION DISTRICT IN CHAPTER 106 (ZONING) OF THE ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES, VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN Mr. Even explained that a Town of Westport resident has property zoned County A-1 agricultural district (exclusive) under the Villages Special Temporary Zoning Classifications and Related Regulations in the Joint Planning Area and Expanded ETZ Area. The State of Wisconsin has denied the property owner the Farmland Preservation Credit because the State of Wisconsin claims that our zoning classification is not certified to allow this. Our Village Attorney had drafted an agriculture ordinance based on the model ordinance provided by the State of Wisconsin. The public hearing was opened at 8:04 p.m. No one was present to speak. The public hearing was closed at 8:05 p.m. Motion McGowan, second Zeman, to refer this item to the Joint Plan Commission for a recommendation. DISCUSSION / ACTION ON PROPSOED SITE PLAN FOR 300 N. CENTURY AVENUE FOR IRIS INVESTMENTS INC. Steve Schulfer, architect for the project, presented the proposal for a 4 tenant building on the lot adjacent to May Vision. Mr. Schulfer stated that they would be asking for signage approval at a future meeting. Motion McGuire, second Pellino, to approve as recommended by staff subject to the following: 1. Revisions to the parking and circulation plan 2. Demonstrate the parking loading based on peak and shared usage Page 2 of 3  3. Approval of the landscape plan 4. Utility plan revisions as outlined in Strand letter 5. A CUP will be required for outdoor alcohol consumption And with the addition of written approval from the Waunakee Fire Department, and also noting that the Plan Commission is not approving a drive-thru on this site at this time. When and if the applicant submits a CUP application for a drive-thru, the Plan Commission will evaluate the drive-thru. The fact the site plan shows a drive-thru does not mean on will be approved as part of the CUP process. Motion carried. DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO PARKING REQUIREMENT-300 W. MAIN STREET Mr. Even explained that the property owner is requesting a waiver of the parking requirements for proposed commercial uses on the upper floor. While the owner does appear to have the ability to construct parking on the adjacent residential lot, the neighbors would prefer on street parking rather than have them construct the parking lot. Motion Herzberg, second McGuire, to grant a parking waiver for the upper floor commercial uses and require the property owner to agree they will not release the parking easement on the adjacent residential lot without Village approval. Motion carried. DISCUSSION / ACTION ON PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR 105 BAKER STREET Mr. Even presented the application for a multi-tenant commercial building at 105 Baker Street. The lot previously had a house on it that burned down quite a few years ago. The lot is substandard in size, but according to an interpretation done by John Stockham in 2011, the proposed layout is possible. The applicant has also worked with the Village on some exterior elevation suggestions and staff is pleased with the result. Motion McGowan, second Kraus, to approve the site plan as recommended by staff subject to the applicant satisfying all the technical requirements to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer as outlined in the staff comments. Motion carried. ADJOURN Motion Pellino, second McGuire, to adjourn the meeting at 8:44 p.m. Motion carried. Submitted By: Tracy Meinholz, Recording Secretary Approved: _________________ Page 3 of 3