PLAN COMMISSION

VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES A regular meeting of the Waunakee Plan Commission was held Monday November 9, 2015, at the Waunakee Village Hall, 500 W. Main Street, Waunakee, WI. CALL TO ORDER Mr. McGowan called the meeting to order a 6:06 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Gary Herzberg, Pat McGowan, Mark McGuire, Brad Zeman. Members Absent: Chris Zellner, Steve Kraus, Bill Pellino. Also Present: Kevin Even, Tracy Meinholz, Bryan Kleinmaier, Ed Freer, Patrick Hagerman, Dennis Heimann, Robert Rancourt, Roberta Baumann Susan Gardner, Jim Douglas. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Zeman, second McGuire, to approve the minutes from the September 14, 2015 meeting. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT None NEW BUSINESS Public Hearing & Discussion / Action on Conditional Use Permit Request by The Gathering Place, 115 W Main Street Public hearing opened at 6:09 p.m. Dennis Heiman from Village Market questioned the number of rooms and if they would be charged a hotel tax. The Village Attorney stated that the use does not appear to warrant the hotel tax due to the nature of the business, but the Village reserves the right to change this if circumstances warrant. The public hearing was closed at 6:11 p.m. Mr. Even went over the proposed conditions of approval stating that the applicant was amenable, but wished to change the maximum number of consecutive days from 3 to 5. The Commission members agreed. Motion McGuire, second Zeman, to approve the conditional use permit with the following conditions: A) Compliance with all building code issues B) Village Plan Commission determines that the proposed use, which is identified as Option 1 and Option 2 in August 26, 2015 email from Susan Gardner to Todd Schmidt, is similar to a hotel Page 1 of 3  and/or bed and breakfast establishment, both of which constitute conditional uses in the C-1D zoning district. Pursuant to Section 106-10(4)(b), Village Plan Commission approves the proposed use as a conditional use, subject to the following conditions: 1 Compliance with all state or local regulations applicable to businesses that allow food to be served and/or prepared on premises. 2 Compliance with all state or local regulations applicable to businesses that allow customers to sleep overnight on premises. 3. Compliance with all state or local regulations applicable to capacity control. 4. Any exterior alteration of the building requires site plan approval by Village Plan Commission. 5. Sleeping quarters not to exceed 12 individuals. 6. Sleeping quarters may be rented by customers for a maximum of five consecutive calendar days. 7. Village reserves the authority to reevaluate whether business is subject to hotel / motel room tax under Wis. Stat. § 66.0615 and Chapter 90, Article III of Village Code. 8. Use of the second-floor outdoor deck and the outdoor eating / drinking area is limited to 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. 9. Use of the second-floor outdoor deck and the outdoor eating / drinking area will be reviewed on an annual basis and may be prohibited by Village Plan Commission in the future if there are significant complaints from neighboring residences or businesses, if there are violations of Village noise standards, or if there are an unreasonable number of police calls to the business. 10. Residential noise restrictions shall apply to all amplified music and/or use of television screens or monitors. 11. Lighting shall be approved by the Village Engineer. 12. Alcohol beverage related conditions: a. Customers of the business may bring and consume alcohol beverages on the premises, which premises are defined as the first and second floors of the building at 115 W. Main Street, including the second-floor outdoor deck and the fenced-in outdoor eating / drinking area east of the building. b. No alcohol beverages may be sold on the premises. c. No alcohol may be consumed on the premises except by individuals who have rented the business and their invited guests. d. When alcohol is consumed on the premises, the premises shall not be open to the general public. e. Open containers of alcohol beverages shall not be taken off the premises. f. Consumption of alcohol beverages shall be limited to private property (i.e., the premises) and shall not extend to the sidewalk or road right of way. g. No persons under the age of 21 may consume alcohol beverages on the premises. Motion carried. Discussion of Compliance Issues Related to Existing Conditional Use Permit for Scotlea Hot Rods as Potential User at StorageShop USA, 315 Moravian Valley Road After a brief discussion of the nature of the proposed business, motion Herzberg, second McGuire, to find that the use is compatible, and that all conditions of the CUP shall apply to this use including no outside storage. Motion carried. Page 2 of 3 JPC UPDATE The October JPC meeting was cancelled. ADJOURN Motion McGuire, second Zeman, to adjourn the meeting at 6:18 p.m. Motion carried. Submitted By: Tracy Meinholz, Recording Secretary Approved: _________________ Page 3 of 3