The Town Of Porter

Members present: Alan Sweeney, Steve Oakeson, Stanley Vielhuber, Steve Towns, Basil Remley

Absent: None

Others: Russell Jeske, Jerry Fox, Phil Hamilton and Dave Viney.  See additional sheet for other attendees.

Meeting called to order by Chairman Sweeney at 7:02 PM.

 

Minutes of March 25, 2008 meeting read.  Motion by Vielhuber to approve minutes as read.

2^nd by Remley.  Motion passed 5-0.

1st Order of Business:  Conditional Use Permit application for Ted Keehn, 10644 N. Wilder Road, for a single family residence for a parent or child or who resides on the parcel and who previously conducted the majority of the farm operations on the parcel.  Zoning Ordinance Section 4.5(3)(L).  This is in the NE 1/4 of Section 8.  It is currently zoned Agricultural One (A-1).

 

Discussion:

·        Ted Keehn wants the CUP for construction of a new home for his family.

·        The building site is near the existing home.

·        The homes would share the existing driveway.

·        The property is 120 acres.

·        A map was submitted showing the approximate location of the house.

·        The other house would remain.

·        The question was asked as to the plans for the existing house.  Ted didn’t have any plans for the existing house.

·        He is not creating a separate parcel.

·        The question was asked if he could rent out the existing home.  Yes, he can.

·        If the new house was sold, a new lot would have to be created.

 

Motion by Vielhuber to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Ted Keehn, 10644 N. Wilder Road, for a single family residence for a parent or child or who resides on the parcel and who previously conducted the majority of the farm operations on the parcel.

2^nd by Towns.  Passed 5-0.

 

Findings of Fact: Zoning Ordinance Section 4.5(3)(L).

 

2^nd Order of Business: Review of past Conditional Use Permits

There was a discussion on what should and should not be reviewed.  CUPs issued for houses and other permanent structures require no review.

 

There was a discussion of past issued CUPs.  (See the attached list.)  Chairman Sweeney went down the list and each CUP was discussed.  A vote was taken to determine if the CUP should be reviewed or not.  Additional CUPs were brought up by Dave Viney and Russell Jeske.  These CUPs were added to the list and voted on.

 

Motion by Vielhuber to approve the review of the list of past Conditional Use Permits presented to the committee.

2^nd by Towns.  Passed 5-0.

 

Secretary Oakeson is going to organize the information and send it to the Plan Commission members and Town Board members in an effort to get accurate contact information for the current landowners.

 There was discussion on the letter to the landowners.  It was decided that the letter should include the option to not respond, but that it should be noted that the CUP

could be revoked.  There should be the option to cancel the CUP.  There should be the option to appear before the Plan Commission to ask that the CUP be continued.  The letters are to be sent Certified Mail.

 

It was decided that Secretary Oakeson would write the letter and work with Chairman Sweeney on the verbiage.

 

Jerry Fox will hand deliver the letter to Kirkeeng.

Dave Viney will hand deliver the letter to Mark Hoppe.

 

Old Business: None

 

New Business: None

 

The next meeting was not determined pending getting the information in the 2^nd Order of Business ready.

 

Motion to adjourn by Oakeson.  2^nd by Towns.  Passed 5-0.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Steve Oakeson

Secretary, Town of Porter Plan Commission

approved 8/12/2008