1. Call Meeting To Order
Chair Dennis Kussmann called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m.
2. Roll Call
Shoreland Zoning Advisory Committee Members Present: Chris Klein (Little Hope Millpond/Town of Dayton), Kay Ellis (Chain O’Lakes Property Owners Association), Richard Mann (Lake Leader Representative), TJ Tooley (Pigeon Lake), Bob Van Epps (Lake Leader Representative/Weyauwega Lake), Dennis Kussmann (County Board/Planning & Zoning Committee), John Penney (County Board/Planning & Zoning Committee), Bob Ellis (County Board/Planning & Zoning Committee), David Johnson (County Board/Board of Adjustment/Waupaca River), John Skyrms (Old Taylor Lake Association), Kent Gibbs (Stratton Lake Association President), Bob Underberg (Chain O’Lakes Property Owners Association), James Loughrin (County Board/Board of Adjustment), Terry Murphy (Iola Lake District/County Board/Planning & Zoning Committee), G. Robert Flease (County Board/Wolf River), Dennis Timm (Landscaper/Waupaca River), Caroline Murphy (Town of Farmington) and Bob Olson (Waupaca River).
Shoreland Zoning Advisory Committee Members Excused: Joe Udoni (Realtor), Patricia Craig (County Board/Board of Adjustment/South Branch of the Little Wolf River), Terry Martin (Architect) and Tom O’Day (Waupaca & Wolf River).
Staff Present: Ryan Brown, Jean Gliniecki, Jeff Henneman and Jason Snyder.
3. Chair Kussmann read the Open Meeting Statement, “This meeting and all other meetings of this committee are open to the public. Proper notice has been posted and given to the press in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, so the citizenry may be aware of the time, place and agenda of this meeting.”
4. Approve Agenda As Presented
Bob Underberg motioned to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Bob Ellis. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Approve and Sign Minutes from the April 16, 2013 meetings.
Bob Underberg motioned to approve these minutes as sent out. The motion was seconded by Bob Van Epps. The motion was carried.
6. The Committee continued their review of the proposed amendments to the Waupaca County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.
Bob Underberg motioned to eliminate Sec. 4.23(2) Visual Clearance Triangle (below) from the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Caroline Murphy. Chris Klein objected, but when he realized this section was in the Zoning Ordinance, he withdrew his objection. The motion was carried.
4.23 (2) VISUAL CLEARANCE TRIANGLE
(ref WCZO 34. 2.07) Visual Clearance
All structures shall be setback from the visual clearance
triangle
1. All State and Federal Highways in the county are hereby
designated Class A highways.
2. All County Trunk Highways not designated Class A are
hereby designated Class B highways.
3. All other roads in the county are hereby designated Class
C highways.
4. In each quadrant of every street intersection there shall
be designated a visual clearance triangle bounded by the street centerlines and
a line connecting them 300 feet from a Class A highway intersection, 200 feet
from a Class B highway intersection, and 150 feet from a Class C highway
intersection. Within this triangle, no object or structure over 2 feet in
height above these streets shall be allowed if it obstructs the view across the
triangle. Posts or open fences are excluded from this provision. Natural
vegetation and agricultural crops shall also be exempt from this provision.
5. An exception to the dimensional requirements for the
visual triangle shall be made in a registered and approved platted area where
Class C roads only are involved. Here, the visual triangle shall be bounded by
the street centerlines and a line connecting them, 126 feet from the
intersection.
Bob Underberg motioned to have “30 percent of the shoreline frontage or 100 feet” in Sec. 5.58 View Corridor as shown below. The motion was seconded by TJ Tooley. Motion carried.
The Committee discussed whether to allow cutting trees in the view corridor.
Bob Underberg motioned that in the view corridor the property owner should be allowed to do what they want in it. The motion was seconded by Bob Flease. A vote was taken: 10 were in favor, 6 were not in favor. The motion was carried.
5.58 View Corridor
Establishment
of a single view corridor on each lot containing a principal structure by
selective pruning and removal of trees and shrubbery may be created by tThe
removal of trees and shrubs and selective pruning in the vegetation
protection area to create a single access and viewing corridors,
provided that the combined width of all access and viewing corridors on a
riparian lot or parcel may not exceed the lesser of 30 percent of the shoreline
frontage or 200 100 feet. Clear cutting, filling, grading and
other land disturbing activities are not permitted. Sufficient trees and
shrubbery shall be retained to screen development from view from the water.
Caroline
Murphy motioned to eliminate the words “of open construction” in Sec.
5.59 Public Access as shown below. The motion was seconded by Bob
Underberg. The motion was carried.
Construction
of facilities which provide public access to navigable waters provided the
water quality, habitat and aesthetic objectives of this ordinance and its water
classification policy are addressed by appropriate project location, design and
mitigation measures approved by the Zoning and Land Conservation Departments.
Such facilities may include fencing of open construction.
Bob Underberg
motioned that in Sec. 5.60 Forestry to remove the paragraph “Implementation
of DNR approved Forest Stewardship Plans and management plans approved under
the Managed Forest Law provided activities conform with the practices described
in Wisconsin’s Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality
Field Manual. These practices include:” The motion was
seconded by Bob Ellis. Motion carried.
Bob
Underberg motioned that in Sec. 5.65(4) Fences to remove the
sentence “However, open fences may be placed adjacent to public lands or by
units of government to provide for public safety or security.” The motion
was seconded by Caroline Murphy. The motion was carried.
Bob Underberg motioned to add “Sec. 5.66 Maintenance of Existing Town, County and State Right of Ways Existing Town, County and State highway right of ways and bridges may be maintained, repaired, replaced and reconstructed subject to the provisions of any applicable floodplain zoning ordinance.” The motion was seconded by Caroline Murphy. The motion was carried.
Bob
Underberg motioned to eliminate “Sec. 6.15 No more than 50% Land
Disturbing Activities
No more than 50% of each
shoreland lot may be disturbed for residential or commercial
Construction” from the ordinance. The motion
was seconded by Bob Ellis. The motion was carried.
7. Public Comment. There was none.
The next meeting date for the Shoreland Zoning Advisory Committee will be Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 1068 (County Board Room) at the Courthouse.
8. Adjourn
At 10:56 a.m., Bob Underberg motioned to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Terry Murphy. Motion carried unanimously.