PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES

October 11, 2006

Chairman Ed Sedor called the October 11, 2006 meeting of the Town of Peshtigo Plan Commission to order at 6:30 p.m.

Plan Commission members attending were Bob Cerrato, Tim Oestreich, and Karen Sylvester.

Excused were Bruno Brysiewicz, Wendel Johnson, and Ed Malechuk.

Also attending were Dean Zynda and Mark Walter, Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission.

A motion was made by Cerrato and seconded by Oestreich to approve the agenda as printed. The motion carried with all in favor.

A motion was made by Oestreich and seconded by Cerrato to approve the minutes of the September 26, 2006 meeting as printed. The motion carried with all in favor.

There was no public input.

There were no announcements.

A request was made for a zone change on the Zynda property located at N1914 County Road BB in the Town of Peshtigo from R1 Single Family Residential District to Ag1 Agricultural/Low Density. Zynda has a two-family residence on the property. There are horses on the property and Zynda said they were allowed when he purchased the property. Allowing horses on the parcel would be grandfathered to permit that use since they existed before the Zoning Ordinance was adopted.

If the property is zoned Ag1 as requested, it would create an island with neighboring parcels zoned either R2 or Ag2. This would not address the issue of allowing the two-family residence. An amended request would be made for a zone change of the parcel from R1 Single Family Residential District to R2 Two Family/Multi Family Residential District.

A motion was made by Sylvester and seconded by Cerrato to recommend to the Town of Peshtigo Board of Supervisors that parcel #024-1731 be rezoned from R1 Single Family Residential District to R2 Two Family/Multi Family Residential District. This motion is contingent on Mr. Zynda presenting to the Town the survey map with the footprints of buildings. The motion carried with all in favor.

Mark Walter addressed the issue of having penalties in place for non-conforming uses.

Some slight modifications were made to the plan which the group went over and discussed at length. These recommendations are designed to be used as a decision-making tool and not to be used to control. Various selections were listed only as objectives and not policy. All agreed upon changes, modifications, and updates will be put in writing for the next scheduled meeting.

The next scheduled meeting will be held on November 6, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. to finalize the plan.

A motion was made by Sylvester and seconded by Oestreich to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m. The motion carried with all in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Cindy Hagert