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October 6, 2005 Plan Commission
TOWN OF BROOKLYN NOTICE OF PLAN COMMISSION MEETING Meeting to Consider the Agenda Below Thursday October 6th, 2005 7:00 PM Town Office -First National Bank Building, Intersection of Highways 23, 49 and A, Green Lake, WI NOTICE OF TOWN BOARD MEETING Members of the Town of Brooklyn Board may attend the Town of Brooklyn Plan Commission meeting at the above-specified time and place. Members would attend for the purpose of gathering information regarding the following agenda. The Town Board at this meeting will take no votes or other action. Minutes Call meeting to order. By Ron Benson at 7:00 p.m. Present: Ron Benson, JoAnne LaMire, Roger Priebe, Phyllis Peterson; Carolyn King, Mary Jane Bumby, Tom Esslinger. Sharon Gebhardt Pledge of Allegiance. Said by all in attendance Approve Agenda M/S Mary Jane Bumby/Phyllis Peterson, Motion carried. Approve minutes of last Plan Commission Meeting. - Correction: Mary Jane Bumby and Sharon Gebhardt were present and not listed. Also on #4 (The July 28, 2005 minutes will be approved at the next meeting) - M/S to accept minutes with corrections. Item 1: Request to rezone from A-1 to R-C. Request from Green Lake Campground for expansion to the west on the Sharon Pausig farm - 79 acres. Approve or deny Public comment. - Rick Pierce from Green Lake Campground present - on Item 1. Has owned campground and lived in the Town of Brooklyn for the last 12 years. He has brought the site up to a thriving business, with a waiting list. He has put a bid on the Pausig property. At present he is a full capacity. His idea is to do a reverse on the Snowbirds going south, in the summer they would come up Green Lake. Omnni report. Rezone from A-1 to R-C. to expand the campground. 79 acres. The rezoning would not be in compliance with the Town Plan, as the current map has the land as A-1. But the thought of the plan is to help existing businesses. Omnni's recommendation is to approve, as it the thought of the expanding business is in agreement with the plan. Question: will he use the entire 79 acres. About 35 acres would be developed, the rest would remain natural. Question: Donn Wright - Questioned Farmland Preservation Act. - Discussion was held on the program. Close public comment. Commission - JoAnne LaMire - She spent time driving around this area. This venture will bring the kind of people that we want to come to this area. Joann LaMire - will he pay taxes on the land. He will put the park model in and they will bring the campers. If they attach things to the campers, it would be taxable. Tom Esslinger - there is a tower on the property. It has guide wires going outside the fenced area around the tower. It could be a safety hazard. Attorney: if you approve the R/C zoning, any of the approved uses can be M/S to approve the rezoning the parcel A-1 to R-C Roger Priebe, / Phyllis Peterson: Ron Benson - Yes, Tom Esslinger, Yes, Joanne LaMire, yes.. Sharon Gebhardt, Yes, Carolyn King, Yes, Phyllis Peterson, Yes, Roger Priebe, Yes, Motion carried - 7 - 0 Item 2: Request to rezone from A-3 to C-2 and conditional use permit for Grocery Store/ Convenience Store and Gas Station. Request from B-2 Enterprises, LLC. Location of property State Road 23/49 and County Road A, Green Lake, WI. Approve or deny. Public Comment: -Tom Willett, is involved in trying to get the grocery store, gas station. 4 people involved(1 - Jane & Tom; 2 - Ward; 3 Son; 4 Russ) - B-2 Enterprise - It is not a truck stop. They have 12 acres. Alex Zabel - He plans to open a convenience store across the road. Attorney - The only thing applied for is the zoning change, not the conditional use permit. The convenience store does not need a conditional use permit. Russel - B2 enterprises - explained what they did in the southern part of the state. BP Amoco is the base flag, they are working with the gas station downtown. Omnni - A-3 to C-2 rezone requested. - list of items can be used for was listed. The re-zone is in compliance with the comprehensive plan of the Town. Omnni recommends the approval of the rezoning. Question: how will the lot be accessed - A) working on a couple of ways to gain access to the lot. Question is if you want to rezone - how he accesses it is not a question for the Plan Commission at this time. T. Willett - has no desire to go into the City and wants to stay in the Town of Brooklyn. M/S to approve the rezoning as requested. Tom Esslinger/Roger Priebe: Roll Call Vote: Ron Benson - Yes,, Tom Esslinger, Yes, Joanne LaMire, Yes, Sharon Gebhardt, Yes, Carolyn King, Yes, Phyllis Peterson, Yes, Roger Priebe, Yes, Motion carried. 7-0 Adjourn. Tom Esslinger /Roger Priebe Motion to adjourn- Motion carried. Respectfully submitted Marian Mildebrandt Recording Secretary