PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
415 N. MILWAUKEE ST.
JANUARY 3, 2005 at 6:00 PM
UNAPPROVED/UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
1. Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chairman Langmesser. Present: Langmesser, Ciesielski, Sohr, Eliopul, Ranke, Greivell, Atty. Dubis, and Residents. Schmidt was absent.
2. Chairman Langmesser led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Ciesielski motioned to approve the December 6, 2004 minutes as written, seconded by Ciesielski. Motion carried.
4. Correspondence- None
5. Pier Permit- Roanhouse, 5916 N. River Bay Rd.- Ciesielski motioned to approve lay over to February P.C. due to applicant’s lack of appearance, seconded by Eliopul. Motion carried.
6. Town Level Variance- Vail, 6915 Burma Rd.- Ranke asked how large the parcel was. Vail stated the parcel was slightly less than an acre. Greivell announced that the shed was already existing and that it was constructed without a permit, and that there was another shed that was not on the map that Vail presented. Greivell stated that the variance was for having two garages/sheds on less than an acre. Sohr asked what Vail needed the shed for. Vail responded it was for farm equipment. Sohr motioned to recommend denial based on applicant not applying for a permit first and that the Town had just passed a new ordinance increasing the square footage on accessory buildings, seconded by Ranke. Motion carried.
7. Conceptual CSM- Egan, 32610 Sunburst Ct.- Ed Kotnik, agent for Egan was present. Dubis explained that he thought the division met with the Town’s master plan and Racine Co. zoning. Larry Gabryziak, Sunburst Ct., stated he thought there were wetlands on the parcel. Egan stated that there was some. James Kelly, Sunburst Ct., stated he was afraid of setting precedence and didn’t want his neighbors splitting off there parcels. Joan Blatnik, owns home across from the property, feels Egan does not have enough frontage. Commission pointed out that Egan’s lot appeared to have the same amount of frontage as Blatnik. Blatnik stated it may, but she has been there for 20 years. Bernadine Kelly, Sunburst Ct., asked about a horse barn that was on the property. Kotnik stated it was an old building and it would be on parcel 2. Dubis stated the big concern was road frontage. Ranke motioned to lay over to February P.C. to review the Town’s regulations on frontage and for Kotnik to review County’s letter and address item number 4, seconded by Sohr. Motion carried.
8. Town Level Variance- Dzik, Beach Dr. and Heidelberg Cr.- Dzik stated he was purchasing the property and planned to start building but would like a variance for a 1200 sq. ft. garage. Greivell stated that the current ordinance called for 1,000 sq. ft. Duane Luick, Beach Dr., stated he felt Dzik has a nice plan. Lee Zierath, Canal Ln., wants to know how many feet from the canal Dzik would be. Dzik stated 52 feet. Zierath also expressed concern about rocks the previous owner had put by the canal. Dzik stated he felt it wasn’t his concern since he hasn’t even purchased the property yet. Zierath stated the boulders had narrowed and constricted the canal. Luick stated he did not have a problem with Dzik’s plan. Eliopul motioned to approve, seconded by Sohr. Motion carried.
9. Shore land Contract Report- None
10. Announcements or discussions: None
Ranke motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 PM, seconded by Ciesielski. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Heather Stratton, Deputy Clerk
TOWN BOARD MEETING FOR WATERFORD
UNAPPROVED/UNOFFICIAL MINUTES FOR JANUARY 10, 2005
6:00 PM AT TOWN HALL
1. Town Board meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chairman Langmesser. Present: Gauerke, Baumgart, Luick, Block, and residents of the Town. Attorney Dubis was excused.
2. Chairman Langmesser led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Printed Minutes: Luick motioned to approve the minutes as presented, dated December 13, 2004, seconded by Block. Motion carried.
4. Treasurer Report/Payment of Claims- Block motioned to approve the claims as presented, seconded by Luick. Motion carried.
5. Presentation >From Sheriff Robert Carlson- Cancelled
6. Correspondence: Langmesser read the request to release the letter of credit for Stonegate Estates. Baumgart motioned to approve the release contingent upon Miller resubmitting the delineation reports, seconded by Luick. Luick read Crispell Snyder’s letter approving the release of funds. Motion carried. Langmesser stated that the Home & Commerce Show was coming up and wanted to know who would like to attend. Block stated she would be interested in going again and that she would like more participation. Gauerke also stated he wouldn’t mind attending again. Luick stated he would contact Bill Miller to see if he would be interested.
7. Committee Reports:
a Police Dept. Report- Chief Littmann reported 477 calls and contacts for the month of December. Littmann reported that the new squads were on the road and that the old ones were gone. Littmann presented the check for the old squads to the Treasurer. Littmann also gave the Treasurer a donation check from Runzheimer International for $1,000 and a check from toys for tots for $100. Littmann requested permission to attend his Chief’s conferences. Littmann stated they were in state. Luick motioned to approve, seconded by Block. Motion carried. Luick commented that Littmann uses his personal vehicle for the conferences, not the squad.
b Waterways Committee- None
c TVFD- None
d Park – Langmesser commented on the ice rink write-up in the paper. Gauerke requested to move up the Racine Bells agenda item. Karen Gueldenzopf from Racine Bells requested to reserve the Town’s park for a softball tournament on the weekend of June 10th. Gueldenzopf stated there would be approximately 75 – 100 teams. Discussion took place about scheduling and fees. Gauerke went through some of the rules. Gauerke suggested Gueldenzopf contact Corraro regarding the scheduling and Atty. Dubis regarding some kind of a bond.
e Road Dept. – Nothing new to report
f Town Planning Recommendations-
Pier Permit- Roanhouse, 5916 N. River Bay Rd. - No action
Town Level Variance- Vail, 6915 Burma Rd. - Gauerke read the minutes from the Planning meeting. Dennis Lynch, attorney for Vail, stated Vail was a part-time farmer and would like to store some tractors. Lynch stated that Vail did not think he needed a permit for the garage because it did not have a floor in it. Lynch announced that Vail would like to keep the shed and that he would deed restrict that if he sells the property, the shed must come down. Lynch handed the Board letters from 3 surrounding neighbors signing that they did not have a problem with the shed. Langmesser commented on Vail having farm equipment on residential property. Lynch stated that Vail farmed the Bear Den and Saltzman property and that he used to farm the Brown property. Baumgart asked what the dimensions of the two sheds were and that if Vail had an additional garage. Vail announced that the sheds were 14’ x 20’ and 12’ x 20’ and that he also had a 3-car attached garage. Block motioned to lay over until legal representation is present. Langmesser called for a second three times. No second was made. Motion died for lack of a second. Luick stated that he does not want people to think that they can build whatever they want without a permit and just come to the Town and pay the triple permit fee and the Town will allow it. Baumgart also expressed concern about setting precedence. Baumgart motioned to have Vail remove the new shed by May 1, 2005, seconded by Gauerke. Vote taken, 4 in favor, 1 opposed (Block). Motion carried.
Conceptual CSM- Egan, 32610 Sunburst Ct. - No action
Town Level Variance- Dzik, Beach & Heidelberg Cr. - Gauerke motioned to accept Planning Commission’s approval, seconded by Luick. Luick stated that the issue with the rocks in the canal had been resolved. Motion carried.
7. Old Business:
(a) Town Level Variance- Zeinert, 5622 Contour Rd. - Applicants did not appear. Luick stated he would try and contact the applicants and have them appear. Luick motioned to lay over to February Town Board, seconded by Baumgart. Motion carried.
(b) Revisit Public Health Services Contract- 2005-2007- Langmesser explained that the Health Department would not honor the contract amount without the 2-year contract being signed. Block motioned to accept the 2-year contract but still look into other options in the mean time, seconded by Baumgart. Vote taken. 4 in favor, 1 opposed (Luick). Motion carried.
8. New Business:
(a) Sno-N-Go- Temp. Class B License- Luick motioned to approve, seconded by Baumgart. Motion carried.
(b) Kevin Becker, N. Lake Drive- request to be annexed into the Sanitary District service area- Lorry Granof, Lemel Homes, stated that the soil did not perk and they would like the parcel to be added to the service area. Discussion took place as to where Becker’s lot was located and if a CSM had been done to split his lot off of Grebe’s. Granof stated that the neighbor to the East of Becker has sewer. Ciesielski stated that he did not know that the Town was the first step and why the applicant did not contact the Sanitary District. Jamie Hart, Lemel Homes, stated that she had contacted the Sanitary District and she was directed to come to the Waterford Town Board first. Block stated that she would like to see Becker in the sewer district, but concerned that the Waterford Sanitary Dist. needs to be contacted and that the Town Board did not have legal council at the meeting. Granof asked about getting on the Sanitary District’s agenda. Ciesielski stated that the agenda for January was already closed and that the next meeting was the second Wednesday of February at 4:30 pm. More discussion took place about whether or not a CSM was done to break off Becker’s parcel (02-057-050) from Grebe’s parcel (02-057-000). Becker will go before the Sanitary District first.
(c) Bartender Licenses- Luick motioned to approve the following bartender’s licenses contingent upon a background check being done: Leslie Eckhardt and Tara Maney, seconded by Block. Motion carried.
Forthcoming events- Luick requested that Roland Brown assist pulling out the names for the ballot placement order in the upcoming elections. The names were pulled as follows:
Sanitary District Commissioner
1. Karen Sohr
2. Frances Koukol
3. Ken Hinz
Town of Waterford Supervisor
1. Dave Hendrix
2. Mary Kacmarcik
3. Tim Szeklinski
4. Don Baumgart
Town of Waterford Chairperson
1. Duane Luick
2. Bob Langmesser
Luick motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:12 PM, seconded by Block. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Heather Stratton, Deputy Clerk
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