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PDF icon BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA 10.26.2023 (59 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

DATE:             Thursday, October 26, 2023
TIME:             9:00 a.m.
PLACE:          County Board Room/Gallery
                      West Square Building
                      505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

A quorum may be present consisting of members of the Aging & Disability Resource Center and Veterans Service Office Committee; Board of Health; Economic Development Committee; Executive & Legislative Committee; Extension Education, Arts & Culture Committee; Finance Committee; Health Care Center Board of Trustees; Highway Committee; Human Services Board; Land Resources and Environment Committee; Law Enforcement & Judiciary Committee; Personnel & Insurance Committee, and Property Committee.  No governing body will exercise any responsibilities, authority, or duties except for the Board of Adjustment.  It is possible that a quorum of County Board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility.  This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex re Badke v. Greendale Village Board, Wis 2d 553, 494 n.w.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting.  It is also possible that there may be quorums of other County Board Committees present, although those committees will not take any formal action at this meeting.

REASON FOR MEETING:  REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.   Call to order and certify compliance with open meetings law.

2.   Adopt agenda

3.   Adopt minutes of previous meeting – September 28, 2023

4.   Communications

5.   APPEALS:

  1. SP-14-2023. A petition to consider a special exception permit request pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(h) of the Sauk Count Zoning Ordinance, for approval of operating a lodging house located at S6305 Happy Hill Road. The special exception permit request is associated with land described as part of the NE ¼, SE ¼ Section 24, Township 11 North, Range 5 East, including tax parcel 016-0515-00000, Town of Freedom, Sauk County, WI

6.   Next meeting date – Thursday, November 30, 2023

7.   Adjournment

COPIES TO:

Board of Adjustment Members            Applicants           County Clerk     LRE Staff              Town Clerk/Chair               Web      

DATE NOTICE MAILED:  Monday, October 23, 2023     PREPARED BY:  Land Resources & Environment Department

NOTE:  Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, and at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

PDF icon BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MINUTES 10.26.2023 (127 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Thursday, October 26, 2023 County Board Room/Gallery West Square Building

PRESENT: R. Meier, R. Klitzke, D. Allen, J. Evert, J. Phephles (09:02 am)

ABSENT: No one

OTHERS PRESENT: R. Meyer, M. Krautkramer

Call to order and certify compliance with open meetings law

At 9:00 a.m. Chair R. Meier called the meeting to order and introduced the members of the Board, explained the procedures and order of business for the day. LRE Staff certified that the legally required notices were posted for the scheduled public hearings

Adopt agenda

Motion by Evert / Klitzke to adopt the October 26, 2023, Agenda. Motion carried, unanimously.

Adopt minutes of previous meeting – September 28, 2023

Motion by Evert / Klitzke to adopt the minutes from the September 28, 2023, BOA meeting. D. Allen sustained from voting. Motion carried, unanimously.

Communications

No communications were reported.

APPEALS:

Chair Meier announced the process for the public hearing portion. Public hearing called to order at 9:02 a.m.

R. Meyer read the public hearing notice for SP 14-23.

SP-14-2023. A petition to consider a special exception permit request pursuant to s. 7.036(5)(h) of the Sauk Count Zoning Ordinance, for approval of operating a lodging house located at S6305 Happy Hill Road. The special exception permit request is associated with land described as part of the NE ¼, SE ¼ Section 24, Township 11 North, Range 5 East, including tax parcel 016-0515-00000, Town of Freedom, Sauk County, WI

M. Krautkramer presented the staff report, background, and history. Town of Freedom Plan Commission and Town Board recommended approval of the special exception permit without any further input. Sauk County LRE recommended approval of the special exception permit.

Applicant, Leonard Carr, provided information regarding the request to authorize the operation of a lodging house at S6305 Happy Hill Rd.

Dan Forcier, S6342 Happy Hill Rd,  spoke in favor of the operation of the lodging house in the neighborhood.

No public comment in opposition or interested party

Seeing no one else wished to speak, Chair R. Meier closed the public hearing for this appeal and the Board went into deliberation at 9:13 a.m.

Motion by Evert / Phephles to approve SP 14-2023 granting a special exception permit to authorize the operation of a lodging house based upon the findings of fact and conclusion of law, subject to the staff analysis and recommend conditions as noted within the staff report. Motion carried, unanimously

Next meeting date – Thursday, November 30, 2023

Adjournment – R. Meier called for a motion to adjourn. Motion by Allen / Klitzke to adjourn the meeting at 9:14 a.m. Motion carried, unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Jennifer Evert, Secretary