Plan Commission Minutes for November 14, 2011

Posted: November 14, 2011
  1. Call to Order.  The special meeting of the Town of Sun Prairie Plan Commission was called to order at 6:30 p.m.  The following members were present:  Chairman Roger Fetterly, Dot Havens, Judy Stang, John Quimby and Doug Yelk.  Excused: Alan Meyer
  2. Public Notice.  Notice of the meeting was mailed to Plan Commission members and posted on the three Town bulletin boards on November 8, 2011.
  3. Approval of the minutes of previous meeting:  Hearing no objections, minutes of the September 19, 2011 Plan Commission meeting were approved as submitted.
  4. Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.  Public hearing opened to accept public testimony on proposed amendments identified as Appendix H to the Town of Sun Prairie Comprehensive Plan for adoption by the Town of Sun Prairie Town Board.  Six Town residents were present, other than the Plan Commission members.  The amendments were summarized by the Plan Commission chair.  No public testimony was offered.  The public hearing was closed.
  5. Consider and take action on amendments to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.  The Resolution to adopt Appendix H as amendments to the Town of Sun Prairie Comprehensive Plan recommends to the Town Board the following:Change the property at 4100 CTH TT from recreational to commercial on the future land use map.
    Limit a farm owner’s rezoning to a single-family residence to facilitate the sale or consolidation of a farm.
    Require adequate parking space where rezoning for duplexes is appropriate.
    Update the plan to allow rezoning under a newly created district; A-4 Small Lot Agricultural District.
    Update existing land use and zoning maps to show changes since last amendments to the plan.
    Changes to the future land use map.
    Update the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Map.
    (See attached for the Resolution and specific language changes.)

    Motion by Yelk/Stang to approve the resolution to adopt amendments as proposed.  Motion carried on roll call vote.
    Ayes: Yelk, Stang, Quimby, Havens, Fetterly
    Nays:  None

  6. Set Next Regular Meeting Date.  The next regular meeting date of the Town of Sun Prairie Plan Commission is scheduled for December 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
    Adjournment.  The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted for the record
Roger Fetterly, Chair