Door County Board of REALTORS® Local Government Affairs Newsletter
05 June 2008 Three candidates have recently announced their candidacy for the 1st Assembly seat currently held by Garey Bies, R-Sister Bay ( HYPERLINK "http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm01/news" \o "http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm01/news" http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm01/news). Democrats Dick Skare ( HYPERLINK "http://dickskare.com/" \o "http://dickskare.com/" http://dickskare.com/) and Chris Baeb ( HYPERLINK "http://www.baeb4assembly.com" \o "http://www.baeb4assembly.com" http://www.baeb4assembly.com) are the challengers and will compete in the primary on Tuesday, 09 September 2008. The winner of this primary will face Rep. Bies in the General Election on Tuesday, 04 November 2008. The League of Women Voters has an online "Election Calendar": HYPERLINK "http://www.lwvjvl.org/calendar.htm" \o "http://www.lwvjvl.org/calendar.htm" http://www.lwvjvl.org/calendar.htm Fall Elections: (Even-numbered years only) Office Term of Office * Town of Clay Banks: William Gerard petitions for an amendment to the detailed zoning map of the Town of Clay Bnaks to change the zoning district classification of portions of his property north of 5510 Salona Road. The applicant proposes to rezone an area from Wetland (W) to Single Family Residential—20,000 (SF20) to provide access to a proposed home location. Secondly, the applicant proposes to rezone an area from Wetland (W) to Single Family Residential—20,000 (SF20) at the southern portion of the property being approximately 22' wide by 14' in average length to access the proposed sanitary waste disposal system. A regular meeting of the RPC will be conducted following the hearings. Door County "Smart Growth" Plan Update The Door County Planning Department has completed the follow-up from the fourth and final meetings for the six "work groups" that met to help develop the vision statements and goals for the county comprehensive ("Smart Growth") plan chapters. THANK YOU VERY MUCH to those of you who were able to participate in these meetings – we truly appreciate your willingness to participate in this process. Now posted to the web at the Planning Department website at HYPERLINK "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/Comp-Plan/work-group_reading.htm" \o "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/Comp-Plan/work-group_reading.htm" \t "_blank" http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/Comp-Plan/work-group_reading.htm are: 1) minutes from the fourth "batch" of six work group meetings and 2) the document containing the drafts of the work group vision statements, issues, opportunities, and goals as developed from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th batches of work group meetings. If you attended the work groups, we ask that you please review the vision statements and goals document to ensure we have not misrepresented any of your group's ideas. If you were unable to attend any of the groups, we ask that you review the vision and goals document so as to gain an understanding of the direction the county comprehensive plan is heading. Everyone should please feel free to share the document with any colleagues or organizations with which you interact that may have an interest in this process. Finally, also posted to the main Planning Department comprehensive planning webpage – HYPERLINK "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm" \o "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm" \t "_blank" http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm -- are the first four chapters of the Resource Report (Volume II of the county plan – the background data required by the Smart Growth legislation), which have been significantly updated from earlier versions you may have reviewed. Please review these chapters and send us any comments regarding factual inaccuracies only; it is already being checked for read-ability, grammar, punctuation, format, etc.
Please call Becky Kerwin or Mariah Goode at 746-2323 with any questions. Thank you! Becky Kerwin, Planner II Door County Planning Department 421 Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay WI 54235 HYPERLINK "mailto:rkerwin@co.door.wi.us" \o "mailto:rkerwin@co.door.wi.us" \t "_blank" rkerwin@co.door.wi.us ph: 920.746.2323 fx: 920.746.2387 Wisconsin Way Forums: Our records show that you had interest in, were invited to, registered for or participated in one of our 15 public forums during the first phase of the Wisconsin Way. As we begin the second phase of this historic initiative, we would like to share research materials with you and ensure that you have the latest information about the project, including details about upcoming forums. In appreciation of your efforts to join our conversation, as of Friday, May 30 you will be automatically registered on our newly updated Web site at HYPERLINK "http://www.wisconsinway.org/" \o "http://www.wisconsinway.org/" \t "_blank" www.wisconsinway.org. The benefits of being registered on our Web site include privileged access to reports, statistics and research; opportunities to share your opinions; a subscription to our electronic newsletter, which includes the most recent research, proposals, media coverage, forum information etc; and most importantly a chance to participate in this unprecedented conversation to change the future of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Way organizers have been working diligently with industry economists, private sector policy analysts, UW–Madison public affairs faculty members and a prestigious advisory panel to research and frame you and your fellow citizens' comments and visions into potential policy solutions. The progress of the research and advisory panel will be shared in our second round of public forums this summer, and residents are encouraged to attend and provide feedback. We are in the process of securing all of our forum locations, but would like to announce the dates and communities we will be visiting this summer: The Wisconsin Way Public Forum Schedule Summer 2008 Eau Claire Forum–Tuesday, June 24, 6-8 p.m. La Crosse Forum–Thursday, June 26, 6-8 p.m. Oshkosh Forum–Thursday, July 10, 6-8 p.m. Green Bay Forum–Thursday, July 17, 6-8 p.m. Waukesha Forum–Monday, July 21, 6-8 p.m. Wausau Forum–Wednesday, July 23, 6-8 p.m. Kenosha Forum–Thursday, July 24, 6-8 p.m. Poynette Forum–Monday, July 28, TBD Janesville Forum–Monday, August 4, 6-8 p.m. Platteville Forum–Tuesday, August 5, TBD Superior Forum–Thursday, August 7, TBD Milwaukee Forum–Monday, August 11, 6-8 p.m. Rhinelander Forum–Tuesday, August 12, 6-8 p.m. Appleton Forum–Thursday, August 14, 6-8 p.m. Madison Forum–Tuesday, August 19, 6-8 p. Ultimately, these ideas will be distilled into specific policy recommendations, presented to the public in a third round of public forums and shared with elected officials at all levels of government. More than 5,000 people have already participated in this inspiring example of civic engagement, and we encourage you to invite your friends and neighbors to join our conversation. We hope you will be able to attend for one or more of our public forums this summer, and encourage you to register for a forum on our forum registration page of our Web site. Please note that Web site registration is separate from forum registration. Our site will maintain your contact information, but if you plan to join us for a forum, you will need to select the forum and verify the registration data. Thank you again for your interest in the Wisconsin Way and we look forward to seeing you this summer. If you should have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at HYPERLINK "mailto:wisconsinway@wcgpr.com" \o "mailto:wisconsinway@wcgpr.com" \t "_blank" wisconsinway@wcgpr.com or 800-919-3012. Sincerely, The Wisconsin Way Team The Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) is a statewide, independent, membership-based organization of educators, school board members, students, parents, community leaders, researchers, citizens, and community activists whose lone goal is the comprehensive reform of Wisconsin's school-funding system. If you would like more information about the organization -- or on becoming part of WAES -- contact Tom Beebe at 920-650-0525 or HYPERLINK "mailto:tbeebe@wisconsinsfuture.org" \o "mailto:tbeebe@wisconsinsfuture.org" \t "_blank" tbeebe@wisconsinsfuture.org. HYPERLINK "http://www.excellentschools.org/" \o "http://www.excellentschools.org/" http://www.excellentschools.org/ Sturgeon Bay City: The
Sturgeon Bay Common Council temporarily annexed the proposed Wal-Mart
expansion property agricultural Tuesday night with a 6-1 vote. A 2/3
vote was required (five votes) to pass the ordinance. The council
tabled the issue at the last meeting with hopes that a full council
would be present before a vote. The Georgenson property was heard as a
second reading and the council passed the agenda item. The lone no vote
came from council member Ben Meyer. The 25-acre parcel has been annexed
from the Town of Sevastopol. Items to watch: Door Co. Soil and Water Conservation Department (SWCD) website with links to: · Storm Water Runoff Policy: HYPERLINK "http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/" \o "http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/" http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/ · Door Co. Invasive Species Door Co. Planning Department website with links to: · Door Co. Comprehensive Planning ( HYPERLINK "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning" \o "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning" http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/) · Wetland Delineators Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) News: HYPERLINK "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/" \o "http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/" http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/ You can sign up for their newsletter
on their website. Jim Adams 03 June 2008 Door County Sturgeon Bay City: The Board of Public Works will meet Tuesday, 03 June at 7:30 PM. Agenda item: Large item collection—construction materials. Sturgeon Bay City: The Common Council will meet Tuesday, 03 June at 8:00 PM. Agenda items: · Recommendation re: Create Section 7.15 of Municipal Code – Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV). The state has created a statute to allow NEVs if the municipality approves an ordinance. A NEV is any self-propelled electrically-powered motor vehicle, excluding golf carts, that has a max. speed of 20-25 mph and has successfully completed the NEV America Test Program conducted by the DOE, and that conforms to the definition and requirements for low-speed vehicles. Operation would be limited to streets with a speed limit of 35 mph or less and the vehicle must display a valid NEV WE license plate. · Consideration of shoreline improvements at 1304 Memorial
Drive for Jim & Mary Michaud · Second reading of ordinance re: Amendment to Section 20.41(19) relating to parameters of fiscal and economic impact analysis for large retail establishments. · Second reading of ordinance re: Annexing properties to the City known as the DeWitt property—3217 S. Duluth Ave., Ellenbecker Trust property—3167 S. Duluth Ave., Lagerman property—3203 South Duluth Ave., Hoffman property—3175 South Duluth Ave., HAI-LLC (Sherwin Williams paint store) property—3119 South Duluth Ave. The 5 parcels would generate about $5,500 in City tax revenue. Under state law, for 5 years the City must pay to the Town of Nasewaupee the town portion of the taxes paid in the year prior to annexation. This amounts to $675 for a 5-year total of about $3,375. · First reading of ordinance re: Zoning code amendment—Section 20.35(4) relating to the number of votes required for the Board of Appeals to decide an appeal. The ZBA hears and decides variances from the zoning code, along with appeals of zoning decisions. The ZBA amended their rules of procedure to only require a regular majority vote to decide an appeal. 4 votes are required for a variance. The zoning code itself would have to change. The rationale when they reviewed their rules of procedure was that a variance is asking to do something that normally isn't allowed. An appeal is usually an interpretation of the code. The zoning code amendment would change the number of votes from 4 to 3 for an appeal. The ZBA has 5 regular members and two alternates in case a member cannot attend the meeting or has a conflict of interest. · First reading of ordinance re: Zoning code amendment—Create Section 20.14(2)(m) residential use in the C-1 district. "Residential use, when incorporated in to a multi-use building and using not more than 50% of the available floor area." · City Plan Commission recommendation re: Amend Section 1.12(6) of the Municipal Code (General Government) and Section 21.05 (Subdivision Platting). This amendment involves changes for minor land divisions from one to four lots being created, also known as a certified survey map. This would reinstate staff to be able to approve and sign the CSMs, rather than the secretary of the Plan Comm., increase the time frame for reviewing CSMs from the current 5 working days to the 8 · City Plan Commission recommendation re: Approve revised final plat for Maritime Landing (4.8 acres) subject to conditions (referred to the Hopf property south of Sturgeon Bay). This would change the presently approved 6 multi-family lots to 5 larger multi-family lots which would accommodate the proposed 8-unit apartment buildings. The proposed lots conform to the R-4 zoning requirements and average lot size increases to 30,599 sq. ft. from 25,499 sq. ft. Grant Ave. will run between the 5th multi-family lot and lot 6, which is a commercial lot. One of the laterals that was installed for the 6 multi-family lots will be removed and capped off at the main at the developer's expense. A sidewalk will be installed along the north side of Sycamore St. A designated play area was requested by the commission 6 conditions from Marty Olejniczak's executive summary was included (see the 21 May Plan Commission minutes). Sturgeon Bay City: The Board of Review will adjourn until 17 September at 10 AM when the assessment roll will be ready for hearing objections. Gary Bellin was elected President and Ms. Welhaven elected as VP of the Board of Review. Sturgeon Bay City: CGI Communications, Inc. will produce a welcome video and 5 highlight videos featuring the City and will sell advertising to local businesses. Sturgeon Bay City: The Plan Commission has directed the staff to develop language for a procedure to initiate a public hearing for text amendment to be held before the Plan Commission, with recommendation to the Council. Background: for quite some time any proposed zoning map or text amendment went before the Plan Commission for recommendation and then went to the Council. If the Council rejected it, the matter died. If the Council approved the change a public hearing was then scheduled before the Council. The hearing would be held, followed by a first and second reading of the ordinance. That was recently changed regarding map amendments. Those hearings are now heard before the PC and then recommendation to the Council. Text amendments were not really talked about and have not been very consistent on how they were handled. Some hearings are being held by the PC and some are held at Council. The statutes do not specify the procedures. Clay Banks Town: The Town Board will meet on Thursday, 12 June at 8 AM in the Town Hall; corner of S. Shiloh Rd. and Co. Road OO. Agenda item: · Ordinance #1-2008 Wind Energy Conversion Systems Egg Harbor Town: A public hearing will be held Wednesday, 25 June at 7 PM in the Town Hall. Agenda items: · Application to discontinue that portion of Cedar Drive lying between the following Lots and Blocks of the "Original Plat of Horseshoe Bay" o Lots 10 through 12, Block 6 and Lots 10 through 12,
Block 7 Excluding those parts of Cedar Drive that form the intersection with 3rd Street, 4th Street, and 5th Street. Jim Adams 31 May 2008 Door County Liberty Grove Town: The Town Board will meet at 7 PM on Wednesday, 04 June. Agenda items: · Building permits—extensions · Sanitary District #1: request to add territory—set
hearing date · Resolution: designating hours for board of review Kewaunee County Kewaunee County: Notice of vacancy in Town of West Kewaunee; Ward 1, Town of Pierce; Ward 1, City of Kewaunee, Ward 1. If interested, submit a letter of interest along with a resume, to Edward J. Dorner, County Administrator at: Kewaunee Co. Administration Center, 810 Lincoln St., Kewaunee by 4 PM 26 June. Algoma City: The Common Council will hold public hearings on Monday, 02 June at 5:15 PM for: · Vacate a portion of Dier Ave. from County S to the SW corner of Lot 11, Block 1 and the SE corner of Lot 3, Block 2. · Removal sidewalk on the north side of Adams St. from Flora Ave. to Frank Ave. Town of Casco: A public hearing will held on Thursday, 12 June at 7:30 PM by the Casco Town Board of Appeals Committee with the on-site viewing of the property of Larry A. & Debra A. Heling. After viewing the property, the committee will meet at the Casco Town Hall. They are requesting to build a garage addition closer than town ordinance setbacks. Variance request is for approx. 62' from Co. Road C. Franklin Town: A public hearing will be held on Monday, 09 June at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall to hear: · A request by Steven Wochos to rezone a 5 acre parcel
from A-1 farmland to A-2 residential Kewaunee City: The assessment roll for the City of Kewaunee will be open for inspection from 09 June to 13 June from 8 AM to 4:30 PM at City Hall. The Assessor for the city will be present on Thursday, 12 June from 3 – 5 PM and Saturday, 14 June from 10 AM to 12 noon. Kewaunee City: The Board of Review will hold its adjourned meeting on Thursday, 19 June from 1 – 3 PM at City Hall. Lincoln Town: The Town Planning Commission will meet at 7 PM on Wednesday, 04 June. The will hear a request from Bug Tussel Wireless on behalf of Daniel Wautlet for a conditional use permit to construct a 300' high guyed tower. The tower would be used to support antennas for multiple users, primarily cellular companies. Pierce Town: The Town Plan Commission will meet on Tuesday, 17 June at 7 PM at the Pierce Town Hall. The commission will hear a request from the Town of Pierce to correct a mapping error, (Tax Parcel 31 016 19.028) The parcel needs to be rezoned from R-1 Residential to A-2 General Agricultural to be consistent with lot size requirement. Chris Halbur property. Other Small Wind Power Conference, 17-18 June, Holiday Inn & Convention Center, Stevens Point, by Midwest Renewable Energy Association. Includes updates, test results, what does it really Cost?; insurance, zoning and permitting process; problems, innovations, input from dealers and installers, certification. Registration: $150 (includes meals), 715.592.6595 or HYPERLINK "mailto:Kirsten@the-mrea.org" \o "mailto:Kirsten@the-mrea.org" Kirsten@the-mrea.org Jim Adams
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