Reconvene Special Meeting
Members present: Jeff Cook,
George Sundstrom, Corlis West, Stephen Dahl
Members absent: Bruce Aho
Corlis called the meeting to order at
Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance
Corlis made a motion to not undertake any new projects after
Corlis made a motion to table the LIU and M1 areas until our Attorney
is present and able to bring us up-to-date with his research, Jeff seconded. Motion passed.
George made a motion to bring
the Sensitive Overlay tabled by motion at the
(Zoning
Commission recommendation will be found on Page 59 of the “Town of
Section 2. Requirements
A. Site Assessment and Mitigation Plan. Any application for a land use permit on a
parcel less than 9 acres in size must include the following.
1. A map to scale of the parcel which shows
location and area of:
a. Wetlands and buffers.
b. Drainage direction,
including water courses, springs and seeps.
c. Groundwater recharge
areas, (areas which allow surface water to infiltrate rock or soil).
d. Moderate and steep slopes,
including percentage grade.
e. Wooded areas, including
type, size 1.(dbh) and density.
f. Soil type, including depth
to bedrock, if less than the frost line.
g. Proposed and existing
buildings, wells, septic systems and driveways.
2. A
mitigation plan is required if sensitive areas and/or resources are identified,
which include: wetlands, water courses, springs, seeps, ground water recharge
areas, steep slopes and shallow soil (if less than the frost line). The mitigation plan must include the
following:
a.
Identification of sensitive areas and/or resources on the scale map of the
parcel.
b.
Measures and actions that will be taken to protect and minimize impact and
disturbance of sensitive area and/or resources.
These measures may include, but are not limited to:
i. undisturbed buffer zones.
ii. silt fences
iii. vegetation plantings
iv. retaining walls
v.
terraced landscapes
vi.
other storm water management measures.
1. dbh – Diameter Breast Height
B.
Site Visit by the Planning Director. The Planning Director will arrange for a
site visit after the parcel map and mitigation plan (if needed) have been
submitted for a land use permits on parcels less than 9 acres in size. The purpose of the visit will be to verify
the maps accuracy and completeness. The visit may be conducted by a qualified
designee of the Planning Director.
C.
Complete Application. Only after the
parcel map, mitigation plan (if needed) and the Planning Director’s site visit
are complete and/or submitted, shall the application be considered complete.
George presented his
recommendation to the Town Board for discussion:
Article vii. Sensitive area Overlay (SENSO)
Sect
1 Overlay District Establishment
Overlay
Location. The Sensitive Overlay District (SENSO) in the
Town of
Purpose. This overlay was established
to protect the water quality of the
Sect
2 Requirements in the SENSO Area
A. Impervious surface area shall not exceed five
percent (5%) of the total lot area.
B. A storm
water mitigation plan shall be required as an addition to the permit
application.
C. No
wetland “credit (s)” ie, substituting wetland area (s) on another lot for
wetland (s) in this overlay, shall be permitted or allowed under any
circumstances.
Sect
3. Consistency with other Articles: All the requirements listed in Articles III, IV,
V, VI, and XII must also be met for the underlying zone district.
George made a motion to adopt
Article 7 proposal he submitted tonight regarding the SENSO overlay for the
township and omit Article 7 as it was presented by the Planning Commission,
Jeff seconded.
George amended his motion;
under Sect 2, item B, remove the period following the word “application” and
include “for all lots under 9 acres”, Jeff agreed to the amendment.
Stephen would like to amend
the motion to eliminate section 2 of George’s plan and insert section A. 2
beginning with “A mitigation plan”of Corlis’s proposal. George accepted this as
a friendly amendment, Jeff accepted the amendment.
Corlis would like to amend the
motion to include a site visit if the mitigation plan is correct or not,
according to section B of the motion.
Stephen seconded. The question
was called to end discussion on this amendment.
Motion passed to call the question.
Amendment passed.
Corlis would like to amend the
motion to define the application as; a map to scale of the parcel, mitigation
plan (if needed), the fee, and the land use application itself, Jeff
seconded. Corlis then called the
question. Yes: Corlis, Jeff and Stephen No: George Motion passed.
George made a motion to accept
the Amended Article 7, Jeff seconded.
Motion passed.
Corlis made a motion to
suspend this meeting to another yet to be decided date, Stephen seconded. Motion passed. Corlis will contact Attorney Tim Strom and
set a date for the next meeting.
Article VII:
Sensitive Area Overlay (SENSO)
Sect. 1 Overlay District Establishment
Overlay Location. The Sensitive Overlay District
(SENSO) in the Town of
Purpose. This overlay was established to
protect the water quality of the
Sect 2. Requirements
in the SENSO Area. Any application
for a land use permit on a parcel less than 9 acres in size must include the
following:
A. Impervious
Surface Area. Impervious surface
area shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total lot area.
B. Mitigation Plan. A mitigation plan is
required if sensitive areas and/or resources are identified, which
include: wetlands, water courses,
springs, seeps, ground water recharge areas, steep slopes and shallow soil (if
less than the frost line). The
mitigation plan must include the following:
a.
Identification of sensitive areas and/or resources on the scale map of the
parcel.
b. Measures and
actions that will be taken to protect and minimize impact and disturbance of
sensitive area and/or resources. These
measures may include, but are not limited to:
i. undisturbed buffer zones.
ii. silt fences
iii. vegetation plantings
iv. retaining walls
v. terraced landscapes
vi. other storm water management measures.
C. Site Visit by the Planning Director.
The Planning Director will arrange for a
site visit after the parcel map and
mitigation plan (if needed) have been
submitted for a land use permits on parcels
less than 9 acres in size. The
purpose of the visit will be to verify the
maps accuracy and completeness.
The visit may be conducted by a qualified
designee of the Planning
Director.
D. Complete Application. A map to scale of the parcel, mitigation plan
(if needed), the fee, and the land use application itself,
E. Wetland Credits. No wetland “credit (s)” i.e., substituting wetland
area (s) on another lot for wetland (s) in this overlay, shall be permitted or
allowed under any circumstances.
Sect. 3 Consistency with other Articles:
All the requirements listed in Articles III, IV, V, VI, and XII must
also be met for the underlying zone district.
By Ann K. Cox
Clerk,