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Committee grants conditional use permit for 1.5-acre nonfarm lot in A‑1 prime agricultural district
Summary
The Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Committee granted preliminary approval on April 28 to a conditional use permit that allows creation of a 1.5‑acre nonfarm single‑family lot within an A‑1 Prime Agricultural zoning tract, subject to seven conditions and a one‑year expiration.
Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Committee members on April 28 granted preliminary approval for a conditional use permit to create a 1.5‑acre nonfarm single‑family residential lot within an A‑1 Prime Agricultural zoning district on a 121.783‑acre base farm tract.
The decision followed a staff report finding the proposal met the approval criteria in sections 2.36 and 3.7.2(d) of the Dodge County Land Use Code and Wisconsin Statute 91.46. Staff recommended approval with seven conditions, including county land‑division approvals, a recorded notice of zoning limitations, and a one‑year expiration if construction is not diligently pursued.
The applicants, Elaine Westfall and Deborah Raesler, did not add substantive new information to the staff report; Westfall said, “No. Nothing. Everything sounded exactly what we're trying to do with what Terry read.” Town officials in attendance also indicated the town recommended approval. Committee members reviewed the code criteria, confirming the proposal met the nonfarm acreage standard (the farm tract can allow up to 5.79 acres of nonfarm residential acreage) and posed minimal conversion of cropland.
The committee closed the public hearing, adopted the findings of fact and conclusions of law, and approved the request subject to staff’s seven conditions. The committee directed the land use administrator to issue a conditional use permit incorporating the committee’s decision. The permit will expire one year after filing unless construction is diligently pursued, a certificate of zoning compliance is issued, the use is established, or the permit is renewed for up to one additional year.
Because the committee’s action is a conditional use permit rather than a rezoning, the committee’s decision is final for this matter; appeals of committee conditional use decisions may be filed with the Land Resources and Parks Department within 30 days of written notice, and judicial appeals follow the statutory process.
