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Board approves several parcel rezoning ordinances for Ash Creek church, private lots and farm parcels
Summary
The board adopted multiple land‑use ordinances (22‑10 through 22‑15) changing zoning on properties in towns including Orion and Buena Vista; one item involves moving a church septic as part of a state DOT road relocation project.
The Richland County Board approved a series of zoning ordinances that reclassify multiple parcels across several towns, including an Ash Creek Methodist Church parcel tied to a Wisconsin DOT road relocation project.
Key votes and changes
- Ordinance 22‑10: Rezone 2.38 acres belonging to Ash Creek Methodist Church and Richland County Highway Department (Town of Orion) from Agricultural & Forestry (A‑F) to Single‑Family Residential (R‑2). Adopted by voice vote. - Ordinance 22‑11: Rezone approximately 2 acres belonging to Paul Aspenson and Alex Callaway (Town of Orion) from A‑F/R‑1 to R‑2. Adopted by voice vote. - Ordinance 22‑12: Rezone 7.38 acres belonging to Jim and Sandra Mathis (Town of Forest) from A‑F/R‑2 to Agriculture & Residential (AR). Adopted by voice vote. - Ordinance 22‑13: Rezone roughly 3 acres belonging to Schmitz LLC (Town on the Buena Vista/Orion line) from A‑F to R‑2. Adopted (voice vote; at least one “no” recorded in transcript, but chair declared adopted). - Ordinance 22‑14: Rezone 33.42 acres belonging to Kim Snyder and Greg & Jeff Begley (Town of Buena Vista) from A‑F to AR (adopted). - Ordinance 22‑15: Rezone 16.5 acres belonging to the Christopher Woolley Living Trust (Town of Buena Vista) from A‑F to AR (adopted).
Ash Creek Methodist Church / DOT road project
County land‑use staff and the highway department explained that the Ash Creek Methodist Church parcel rezoning is tied to a state Department of Transportation road relocation. The anticipated road alignment would lie over the church’s existing septic mound system, so the county highway department will acquire adjacent land (using state grant funding) and deed the new parcel to the church so the septic system can be relocated off the right‑of‑way. Staff said the project funding is primarily an 80/20 state grant split; the county’s 20% share is standard for state grant projects and the county expects only modest out‑of‑pocket expense because the budgeted funds for this ongoing project are already held in county accounts. Highway staff said the county will reimburse the church for septic replacement costs and that the highway department will pay the county share out of previously budgeted funds.
Planning background and next steps
Land and zoning staff reported multiple new petitions pending for the next month and said that the recent activity represents a catch‑up of rezoning work after a quiet period earlier in the month. The board approved the ordinances by voice vote as each item was presented.
Votes at a glance
Ordinances 22‑10 through 22‑15: all adopted by the board (voice votes recorded in transcript). See the article provenance for the transcript lines where each ordinance was introduced and voted.
Speakers quoted in this article are identified below.
