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Waupaca planning commission recommends temporary-permit route after public hearing on rezoning request
Summary
After a public hearing on rezoning Parcel 3430323 from R-1 to A-1, the Waupaca City Planning Commission recommended that the applicants pursue a temporary-structure permit and agreed to rescind the standalone rezoning action for now; commissioners expressed concern that rezoning could permit broader agricultural uses in the future.
Mayor Brian Smith chaired a public hearing Oct. 1 on a request to rezone Parcel No. 3430323, owned by Julia A. Motive and Steve Motive, from R-1 (residential) to A-1 (agricultural). The item was listed as Ordinance No. 15-2025 and drew several neighbors and the applicants to the meeting.
The commission heard from Josh (city administrator) and staff that the parcel — described in the application as roughly 49 acres and lacking a street address — would be used to grow produce for local resale and to store tools in a movable agricultural shed brought in on skids. Josh said the proposed shed would be under 350 square feet and removable for transport. Neighbor questions focused on access, existing buildings on the property and whether rezoning would allow future owners to keep animals.
The Motif applicants attended and answered questions. Steve Motif, the applicant, said the family has farmed the property historically and that the shed would support vegetable production for a…
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