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Committee forwards rezoning and town ordinance, and approves solar CUP

Polk County Environmental Services Committee · August 7, 2024

Summary

The committee approved forwarding a Bleckinger rezoning recommendation to the full county board, recommended consent for the town of Apple River zoning ordinance, and approved a conditional-use permit for a 2.5 MW solar array in Luck; motions were by voice and no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

At the meeting the committee handled multiple formal items by motion and voice vote.

- Rezoning request (Damien and Taylor Bleckinger): Staff recommended approval of a rezone from A-20 to RA-5 for a 0.558-acre parcel on North Pipe Lake to allow reduced side setbacks for an accessory structure; the committee moved to send the rezone recommendation to the full county board and approved it by voice vote.

- Conditional-use permit (Larry D. Wright Jr., Luck solar project): The committee granted the conditional-use permit for a 2.5 MW, ~13-acre ground-mounted solar array with standard conditions (town driveway approval, stormwater plan review, required licensing and financial assurance for decommissioning).

- Town of Apple River: The committee voted to recommend placing the town’s adopted zoning ordinance and official map on the county board consent agenda, allowing the town to exercise village powers per Wisconsin Statute 60.62 while preserving county shoreland authority where applicable.

Each formal action was taken by motion, second, and voice vote in committee; specific named movers and seconds are not consistently recorded in the transcript and no roll-call tallies were recorded for these items in the minutes presented to the committee.

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