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Plan Commission hears plan to batch‑clean 130 properties with multiple zoning districts
Summary
City staff described an initiative to correct zoning for about 130 parcels where multiple districts overlap (often due to older shoreland designations or historic survey issues). Commissioners gave consensus to proceed; the city will waive rezone fees for included properties but will not pay for private surveys when legal descriptions are missing.
City staff told the Waupaca Plan Commission it has identified roughly 130 properties with multiple zoning districts and proposed a batch process to amend comprehensive plan designations and rezone where appropriate to reduce project delays.
Juliana Stowes said the multiple districts often resulted from prior practices such as separate shoreland zoning or from unreviewed survey map changes that left split zoning on parcels. Staff proposed an administrative process to group eligible parcels, update the comprehensive plan future land use where needed, and then submit bundled rezones to the commission and council to address many cases at once.
Stowes said the city would absorb rezone application tracking and public-notification costs for parcels included in the initial cleanup and would waive rezone fees. She also said the city will not procure private surveys for privately owned parcels; property owners lacking a valid legal description would need to obtain a survey when they bring a project that requires it.
Commissioners asked how staff would decide between residential districts (R‑1, R‑2, R‑3) for a parcel; Stowes said staff would prioritize the property’s current use and the zoning pattern on adjacent lots. Several commissioners expressed support for proceeding and the group reached a consensus to move forward; because the item was a discussion item, no motion was required.
