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Committee approves multiple rezones, conditional-use permits and resolutions
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Summary
The Richland County Natural Resources Standing Committee on April 6 approved several zoning petitions — including two family parcel splits, a Richwood Township split with a new house, a Buena Vista conditional-use permit to replace a destroyed home and two Ithaca Township rezonings — and forwarded resolutions to the county board as needed.
The Richland County Natural Resources Standing Committee voted April 6 to approve multiple zoning petitions and conditional-use permits, moving several items on to the county board as required.
The chair put petition A (Eagle Township) on the floor; zoning staff said the request splits two parcels in a family transfer and changes land from ag-forest to ag-residential. The committee approved the measure after brief discussion that confirmed no new housing was being created beyond existing dwellings. The chair then advanced petition B (Richwood Township), a 10.54-acre split where staff said sanitary and soil tests are complete to support a planned new house; that petition also passed.
The committee approved a conditional-use permit for a Buena Vista Township property where a home was destroyed by an explosion. Zoning staff said the owner seeks to rebuild the primary dwelling and place a mobile home on the parcel; the township had approved the CUP and the committee voted to move the CUP forward. One conditional-use item was postponed because the applicant will need a variance in addition to the CUP.
Two Ithaca Township rezonings (one for 2.32 acres and another for 4.97 acres) were presented as township-approved ordinances; the committee approved county resolutions to forward the county portions of those parcels to the county board. Zoning staff noted one parcel straddles the county line and Sauk County will handle its portion.
The committee handled approvals by motion and voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the discussion. The committee’s approval means the matters will be placed on the county board docket or otherwise proceed through the permitting and hearing steps required by local ordinance.
Votes at a glance
- Petition A (Eagle Township): motion to approve; outcome: approved. - Petition B (Richwood Township, 10.54 acres): motion to approve; outcome: approved. - Buena Vista conditional-use permit (replace/rebuild after explosion): motion to approve; outcome: approved. - Conditional-use petition (postponed): outcome: postponed to next month (variance required). - Ithaca Township rezones (2.32 acres; 4.97 acres): motions to approve resolutions to county board; outcomes: approved.
Next steps: The approved resolutions will be forwarded to the county board as the county portion of the rezoning process; postponed and variance-dependent petitions will return to the committee after applicants complete the additional requirements.
