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Committee endorses RRAM land‑use changes, approves CUP amendment but bars drifting and 'sound wars'
Summary
Kenosha County PDEEC voted May 13 to recommend a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning for RRAM Productions' property, and approved an amended conditional use permit that excludes drifting and 'sound wars' and sets site, safety and event controls.
The Kenosha County Planning, Development & Extension Education Committee on May 13 moved to recommend a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning for RRAM Productions' property in the Town of Paris and approved an amendment to the property's conditional use permit with explicit prohibitions on drifting and loud “stereo/sound wars.”
Attorney Anthony Nudo, purchaser Tim Conan and owner Marcel Kuper attended and discussed the requests. The Town of Paris recommended approval of the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning; a local resident, John Reidenbach, spoke in favor. Committee members noted town conditions and emphasized owner responsibility for compliance with county and town conditions.
The committee approved an amended CUP that preserves prior conditions and adds operational limits. Key conditions include permitting RC racing activities only in a designated Area #1; limiting Area #2 to participant RV parking and temporary camping tied to approved events (maximum three days before and one day after an event, and not for vendors or staff); prohibition of drifting, “stereo wars” and “sound wars”; restrictions on outdoor lighting to fully shielded fixtures not to exceed 0.5 footcandles above ambient at the property line; adherence to floodplain restrictions banning fill or permanent structures in the 100‑year floodplain; and an annual pre‑season meeting with county, town, law enforcement and fire/emergency officials to review the coming season’s events and any public safety concerns.
The comprehensive plan amendment motion to recommend approval carried on a roll call vote with all members and the Youth In Governance representative recorded as voting aye. The rezoning recommendation also passed unanimously. The recorded conditions emphasize that property ownership changes do not remove responsibilities and that the property owner must ensure renters, lessees and event organizers comply with the conditions.
The amended approvals put limits on activity types and on-site uses while preserving the county’s enforcement authorities; the committee noted it could impose further conditions if events present additional public‑safety or nuisance concerns.
