Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Division Ordinance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Vernon County planning commission sets 10‑acre trigger for land‑division ordinance and adopts nine zoning districts
Summary
The Vernon County Planning Commission on April 8 voted to apply a 10‑acre compliance trigger for a draft land‑division ordinance and unanimously adopted a nine‑district zoning framework; commissioners directed further research and drafting before final adoption.
The Vernon County Planning Commission voted April 8 to require compliance with a draft land‑division ordinance for property splits of 10 acres or less and approved a nine‑district zoning framework, moves that shape how future parceling applications will be reviewed.
Monique Hassman told the commission the county’s acreage records are inconsistent, “due to information coming from a variety of sources with differing levels of accuracy. There are issues with knowing exactly what the acreage is,” raising concerns about how landowners would determine whether their parcel meets any new threshold without a survey and whether recorded deeds could unintentionally create “dead deeds.”
After discussion over whether the trigger should be 10 or 15 acres, Supv Kay Stanek moved, and Supv Nathaniel Slack seconded, a motion to require compliance for all splits of 10 acres or less; the motion carried with a recorded tally of 4 ayes and 2 nays. The minutes record the tally but do not list how each commissioner voted.
The commission also voted unanimously to adopt a nine‑district zoning structure for the draft ordinance. Supv Nathaniel Slack moved, and Supv Sandy Schweiger seconded, the motion to utilize the nine districts, which the minutes list as: General Residential; Rural Residential; Rural Community Multi‑family; Manufactured and mobile homes; General Agriculture; Farmland Preservation Agriculture; Commercial; Industrial; and Recreational and Natural Resources.
Commissioners continued reviewing and editing definitions in the draft subdivision and land‑division ordinance, indicating more drafting work remains. The minutes note that if Vernon County adopts the ordinance, incorporated towns would not automatically be subject to it but would be able to opt in.
Next steps listed by the commission included additional research on lot standards referenced on page 23 of the draft, preparing a draft for review, and clarifying the ordinance’s citation authority. The commission scheduled its next meeting for May 13 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting, called to order by Chair Charlie Jacobson at 2:00 p.m., adjourned at 3:59 p.m.
County Clerk Jerry Pedretti is listed as the recorder of these minutes.
