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Board approves Massmann rezoning, votes to urge county land-use plan review
Summary
The Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning on June 3 approved a rezoning for property tied to Johann Massmann and voted to send the county an advisory statement urging review of the county land-use plan. Both actions passed by recorded motions; the rezoning was unanimous (7-0) and the statement passed 4-3.
On June 3, 2025, the Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning approved a rezoning request tied to Johann Massmann and voted to send a statement to the county urging a review of the county land-use plan.
The board approved, by a 7-0 vote, a motion moved by board member Mike Helman and seconded by Tom Vanek to rezone Massmann’s property from Ag to Ag Res with a shoreline overlay. The motion, as recorded in the minutes, also approved lot line adjustments and granted each resulting parcel a building entitlement with driveways off County Road 8 and Duffield.
Chairman Chris Klein then moved — seconded by Jesse Dickinson — that the board send a statement to the county using the Massmann rezoning as an example of why the county’s land-use plan should be reviewed and revised. That motion carried 4-3. The minutes record this as an advisory action: the board voted to transmit its view to the county rather than to alter county policy directly.
The meeting opened with the board approving the agenda and the May 20, 2025 minutes on a 7-0 vote (motion by Mark Egge, second by Justin Hall). The minutes record the Chair’s report on the agenda and the transition to Old Business and New Business; no substantive details are recorded for the Chair’s report in the minutes.
The board moved to adjourn after the recorded items; the minutes show a motion to adjourn by Mark Egge, seconded by Tom Vanek.
The minutes do not list individual roll-call votes for the 4-3 motion, only the tally. The actions recorded in the minutes are advisory where noted and reflect the board’s recommendations to the county.
