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Silver Creek planning board deadlocks on Xcel Energy rezoning; approves conditional IUP
Summary
The Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning split 4-4 on a motion to rezone a site associated with Xcel Energy and then approved an interim use permit with conditions that would take effect if rezoning is later adopted.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning on Aug. 5 deadlocked 4-4 on a motion to rezone a property associated with Xcel Energy, then approved an interim use permit (IUP) with conditions that would apply if the rezoning is later adopted.
The rezoning motion, made by board member Brandon Geyen and seconded by Ryan Nelson, did not pass on a tie vote. The minutes record that a subsequent motion by Chairman Chris Klein to approve an IUP “with stated conditions, should the rezoning pass,” carried 8-0. The minutes portray the IUP approval as contingent on the rezoning being adopted at some later point rather than taking immediate effect.
The minutes list the IUP conditions recorded by the board: no access to 148th Street from the site except as specifically allowed; no overnight lighting except motion-controlled lighting at entrances; a stormwater plan approved by WCSW; a dust control plan; and compliance with county traffic signage and requirements. The record also notes that the board discussed measures to mitigate backup noise from the site.
The minutes include a short summary of opinions: "Some think this is a good use with minimal disturbance and it has been vacant too long; others think it would be better utilized as commercial land due to its location." The minutes do not attribute those remarks to individual board members.
By the end of the item the rezoning motion had failed and the board had recorded a conditional IUP approval; the meeting adjourned later in the record by a unanimous motion.
