The Village of Waterford Personnel Committee is scheduled to review the Village Personnel Manual, with a focused discussion on the paid time off (PTO) policy and possible new policies for employee recognition, cellphone reimbursement, and stipends for employees responding to Fire/EMS calls.
Discussion Points
•Consider drafting new policies for employee recognition, cell-phone reimbursement, and stipends for personnel responding to Fire/EMS calls.
•Review of 2024 transition from separate vacation and sick time to combined PTO and evaluation of its effects.
•Staff presented comparative PTO policies from six other municipalities for consideration.
Directions
•Committee may request specific fiscal estimates or proposed stipend/reimbursement amounts before recommending adoption.
•If the committee directs staff, staff should draft proposed policy language for committee review.
Racine County Board of Supervisors met Nov. 10, 2026; the board announced a closed session on countywide public-safety radio infrastructure, heard public comment raising concerns about tax policy and sheriff’s-office transparency, and approved several resolutions including setting the 2026 tax levy to be collected in 2027.
Discussion Points
•Committee recommended settlements unanimously; board carried the motions.
•Public commenter alleged preferential tax reductions and questioned handling of foreclosed properties.
•Resident requested oversight and regular updates from the Sheriff regarding an internal review; she noted the sheriff is independently elected but the board controls county funding.
•Resident urged unsealing of report and cautioned on endorsements.
•Supervisor Miller outlined levy components including handicapped schools levy and Prairie Lakes Library System levy.
•Supervisor Miller referred questions to Corporation Counsel.
Decisions
•Adopted resolution 2026-71 to set the 2026 levy to be collected in 2027; vote carried with two opposed recorded.
•No board action recorded on unsealing the report.
•No formal board action recorded; written submission received and filed.
•Resolutions 2026-68 and 2026-69 authorized settlements; resolution 2026-70 denying a claim was approved.
The Village of Waterford Public Works & Utilities Committee is scheduled to meet on Nov. 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the Western Racine County Sewerage District office for a regular meeting and a tour of the treatment plant; materials in the packet include minutes from Sept. 15, 2026 and staff reports on roads, parks, utilities and multiple engineering projects including East Main Street reconstruction and a new well.
Discussion Points
•Committee also sought collaboration with the Chief of Police and neighboring municipalities for a broader ordinance.
•Committee approved and recommended the proposed 5‑year roads and infrastructure plan to the Village Board.
•Committee identified specific sidewalk segments on Main Street and Milwaukee Street and Ten Club Park as locations for restrictions.
•Developer proposes 23 homes north of the Cotton Exchange; sanitary sewer and water main for Phase 2A installed and tested.
•Engineer report schedules East Main for 2027 and Jefferson for 2028.
•Final approval of Phase II contingent on completion of Phase I punch list.
•Project includes generator, Well 4 building modifications, and a raw water connection; a future treatment upgrade is planned.
•Scope includes asphalt pavement, new cobra‑style lighting, and relay of water main between Milwaukee St and 6th St.
•Well 6 constructed and tested; water quality requires blending with Well 4 for regulatory compliance.
•WisDOT LRIP funding sunset extension to Dec. 31, 2027 affects schedule for bidding and construction.
Decisions
•Committee voted to approve and recommend the plan (recorded in Sept. 15 minutes).
•Motion to draft ordinance carried (recorded in Sept. 15 minutes).
Directions
•Developer to complete Phase I punch list items before final approval of Phase II.
•Engineer to provide updated work order to finalize plans and bid this winter.
•Staff directed to collaborate with Chief of Police, Town of Waterford, and Village of Rochester on a separate ordinance.
•Staff directed to draft an ordinance for presentation to the Village Board.
•Staff/engineer to coordinate blending operations and future treatment upgrade planning.
•Staff to finalize work orders and prepare plans and bids according to the schedule.
The Village of Waterford Police & Fire Commission meeting packet scheduled for Nov. 10, 2026, included an agenda item to consider an executive session on the Fire Chief's employment and attached Sept. 10 minutes that record an appointment to the volunteer roster and disciplinary directions.
Discussion Points
•Agenda item asks the commission to consider entering executive session to discuss Fire Chief employment and performance evaluation data under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c).
•Packet includes follow-up items to reconvene and consider any actions related to closed-session deliberations.
•Sept. 10 minutes show use of executive session authority under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) and subsequent public recording of motions.
•The minutes record appointment motions and a commission directive to staff on disciplinary steps, but do not disclose the content of personnel records or disciplinary specifics.
Decisions
•Kenneth Leon was added to the eligibility list and appointed as a volunteer firefighter, as recorded in the Sept. 10 minutes.
Directions
•Commission directed staff to carry out specified disciplinary actions on a volunteer firefighter (minutes).
The Village of Waterford Board is scheduled to meet Nov. 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall (123 N. River St.) and remotely; agenda items include presentation of the 2025 audited financial statements, a public hearing on the Finance Committee’s recommended 2027 budget, a hearing over whether a dog at 407 Fox Isle Park Drive should be declared vicious, and a resolution authorizing officials to make reimbursement-bond declarations.
Discussion Points
•Auditor gave an unmodified opinion on the basic financial statements.
•Auditor noted a missing MD&A that management omitted.
•Code Enforcement recommends declaring Milo a vicious animal and ordering disposition or euthanasia if the owner does not comply.
•Library HVAC proposed at $500,000; staffing and wage resolution to be adopted separately.
•Proposed reallocation of $488,000 from General Fund levy to a Special Fund for capital projects.
•Reported incidents listed in the packet include Dec. 2023 (East Troy report), Dec. 20, 2025 (citation for animals at large and unlicensed dogs), June 9, 2026 and Sept. 11, 2026 for bites/attacks attributed to Milo.
•Year‑one Main Street work includes utilities, sidewalks and possible decorative lighting; $400,000 in grant funds expected.
11/2/2026 Racine County Board Meeting - Adoption of 2027 Budget
Public commenters urged supervisors to reject or amend the proposed 2027 Racine County budget; supervisors debated reserves, sales tax use, new positions and capital projects; the board adopted the amended budget and two bond authorizations after roll-call votes.
Discussion Points
•Bonding for noncapital items and debt policy concerns.
•Duration and local support for the Highway W path (noted as >20 years of discussion).
•Extent to which sales-tax proceeds should be returned as property-tax relief vs used for operations.
•Need for debt-service plans and timing of note sales.
•Public concern about tax increases, requests for line-item detail and reserve policies.
•Purpose and uses of the bond proceeds for capital projects and affordable housing.
•Specific pushback on a proposed $100,000 walking-path study and concern about bonding for an over-budget public-safety building.
•Spending growth vs revenue forecast and long-term deficit risk.
•The staffing consequences (e.g., sheriff deputy layoffs) of returning larger sales-tax amounts to taxpayers.
•Use of reserves for ongoing costs and one-time items.
10/28/2026 Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting
Finance & Human Resources Committee considered five budget amendments (including Racine Zoo funding, a $500,000 affordable housing proposal, a Highway W walking-path study, LED lighting, and a flooring/power-wash swap), forwarded a sales-tax update and claims report to the county board, and approved moving to closed session to discuss pending lawsuits.
Discussion Points
•County executive: $500,000 as earnest money to attract private partners; potential uses include down-payment assistance or infrastructure.
•County executive: planning funds needed to determine property and cost; private partners may assist.
•Finance director: bond parameters permit transfers among facilities projects with approvals.
The Caledonia Planning Commission held a multi-item meeting that reviewed several conditional use requests and site plans, including a contested request to allow limited vehicle sales at a Storage Shop USA condominium and approvals for trailer sales, a car wash, subdivision plat extensions and several minor site plan items.
Discussion Points
•Applicant reduced footprint from 2022 plans and agreed to a larger setback (80 feet).
•Barn and silo on site will become legal nonconforming structures subject to chapter 8 rules.
•Caitlin Woods is a 70-lot subdivision and part of a TID/development agreement.
•Conditions in Exhibit A limit outdoor display and require designated display/paving areas.
•CSM parcel is ~12.48 acres; resulting two lots comply with A-2 frontage and area requirements.
•Facade material (metal composite) does not meet 75% clad requirement; 0.75 majority needed to approve.
•Fire-department concern about turning radius must be addressed by widening access.
•Homestead Acres is a 54-lot subdivision with 21 two-family lots; a preservation easement is accepted as an alternative to conservation easements.
•Lighting must be revised to prevent trespass above 0.5 foot-candle at lot lines.
•Owner said request limited to one unit with appointment-only sales and no on-site repairs.
•Residents argued condo declaration forbids retail and reported failure to install berms/trees and silt fencing.
•Staff explained village zoning permits vehicle sales by conditional use and condo bylaws are enforced by the condo association, not the village.
•Staff noted wetlands and streams on site; the proposed layout avoids regulated areas.
•Staff recommended approval in each case with standard conditions.
•Staff stressed limitations: no maintenance, fueling, unrelated storage and 12-month duration; photometrics provided showing compliance with lighting rules.
•Temporary use will stage equipment and materials for RUInergies/Ashley Capital work.
Decisions
•Motions recommending approval carried.
•Recommend approval with conditions; facade exception subject to commission vote.
•Recommendation to village board to approve conditional use and building site plan.
•Recommendation to village board to approve temporary use with conditions.
•Recommendation to village board to approve the conditional use (motion carried).
Directions
•Applicant to submit revised photometrics and access design; staff to verify compliance before village board review.
•Approve temporary use with Exhibit A conditions; applicant to remove equipment and restore site within 10 working days of expiration.
•Recommend approval to village board subject to Exhibit A conditions; staff to follow up on engineering/utility conditions.
•Recommend approval to village board with Exhibit A conditions; return for site-plan review if applicant expands.
•Recommend conditions: prohibit on-site repairs, ban overnight parking, limit staging to designated indoor areas; track future unit uses and enforce as needed.
•Recommend extensions to village board with condition that development meet village standards at final plat submission.
The Village of Waterford Finance Committee met Oct. 22, 2026 to review the Recommended 2027 Budget, including Main Street infrastructure work, capital projects and staffing adjustments. Village staff asked the committee to consider a motion forwarding a recommendation to the Village Board, which was scheduled to hold a public hearing and consider adoption on Nov. 9, 2026.
Discussion Points
•Capital program funded through a mix of levy, debt, grants, donations, lease revenue and utility contributions.
•Capital requests including two cardiac monitors ($110,000 total) with anticipated grant funding for at least one monitor.
•Consolidation of Fund 216 into Fund 214 to simplify tracking of interfacility transfer revenue.
•EMS staffing maintained at six full‑time employees plus part time.
•Implementation of Year 1 of the 5‑Year Roads and Infrastructure Plan focused on Main Street improvements, lighting and sidewalks.
•Overall capital program total listed as $5,585,300 with funding from Special Project Fund, utilities, grants and docks fund.
•Packet raised historical levy figures and linked the local levy to state library aid.
•Reallocation of $488,000 of property tax levy from the General Fund to the Special Fund to account for capital road projects.
•Special Fund (205) lists beginning/ending balances, debt proceeds and transfers; 2027 Special Fund capital subtotal $4,097,300.
•Staff proposed hiring two part‑time staff and increasing janitorial services funded by the levy increase.
•TID 3 and TID 4 pages list debt service and incentive expenditures tied to local redevelopment and planned transfers to support capital projects.
The Caledonia Village Board approved the 2027 budget after a public hearing that featured opposition to removing a planned Crawford Park splash pad; the board also passed a stormwater ordinance, approved several resolutions (including a police contract), tabled a conditional-use permit for a proposed self-storage facility on Hageman Road to Nov. 17 pending property-value appraisal evidence, and handled routine business and appointments.
Discussion Points
•AP checks and credit-card charges were approved; trustees discussed mailing fees and Amazon purchases.
•Applicant and site were presented and trustee recommended approval.
•Appointments to Water's Edge ad hoc committee approved; closed-session litigation authorization returned to open session and adopted.
•Ordinance closes a loophole that allowed some developments to avoid stormwater management.
•Planner explained revisions to CUP conditions (60-foot setback, access restrictions, hours, fencing).
•Planner stated the ordinance better protects downstream facilities.
•Police collective bargaining agreement covered 2026–2028 and was approved on voice vote.
•Public opposition to removal of Crawford Park splash pad; financial risks from Water's Edge debt; funding allocation to roads and police capital.
•Residents argued the setback is insufficient and requested appraisals to prove property-value reduction.
•Trustees asserted budget keeps taxes stable while increasing cash funding of capital to avoid borrowing.
•Utility commission recommended easement and sewer-district changes; trustees asked for recorded document numbers.
Decisions
•Adopt 2027 budget via Resolution 2026-099.
•Adopt Ordinance 2026-13.
•Approve AP checks, credit-card charges, Class A license, appointments and Resolution 2026-106 settlement.
•Approve Resolution 2026-100.
•Approve Resolutions 2026-101, 2026-102, 2026-104 and 2026-105.
•Rescind motion and table Resolution 2026-092 to Nov. 17, 2026.
Directions
•Clerk and attorney to finalize filings and license paperwork; finance committee to review recurring costs.
•Finance to manage budget actively and provide follow-up reports; staff may present amendments if needed.
•Proceed to site-plan review and permitting.
•Record document numbers and file executed contracts; staff to update records.
•Residents may obtain appraisals to present substantial evidence; planner to return CUP for Nov. 17 with any updated materials.
The Caledonia Committee of the Whole considered committee reports, an autistic-child sign request for Johnson Avenue (denied), a motion to lay over a foster-care presentation, ad hoc website completion, and routine agenda items.
Discussion Points
•Finance: budget postmortem and ongoing TID funding process.
•Legislative & Licensing: hearings for licenses and a typo-cleanup ordinance.
•Mover cited timing and non-urgency as reason to postpone.
•Planning: upcoming zoning items and commissioner departure.
•Resident praise and encouragement for trustees' approach.
•Staff described location (Johnson Avenue, west of Charles, east of 32 in Douglas), two 30‑inch yellow warning signs, and a stipulation that owners notify staff when leaving the residence so signs could be removed.
•Staff noted the signs are not MUTCD‑recognized and are custom; trustees raised precedent and enforcement concerns.
Decisions
•Item 5(a) laid over to next meeting (Nov. 17).
•Motion to deny the sign request carried by voice vote; transcript does not list named vote tallies.
Directions
•Finance will bring proposed budget-process changes to board prior to next year's budget cycle.
•Staff to reschedule item for November meeting.
•Staff to treat non‑MUTCD signage requests as policy matters and to require documentation and stipulations if the board approves in future.
The Village of Waterford Plan Commission was scheduled Oct. 21, 2026 to review preliminary building plans from Schmitt Feed Co. for 787 Cornerstone Crossing and to hold a joint discussion with the Heritage Design District Committee about permitted uses in the B-3 Downtown Zoning District, including a draft ordinance to allow ground-floor offices and to treat tobacco and vape stores separately.
Discussion Points
•Staff described the existing B‑3 permitted uses (artisan studios, indoor sales/service, indoor/outdoor entertainment, bed-and-breakfasts, day cares and business incubators) and noted that personal and professional services and offices are currently permitted only on upper levels.
•Staff provided comparative examples from other municipalities and supplied a draft ordinance (Ordinance No. 721) for committee review.
•Staff recommended permitting offices and personal/professional services on the ground floor and recommended creating a separate category for tobacco and vape stores, excluding them from the Downtown District.
•The submittal was preliminary; staff asked the commission to provide feedback on the initial building design, site layout, signage and parking/truck access.
•Village Administrator Sarah Weishar reported the Village Board accepted an offer for parcels at 731 and 787 Cornerstone Crossing and that the Schmitt family intends to place a feed store at 787 Cornerstone Crossing.
10/19/2026 Economic Development and Land Use Planning Committee Meeting
Racine County committees met Oct. 19, 2026. The Economic Development and Land Use Planning Committee approved a renewal for Highview Sand & Gravel with an increased bond; the committees reviewed plats in Caledonia and Mount Pleasant; the Land and Water Conservation Committee set wildlife-damage crop prices and discussed state funding, shoreline projects and conservation program map changes.
Discussion Points
•Applicant said site was cleaned and reclaimed since takeover; no blasting planned.
•Committee discussed harvest timing (moisture, weather) and price-setting based on local market conditions.
•Eight shoreline projects completed using Fox River Commission funding; riprap and larger rock sizes used in deeper locations.
•Engineering and land conservation had no objections and county asked to forward to state for final approval.
•Engineering and land conservation raised no issues at preliminary stage.
•Program explained as state-run with county option to opt in/out; Racine County enrollments low in recent years (about 1–2 per year).
•Racine County's joint allocation for 2027 is $365,802, including staffing, structural and segregated funds.
•Staffing funds will partially cover three positions and reduce levy pressure; additional funds are often one-time.
•Staff recommended no objection; supervisors asked about wetland buffer delineation and fire hydrants.
•Staff recommended positive review; supervisors sought clarifications about road access and pond locations.
•Staff reported active mining on 12 of 33 approved acres and increased bond to $78,689.
•Supervisors asked about berms, ponds, setbacks, and road tracking; staff confirmed prior problems were corrected.
•West Meadows pavilion complete; Watershed Protection Committee donated $21,000 and further capital items are budgeted for 2027.
Decisions
•Budget approved; harvest date set to Dec. 15; corn and soybean prices adjusted.
•Conditional-use renewal approved with staff conditions and increased bond.
•No formal change to CREP map at this meeting; staff to pursue further discussion.
•Pavilion accepted; outreach videos to be used at state-level events.
•Positive county preliminary review approved.
•Positive county review approved and forwarded.
Directions
•Complete concrete slab and run electrical in 2027 capital budget; continue outreach and field days.
•Staff to continue coordination and file county review.
•Staff to continue intercounty and state-level conversations about CREP map boundary changes.
•Staff to follow up with resident about parcel/address discrepancy and to proceed with approved conditions.
•Staff to forward the county review to Department of Administration.
•Staff to publish the schedule and update forms; notify producers and cooperating agencies.
10/15/2026 Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting - Department Budget Review 3 of 3
Racine County Finance & Human Resources Committee continued multi-day budget deliberations on Oct. 15, 2026, hearing department budget presentations and questions on IT, facilities, public works, organizational development and finance projections.
Discussion Points
•Boiler replacement due to leaks and age.
•Capital equipment replacement schedule and life-cycle planning.
•Grant workload and HRSA award involvement.
•Highway C estimated cost and funding split.
•Need for phishing/security training and internal staffing to reduce third-party reliance.
•Position reclassification to strategic communications administrator.
•Procedural approvals to move the meeting forward and then close the session.
•Routine maintenance agreement (RMA) scope and reimbursements.
•SC Johnson's capital vs. maintenance role clarified.
•Supervisors asked about bond rating and policy compliance.
•Vendor subscription inflation and software consolidation savings.
•Zimmer summarized budget composition and revenue sources.
Decisions
•Minutes approved; meeting adjourned.
Directions
•Public Works to return with design and agreement documents for Highway C for committee review.
•Richardson to follow up with the district attorney's office on data/statistics and to explore intergovernmental outreach for services.
•Shoemaker to follow up on municipal contract prospects and data access with district attorney for some justice-related datasets.
•Supervisors may propose amendments; Zinga to provide outstanding requested item to Supervisor Rossi.
10/14/2026 Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting - Department Budget Review 2 of 3
Racine County Finance & Human Resources Committee met Oct. 14, 2026 to review department budgets for 2027, including Register of Deeds, Human Resources, 911/Joint Dispatch, the Sheriff's Office (jail and criminal justice), and the county board budget; multiple supervisors asked about staffing, overtime and new revenue contracts.
Discussion Points
•Average salary-study increase was cited at $1.04/hour across ~1,100 positions.
•Axon pilot for assistive call-taking/transcription/translation is moving forward pending telecom migration.
•Board budget stays same for supervisor pay; printing budget reduced; proposal for 0.5 FTE AV/legislative aide.
•Bratz reported high call-answer performance metrics and explained municipal payments decline into 2029.
•Department plans to add two radio technicians and increased overtime budget to match actual usage.
•Deputy Register outlined 4% software-maintenance increase and expected 4.75% fee rise for processing documents.
•DOC housing generated roughly $1,000,000 revenue; hiring 5 sunset COs (~$430k-$450k) proposed to reduce overtime and burnout.
•Finance staff said cooperative-purchasing revenue offsets the cost so no levy impact.
•Office used $145,000 in reserves to offset a land information levy impact; Carthage College program included at $96,000.
•Street presented benefits changes: no HDHP premium increase, increased HSA, new Surest copay plan, second clinic location with staffing costs.
•Sturtevant contract billed at overtime through Jan. 2027, with ability to bill straight time afterward under contract conditions.
•Supervisors asked about vacancies, retirements and usage rates.
Directions
•Staff to provide vacancy/retirement numbers and HDHP utilization rates after the meeting.
•Staff to reconcile overtime lines with billing revenue for committee review.
•Staff to supply historical call-volume trends and category breakdowns on request.
10/13/2026 Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting - Department Budget Review 1 of 3
Racine County Finance & Human Resources Committee heard department-by-department 2027 budget presentations on Oct. 13, 2026, including elections and court fee changes, the district attorney's request to keep Axon AI features, human services staffing needs at the youth justice center, and questions about new AMSO reimbursements.
Discussion Points
•Act 179 will change fees and county retention effective Nov. 1; clerk sought AV and interpreter operational resources.
•Chairman explained new digital budget book and process; staff to post Q&A and help with amendments.
•Child support caseload around 15,000 and $23M collected annually; federal match about 66%.
•Clerk reported fewer elections in 2027 and unbooked elections revenue.
•Counsel is not requesting new positions but flagged the need for monitoring.
•DA reported filings similar to last year, rise in violent crime in Racine city, and described jail-reentry diversion coordinator.
•Otto highlighted a department video to convey program impact and noted reserve and levy figures.
•Rising probate and public-records caseloads threaten staff capacity; counsel cited specific statute chapters related to commitments and guardianship.
•Staff explained changes in federal uniform guidance permitting a 15% admin allocation, consultant work to revamp AMSO accounting, and the need for levy matches tied to some grants.
•Staffing needs at the JDYDCC and demand among older adults and veterans are primary budget drivers.
•Supervisor questions asked for metrics, reimbursement details and staffing implications.
•Supervisor Rossi asked why AMSO contra-offsets previously appeared as unbudgeted revenue and whether taxpayers should see more of that revenue returned.
•Supervisors asked for fee-schedule documentation and clarification of state vs. county fee authority.
•Supervisors asked for statistics and details on contracted positions.
•Supervisors had no substantive objections and the clerk offered follow-up contact information.
Decisions
•Minutes from Sept. 30 approved; schedule set for formal action Oct. 22.
Directions
•Child Support to provide requested performance metrics if desired.
•Clerk to post required fee-waiver documentation at counters; clerk will provide links to the updated schedule.
•DA to provide additional program metrics to supervisors.
•Staff to improve AMSO reporting and consider separate AMSO line items for transparency; unbudgeted revenue policy sends surplus to reserves.
•Staff to provide supervisors with grant-by-position breakdowns and comparative county data on levy proportions.
•Supervisors to submit amendments by Oct. 27; Finance to hold open hours for amendment preparation.
A brief committee meeting covered internal communications, an accounting note related to account 1588, approval of a resolution to apply for the 2026 Act 19 application fund, and scheduling the next meeting for 2026-11-12.
Discussion Points
•Announcement of next meeting date and time.
•Chair introduced reading of a resolution related to the 2026 Act 19 application fund.
•Staff member noted account code 1588 in relation to a mobile-station credit.
Decisions
•Meeting scheduled for 2026-11-12 at 5:00 p.m.; meeting adjourned.
•Resolution to apply for 2026 Act 19 application fund approved by voice vote (individual names not recorded).
Racine County Board and related committees met Oct. 6, 2026; the meeting included public comments urging higher health-and-human-services funding, a PFM presentation on debt projections and bond ratings, several resolutions (including acceptance of a $1,280,600 federal Marina grant) and a vote to enter closed session about Flock cameras and a contractor.
Discussion Points
•Board reviewed grant purpose: renovate docks and add ADA-accessible slips.
•Committee discussed deed language and that the highway easement is a standard DOT project conveyance.
•Motion cited Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e) and specified camera removal and contractor contract status as subjects for closed deliberation.
Village staff presented a Recommended 2027 Budget to the Finance Committee, proposing capital work on Main Street, a shift of road projects into a Special Fund, and multiple capital purchases including library HVAC and public works vehicles; the Village Board was scheduled to hold a public hearing on adoption on Nov. 9, 2026.
Discussion Points
•Committee minutes from Aug. 10, 2026 recorded a recommendation to award $12,000 to the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce contingent on reporting.
•Village staff presented the Recommended Budget including capital projects, staffing changes, and funding reclassifications (road projects moved to Special Fund).
The Caledonia Planning Commission heard a public hearing and recommended that the village board approve a conditional use permit for a car wash at 5133 Douglas Avenue; reviewed and recommended forwarding a text amendment to the village's post-construction stormwater ordinance (section 9-2-10d); and opened a multi-point discussion to guide a zoning text amendment on accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Discussion Points
•ADU definition and forms (attached, detached, basement, garage conversion).
•Alternatives include percentage caps (e.g., 75% of the principal dwelling) or fixed caps such as 900 sq ft.
•Commissioners questioned access/easements, building size, and traffic/queuing.
•Commissioners questioned impacts on single-home builds and large lots; staff provided examples of large lots (10 and 15 acres) that had used the exemption previously.
•Existing accessory structure cap 1,500 sq ft may be too large for an ADU.
•Owner-occupancy, deed restriction options, and enforcement challenges for short-term rentals.
•Public comment produced no substantive opposition on this item and one unrelated public request was deferred.
•Setbacks and conversion of existing detached garages (often 5 feet from property line) were a concern; aligning setbacks with principal structures was favored.
•Staff described zoning (B-3), previous expired conditional use, and required TIA.
•Staff explained that the 10% connected impervious exemption on the quantity side allowed exploitation and should be removed.
•The DNR model ordinance intent was discussed; quality exemptions retained for matching.
•Zoning districts where ADUs should be permitted (commissioners favored single-family districts).
Decisions
•No formal action; commission provided direction to staff to prepare draft regulations.
•No formal decision; direction provided to staff.
•Planning Commission recommended approval and forwarded the item to village board.
•Planning Commission recommended forwarding the amendment to the village board for consideration and adoption.
Directions
•Consider starting ADUs as conditional use with a review after a trial period.
•Forward conditional use recommendation and conditions in Exhibit A to the village board; require applicant to present building site and operation plan for site-plan review.
•Recommend forwarding the amended ordinance language to the village board; staff to coordinate with engineering and DNR guidance for next steps.
•Staff to draft a zoning text amendment and return with examples and visuals for maximum sizes and configurations.
•Staff to provide visuals and numeric examples of ADU sizes (e.g., 900, 1,200, 1,500 sq ft) and recommend setback/height/utility rules for next meeting.
