TOWN OF KILDARE
SUMMARY OF PLAN COMMISSION MEETING
October 30, 2007             

 

Present: Members Thomas Guyse, Dennis Franek, Patti Thompson, Penny Arens, and Beth Onofrio and 1 citizen, Linda Winterstein.

  1. Call to order at 6:10 p.m. in the Kildare Town Hall by Chairman Guyse.
     

  2. Public Comments: None
     

  3. Minutes of October 17, 2007 Meeting: Motion made by Franek to accept minutes as presented, second by Thompson; carried by voice vote of 5 ayes.
     

  4. Finalize Land Use Element:
    GOALS:
    1. Balance individual property rights with community interests and goals.
    2. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve the rural atmosphere within the Community.
    3. Provide adequate infrastructure and public services to meet town’s need for residential, agricultural, and commercial uses.
    4. Maintain natural resources and cultural areas while protecting the clean air and water quality of the Town.

    OBJECTIVES:
    1. Maintain orderly, planned growth, which promotes the health, safety, and welfare of residents while using public services, facilities, and tax dollars efficiently.
    2. Maintain good balance of communication between Plan Commission, Town Board, and Property Owners.
    3. Minimize the visual impact of development to maintain rural character of the Town.

    POLICIES:
    1. Maintain this Comprehensive Plan as a guide for future land use decisions while staying within Town, County, and State/Federal regulations.
    2. Ensure new land development is consistent with this Plan, while limiting negative impact on existing properties and farmland.
    3. Encourage residential and commercial development to areas best suited for that purpose.
    4. Ensure Town ordinances relating to land use and development are consistent with this Plan.
     

  5. Work on Natural, Agricultural, & Cultural Resources Element:
    The goals presented were:
    . Conserve the Town’s major environmental and recreational resources, including floodplains, wildlife habitat, wetlands, woodlands, open spaces, surface and groundwater sources.
    2. Protect and support agriculture and timber production as an important economic activity and land use within the Town.
    3. Protect surface and groundwater quality.
    4. Preserve cultural and historic sites.

    The objectives presented were:
    1. New development in the Town should not negatively impact natural resources.
    2. Encourage limited land divisions on prime and productive farm lands.
    3. Existing agricultural uses to be taken into consideration when locating new development to avoid conflicts.
    4. Encourage and support the preservation of undeveloped lands that serve to minimize flooding such as wetlands and floodplains.
    5. Minimize impacts to the Town’s natural resources from non-metallic mineral mining.


    The policies presented were:
    1. Encourage non-farm development in areas away from intensive agricultural activities in order to minimize farm – non farm conflicts.
    2. Discourage the draining or filling of wetlands.
    3. Provide interested landowners with woodland management information.
    4. Development of non-metallic mining operations should be allowed only on lands that will not conflict with existing development or adjacent land use.
    5. Development proposals should be reviewed for potential impacts to the historical and cultural resources of the Town.
    6. Provide an information packet to landowners to educate and promote awareness of natural resource programs that may be available and laws and ordinances that may be applicable to proposed development projects.

    The Commission decided to finish this element at the next meeting.
     

  6. Work on Remaining Elements: Copies of the remaining elements were handed out for the members to look over before the next meeting.

     

  7. Next meeting is on November 12, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
    Agenda Items: Finalize the Natural, Agricultural, & Cultural Resources Element; Work on Remaining Elements
     

  8. Motion by Franek to adjourn, second by Arens; carried by voice vote of 5 ayes. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

    Penny Arens, Secretary
     

*Note:  This summary is posted on the town website until the formal minutes are approved.

             Contact Secretary, Penny Arens for additional information on specific items.