Atlanta planning commission minutes

September 11, 2007

Members present: Wayne Stevens, Susan Mayer, Larry Quinn, CeCe Tesky.

Others present: Betty Sheehy, Sandy Miller, Bob Miller, Al Sorenson, Paul McEathron

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  Note that Blueberry Lane is not blacktopped.
  
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  You can have a business located in Forestry or a Residential zoned area.
  
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  Zoning doesn’t affect taxes.
  
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  If the lot was not rectangular but the frontage moved to 200 feet and the back of the lot moved in to have a more triangular lot, it would then meet all Forestry Zoning requirements.
  
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  Could Al Sorenson’s 2 lots be rezoned Residential and leave the rest of Blueberry Lane zoned Forestry. That could be considered “spot rezoning” which is illegal.
  
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  The people attending the meeting liked having larger lots and were not in favor of rezoning. They preferred the peace and quiet of fewer people.
  

CeCe Tesky removed herself from voting since she is now the county Zoning Administrator. Therefore there were not enough members present to vote on a recommendation to the town board. However, a poll of the 3 other board members were: Wayne Stevens – not in favor, Susan Mayer – not in favor, Larry Quinn – not in favor. Wayne Stevens said he would let the town board know the feeling of the members present.

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  No mention of nuclear waste. Does it need to be specifically mentioned?
  
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  Don’t specify where in the township the land fills can be placed. Unsuitable areas will not be able to pass DNR requirements anyway.
  
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  In the document Section 6, #6 – change the statement of affecting people within one mile of the landfill –to- affecting anyone within the township.
  
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  Tipping amount is in the contract and not the ordinance.
  
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  Larry Quinn had found other landfill information which he had given to Don Christopherson.
  
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  Believe the bonds and application fees in Section 8, 9, and 15 should be higher. Susan Mayer is to contact Tom Harnish for recommendations.
  
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  DNR might also have some ideas on how the ordinance should be written.
  
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  Statue references need to be checked.
  

Because there were only 4 members present for this meeting and there was more information to gather, further action on this ordinance was tabled for the next meeting.