Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Zoning & Land Regulation Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, November 14, 2023  
6:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 354; or Attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call to Order  
Chair Doolan called the ZLR Committee meeting to order at 6:30 PM in Room 354  
of the City-County Building.  
Staff present: Violante, Lane, Holloway, Everson, Chlebowski  
4 - JERRY BOLLIG, MICHELE DOOLAN, TIM KIEFER, and KATE MCGINNITY  
Present  
1 - MELISSA RATCLIFF  
Excused  
B. Public comment for any item not listed on the agenda  
No comments made by the public.  
2023  
November 14, 2023 ZLR Registrants  
RPT-401  
Attachments:  
Nov 14 ZLR registrations final  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
October 24, 2023 ZLR Committee meeting minutes  
MIN-360  
Attachments:  
10-24-23 ZLR Public Hearing Minutes  
A motion was made by BOLLIG, seconded by MCGINNITY, to approve the  
minutes of the October 24, 2023 ZLR Committee meeting. The motion carried by  
the following vote: 4-0.  
4 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KIEFERandMCGINNITY  
1 - RATCLIFF  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
D. Public forum regarding the merits of the Planning and Development  
Department and Register of Deeds Department  
2023  
RPT-326  
Public comments on the merits of the department or agency's program  
pursuant to DCCO 7.11(7)  
Attachments:  
DCCO Section 7.11(7).pdf  
Public forum letter to Towns.pdf  
Registrants: Town of Rutland Chair Kent Knutson, Town of Verona Supervisor Tom  
Mathies  
Town of Rutland Chair Kent Knutson and Town of Verona Supervisor Tom  
Mathies spoke and shared concerns about the Planning & Development  
Department.  
E. Zoning Map Amendments and Conditional Use Permits from previous  
meetings  
F. Plats and Certified Survey Maps  
2023 LD-006 Laufenberg proposed Certified Survey Map  
Town of Cross Plains  
Waiver request from Ch. 75.19(6)(b).  
Attachments:  
Waiver Report  
Application  
A motion was made by BOLLIG, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the Land Division  
waiver be approved to allow proposed Lot 2 to maintain less than 66 feet within a  
portion of the lot. The narrowest portion will be 54.55 feet. The motion carried  
by the following vote: 4-0.  
Finding of fact: Proposed zoning for Lot 2 is FP-1 which does not allow for  
residential development.  
4 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KIEFERandMCGINNITY  
1 - RATCLIFF  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
G. Resolutions  
H. Ordinance Amendment  
I. Items Requiring Committee Action  
J. Reports to Committee  
K. Other Business Authorized by Law  
L. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BOLLIG, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 7:14 PM. The motion carried by the following vote: 4-0.  
4 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KIEFERandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
1 - RATCLIFF  
Excused: