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?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Tuesday, March 12, 2024  
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 March 12, 2024 Zoning and Land Regulation Committee  
meeting to order at 6:30 PM  
Staff present: Violante, Lane, Holloway and Everson  
2 - TIM KIEFER, and MELISSA RATCLIFF  
Present  
2 - JERRY BOLLIG, and KATE MCGINNITY  
Excused  
B. Public comment for any item not listed on the agenda  
No comments.  
March 12, 2024 ZLR Registrants  
Attachments:  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
February 27, 2024 ZLR Committee Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, that the February 27,  
2024 minutes be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: 3-0.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
D. Public Hearing for Zoning Map Amendments, Conditional Use Permits, and  
Ordinance Amendments  
E. Zoning Map Amendments and Conditional Use Permits from previous  
meetings  
PETITION: REZONE 12002  
APPLICANT: HALCYON TR (RON & SHEILA ENDRES)  
LOCATION: 3269 MOUND VIEW RD, SECTION 31, TOWN OF  
MIDDLETON  
CHANGE FROM: AT-5 Agriculture Transition District TO RR-4 Rural  
Residential District, AT-5 Agriculture Transition District TO NR-C Natural  
Resource Conservation District  
REASON: shift property line between adjacent landowners to expand  
conservancy land  
Attachments:  
In support: Ron and Sheila Endres, Kevin Thusius  
A motion was made by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, that the Zoning Petition  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: 3-0.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
PETITION: REZONE 12012  
APPLICANT: ERIC O JOHNSON  
LOCATION: 6630 LEE ROAD, SECTION 11, TOWN OF DANE  
CHANGE FROM: RM-8 Rural Mixed-Use District TO RM-16 Rural  
Mixed-Use District, FP-35 Farmland Preservation District TO RM-16  
Rural Mixed-Use District, FP-35 Farmland Preservation District TO FP-1  
Farmland Preservation  
District  
REASON: expand existing residential lot and create an agricultural lot  
Attachments:  
In support: Eric Johnson  
A motion was made by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, that the Zoning Petition  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: 3-0.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
PETITION: REZONE 12015  
APPLICANT: COONS CONSTRUCTION OF VERONA LLC  
LOCATION: EAST OF 7906 RIVERSIDE ROAD, SECTION 30, TOWN  
OF VERONA  
CHANGE FROM: AT-35 Agriculture Transition District TO SFR-1 Single  
Family Residential District, AT-35 Agriculture Transition District TO  
NR-C Natural Resource Conservation District  
REASON: create a 17-lot residential subdivision with one outlot.  
Attachments:  
In support: Jim Coons, Tom Mathies  
Motion by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, to recommend approval of the  
Zoning Petition. No vote was taken on the motion.  
A motion was made by KIEFER, seconded by DOOLAN, to postpone the zoning  
petition to allow for further clarification with regard to County Highway  
comments. The motion carried by the following vote: 3-0.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
PETITION: CUP 02610  
APPLICANT: SN WINDY ACRES LLC (SCOTT NIEBUHR)  
LOCATION: 3160 COUNTY HWY J, SECTION 1, TOWN OF  
SPRINGDALE  
CUP DESCRIPTION: renew CUP to allow transient or tourist lodging  
(airbnb)  
Attachments:  
In support: Scott Niebuhr  
A motion was made by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, that the Conditional Use  
Permit be approved with conditions. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3-0.  
CUP #2610 Conditions  
Standard Conditions for all CUPs:  
1. The physical development and operation of the conditional use must conform,  
in all respects, to the approved site plan, operation plan and phasing plan.  
2. New and existing buildings proposed to house a conditional use must be  
constructed and maintained to meet current requirements of applicable sections  
of Wisconsin Commercial Building Code or Uniform Dwelling Code.  
3. The applicant shall apply for, receive and maintain all other legally required  
and applicable local, county, state and federal permits. Copies of approved  
permits or other evidence of compliance will be provided to the county zoning  
administrator upon request.  
4. Any ongoing business operation must obtain and continue to meet all legally  
required and applicable local, county, state and federal licensing requirements.  
Copies of approved licenses or other evidence of compliance with be provided to  
the county zoning administrator upon request.  
5. Existing onsite wastewater sewage disposal systems, if any, serving the  
conditional use must be inspected by a licensed plumber to determine its  
suitability for the proposed or expanded use. Deficient systems must be brought,  
at the owner’s expense, into full compliance with the current requirements for  
new development of the state plumbing code and Chapter 46 Dane County Code.  
6. All vehicles and equipment must access the site only at approved locations  
identified in the site plan and operations plan.  
7. Off-street parking and circulation must be provided, consistent with s.  
10.102(8) of County Ordinances.  
8. If Dane County Highway Transportation and Public Works Department or the  
town engineer determine that road intersection improvements are necessary to  
safely accommodate the conditional use, the cost of such improvements shall be  
borne by the landowner. Costs borne by the landowner shall be proportional to  
the incremental increase in traffic associated with the proposed conditional use.  
9. The County Zoning Administrator or designee may enter the premises of  
operation in order to inspect those premises and to ascertain compliance with  
these conditions or investigate an alleged violation. Zoning staff conducting  
inspections or investigations will comply with any applicable workplace safety  
rules or standards for the site.  
10. The owner must post, in a prominent public place and in a form approved by  
the county zoning administrator, a placard with the approval of the Conditional  
Use Permit number, the nature of the operation, name and contact information  
for the operator, and contact information for the Dane County Zoning Division.  
11. The owner or operator must keep a copy of the conditional use permit,  
including the list of all conditions, on the site, available for inspection to the  
public during business hours.  
12. Failure to comply with any imposed conditions, or to pay reasonable county  
costs of investigation or enforcement of sustained violations, may be grounds  
for revocation of the conditional use permit. The holder of a conditional use  
permit shall be given reasonable opportunity to correct any violations prior to  
revocation.  
13. If any use allowed by an approved conditional use permit is not commenced  
within one year of issuance of the permit or is abandoned for one year or more,  
the associated conditional use permit shall be terminated. Future  
re-establishment of an abandoned conditional use shall require approval of a  
new conditional use permit.  
Conditions Specific to CUP 2610:  
14. Landowner will apply for, obtain and maintain an appropriate transient or  
tourist lodging rental license from Madison/Dane County Department of Public  
Health. Such license shall be obtained within 30 days of the effective date of this  
CUP.  
15. Only one side of the duplex shall be rented as transient or tourist lodging.  
The northern-most unit shall be rented for transient or tourist lodging. The  
southern-most unit of the duplex may be rented as long-term rental.  
16. No more than three bedrooms shall be rented for transient or tourist lodging.  
17. No more than 12 people, including both transient guests and permanent  
residents, shall be on the premises at any one time. The transient or tourist  
lodging shall have a maximum of 8 people on the premises at any time.  
18. No more than 6 vehicles shall be on the premises at any one time. All vehicles  
must be parked on paved driveway surfaces or inside the existing garage, with  
adequate access for emergency vehicles.  
19. Quiet hours shall be observed between 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekdays, and  
between 12 a.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends.  
20. Peak noise levels shall not exceed 40 decibels [dB(a) scale], as measured at  
the property line, during quiet hours.  
21. Peak noise levels shall not exceed 65 decibels [dB(a) scale], as measured at  
the property line, during hours other than quiet hours.  
22. No more than two dogs, (including those belonging to permanent residents)  
may be on the premises at any one time. All dogs brought by guests must either  
be leashed or contained within adequate fenced areas while outside. Dogs must  
be kept indoors during quiet hours.  
23. Landowner will maintain existing trees and other vegetation along the  
northern, western and southern property lines, or replace such vegetation with  
landscaping that provides a similar level of visual screening.  
24. Any new outdoor lighting shall be downward-directed, designed to minimize  
ambient spill and shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Town of  
Springdale Dark Skies Ordinance.  
25. The transient or tourist lodging operation shall automatically expire on the  
sale of the property or the business to an unrelated third party.  
26. The operation of all-terrain vehicles, ATVs, and snowmobiles by occupants of  
the transient or tourist lodging operation shall be prohibited on the property.  
27. Signage is prohibited.  
28. Outdoor music and speakers for the amplification of sound or music  
outdoors are prohibited.  
29. Commercial activities and business activities, other than transient or tourist  
lodging and duplex rental, are prohibited.  
30. This Conditional Use Permit shall expire two years after the effective date.  
Landowner may renew the conditional use permit by successfully obtaining a  
new CUP prior to the expiration date.  
31. All advertising for transient or tourist lodging must conform to the terms of  
this CUP.  
32. Additional people beyond the number of allowed transient or tourist guests  
are prohibited on premises.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
F. Plats and Certified Survey Maps  
2023 LD-013 Preliminary Plat - Swalheim Business Park  
Town of Cottage Grove  
Acceptance of preliminary plat and schedule for future consideration.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, that the preliminary plat  
be accepted and schedule for future consideration. The motion carried by the  
following vote: 3-0.  
3 - DOOLAN,KIEFERandRATCLIFF  
2 - BOLLIGandMCGINNITY  
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 RATCLIFF, seconded by KIEFER, to adjourn the meeting  
at 7:12 PM. The motion carried unanimously.