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, January 14, 2025  
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 January 14, 2025 Zoning and Land Regulation  
Committee meeting to order at 6:30 PM.  
Staff present: Violante, Lane, Holloway, Everson  
5 -  
Present  
JERRY BOLLIG, MICHELE DOOLAN, JEFFREY KRONING, DON POSTLER, and  
MICHELE RITT  
B. Public comment for any item not listed on the agenda  
No comments by the public.  
January 14, 2025 ZLR Registrants  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
December 17, 2024 ZLR Committee Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by POSTLER, seconded by KRONING, that the December 17,  
2024 meeting minutes be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5-0.  
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 12101  
APPLICANT: SARA & ANDREW WRIGHT  
LOCATION: 11780 MID TOWN ROAD, SECTION 6, TOWN OF VERONA  
CHANGE FROM: RR-8 Rural Residential District TO RR-2 Rural Residential District (RR-4  
Rural Residential District removed)  
REASON: change zoning to create up to 4 residential lots on property (one for existing  
residence)  
Attachments: 12101 Ord Amend  
In support: Andrew Wright  
A motion was made by KRONING, seconded by POSTLER, that the Zoning  
Petition be recommended for approval with one condition. The motion carried by  
the following vote: 5-0.  
1. Access to Lot 2 shall be provided via a shared access easement/agreement  
with Lot 1.  
5 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KRONING,POSTLERandRITT  
Ayes:  
PETITION: REZONE 12111  
APPLICANT: BENJAMIN AND JOLEEN AUGUST  
LOCATION: 6059 PORTAGE ROAD, SECTION 3, TOWN OF BURKE  
CHANGE FROM: RR-4 Rural Residential District TO RR-1 Rural Residential District  
REASON: create three new residential lots  
Attachments: 12111 Ord Amend  
In support: Ben August  
A motion was made by KRONING, seconded by BOLLIG, that the Zoning Petition  
be recommended for approval with one condition. The motion carried by the  
following vote: 5-0.  
1. The applicants shall have 180 days to record the CSM, to allow additional time  
for the City of Madison’s extraterritorial review of the land division.  
5 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KRONING,POSTLERandRITT  
Ayes:  
F. Plats and Certified Survey Maps  
Preliminary Plat - Kennedy Hills First Addition  
Town of Cottage Grove  
Staff recommends conditional approval.  
Attachments: conditions  
A motion was made by BOLLIG, seconded by KRONING, that the preliminary plat  
be approved with conditions. The motion carried by the following vote: 5-0.  
1. Rezone Petition #12048 is to become effective and all conditions are to be  
satisfied prior to the recording of the CSM. (County Board approved the Petition  
on July 18, 2024)  
• Recording of an approved plat.  
• Up to 50 residential lots may be platted on the SFR-08 zoned land.  
• The TDR-S (Sending Area) overlay zoning district shall be applied to tax parcels  
0711-123-8000-9 and 0711-123-9500-2 (Badger Farms LLC).  
• The TDR-R (Receiving Area) overlay zoning district shall be applied to the  
portion of the proposed SFR-08 property corresponding to tax parcel  
0711-101-8502-0.  
• A deed notice shall be recorded on the receiving area property indicating that  
the SFR-08 zoned property was created by a transfer of development rights.  
• Two separate agricultural conservation easements prohibiting nonfarm  
development on a minimum of 35 acres shall be recorded on each of the  
following two identified sending properties:  
a. Tax parcel 0711-364-9000-6 (Duane and Linda Skaar)  
b. Tax parcels 0711-123-8000-9 and 0711-123-9500-2 (Badger Farms LLC)  
2. All public land dedications are to be clearly designated “dedicated to the  
public.”  
3. All streets shall be graded and surfaced in accordance with plans,  
specifications and requirements of the Town of Cottage Grove.  
4. Dead-end streets shall not be permitted without suitable turn-around.  
Appropriate arrangements shall be made for those parts of temporary  
turn-arounds outside of street right-of-way to revert to the abutting property  
owners at such time as streets shall be extended.  
5. All street names shall be consistent with chapter 76 of the Dane County  
Ordinances.  
• Quercus Drive approved by Dane County Surveyor on December 17, 2024.  
• Scenic Oak Drive and Wooded Ridge Trail are continuations of established  
streets.  
6. Utility easements are to be provided.  
• Easements across lots or along rear or side lot lines shall be provided for  
utilities where necessary, shall be at least 6 feet wide on each side of lot lines  
7. Comments from the Public Health department are to be recognized:  
• No concern from the Public Health department on this preliminary plat. No soil  
tests yet recorded for septic system placement.  
8. As per Ch. 14.45 and 14.46 of the DCCO, an erosion control plan and a  
stormwater permit shall be approved by the Dane County Land and Water  
Resource department prior to any land disturbing activities associated with this  
plat.  
5 - BOLLIG,DOOLAN,KRONING,POSTLERandRITT  
Ayes:  
G. Resolutions  
H. Ordinance Amendment  
I. Items Requiring Committee Action  
J. Reports to Committee  
Discussion regarding the challenges in determining single-family residences,  
accessory dwelling units, and duplexes  
(possible ordinance amendment change)  
K. Other Business Authorized by Law  
L. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BOLLIG, seconded by POSTLER, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 7:19 PM. The motion carried unanimously.