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PCM19680319CITY PLAN COMMISSION CITY OF MUSKEOO MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MARCH 19, 1968 CITY HALL Mayor Gottfried called the meeting to order at 8:Os P. M. PRESENT: Mayor Jerome Gottfried, Chairman, William F. Chase, Sec'y, Willard Bertram, Charles Buehler, Paul DeAngelis, Alderman S. Robert Lentini and Ed Raimann. Building Inspector Lee and Plan Consultant Russell Knetzger were also present. MINUTES: The minutes of the previous meeting, March b, 1968, were corrected on Page 2, 1st paragraph, to read: "Alderman Lentini moved that Mr. Swanto submit an architectural sketch of the appearance of the addition after completion. Mr. Bertram seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously." the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Raimann moved to accept the minutes as corrected. Mr. DeAngelis seconded "_""_" PERSONAL APPEARANCES VARGE WANNEBO - Mr. Varge Wannebo appeared in regard to his request to Beer & Iiquor, s66 ash Janesville Road. He advised the Commission that his attach a x 2', flashing, arrow sign to an existing Blatz Beer sign at Varge's business was obscured by adjacent buildings and felt that the sign was necessary to attract attention. He further advised that he was unaware that the City has a Sign Ordinance when he purchased the sign. immediate area, also taking into consideration the traffic hazard which might be created. Bertram seconded the motion and the motion carried with Alderman Lentini and Mr. DeAngelis casting the only dissenting votes. It was the Commission's suggestion that Mr. Wannebo return the sign and that a more attractive and individualistic sign could be constructed for the same amount or less money than eqended on the sign. The Commission discussed the sign and its relationship to other signs in the Mr. Chase moved that this request for a flashing, arrow sign be denied. Mr. to construct a second garage structure (2b' x 24') on his property. He advised the Conmission that it is his intention to store extra building supplies, garden equipment, tractor, etc. in the proposed garage. Mr. DeAngelis seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. After discussion, Mr. Raimann moved to grant this request as submitted. Planner Knetzger brought to the attention of the Commission that the Zoning Ordinance stipulates that adjacent property owners are to be notified of such a request to give them an opportunity to voice an opinion. Mr. Raimann moved for reconsideration. Mr. DeAngelis seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Chase moved to defer action on this request until the next meeting in order that the adjacent property owners can be notified. Mr. Raimann seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. KARL KOSS - Mr. Koss, kn88 S10811 Kelsey Dr. appeared seeking pern$ssion Subdivision proposed for the Loomis Estate on Woods Rd. and Racine Ave., same reviewed by Mayor Gottfried. RONALD LEA - Mr. Lea, realtor, appeared to discuss the status of the Kilps The following communication dated March 4, 1968, was read by Mqyor Gottfried: March 19, 1968 Page 2 - Plan Comm. * We would like to know the number of building permits that would be issued "Gentlemen: in one year for our proposed Subdivision on Highway "Y" and the Woods Road, containing 13h lots. This Subdivision is proposed to be served by your municipal ment plans. sewer and this information is required in order for us to proceed withour develop- Your immediate answer will be greatly appreciated. Very truly, "I. KIDS SONS BUILDERS, INC. /s/ James Heling" The Conmission did not take action. JOHN ALLISON - Mr. Allison, Milwaukee, appeared to discuss how the proposed extension of Muskego Dam Road will affect his property - Lot 1, Posbrig's Plat. He advised that the size of the lot is 132' x 330' and approximately $lhOO in value. It was the Commissionls decision to refer this matter to Plan Consultant Russell Knetzger for review and recommendation. NORMAN MILLER - Mr. miller, Wl90 59808 E. Parker Dr., appeared and submitted two acre division of the Emery Miller property in Section 29. satisfactory percolation tests, preliminary plat and certified survey map fora by the City Engineer. Mr. Buehler seconded the motion and the motion carried unani- mously. Alderman Lentini moved to approve the certified survey map subject to approval Commission reviewed the certified survey map, satisfactory percolation tests HAROLD DE BACK - Mr. DeBack, w198 Sl0856 Racine Ave., appeared and the and soil boring results on his proposed two parcel land division on Racine Ave., one of which is proposed for the Muskego Volunteer Fire Dept. substation. The Recording Secretary advised that City Engineer Ruekert had recommended verbally approval of the certified survey map, however, that the Conmission should consider the following comments: 1. In the legal description there is no reference to the electric company easement and drainage easement on the south side of Parcel B. 2. The 60' road which is shown on the plat and in the description should show "dedicated for street" on the map. 3. That the property owners be alerted that they will be assessed for the cost of building the road. h. Does the City wish to prohibit direct access to Highww Y in view of the fact that there is a road in between the lots? 5. Planner should be consulted to determine if this is the proper location for this road. cated on the certified survey map and that the Public Works Committee be petitioned to consider building 200' of road to serve the fire station property. After further discussion, Mr. Chase withdrew this motion. & B in Sec. 29 subject to the following conditions: After discussion, Mr. Chase moved to approve the divisions of land as indi- Mr. Buehler then moved to approve the division of land creating Parcels A 1. That the legal description make reference to the electric coWW easement Page 3 - Flan Corn. March 19, 1968 on Parcel B. will be assessed to the abutting owners. guaranteed that the road will be constructed. questkon will be the Fire Department access. The Commission agreed that they would be willing to discuss this access with the State Highwq Conrmission if it is necessary. 2. That the survey indicate that the cost of building the proposed road 3. That this division is not to occur until after the City has been b. That the only access to Highwq Y permitted on the properties in Alderman Lenthi seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. ROGER CHRISTIANSEJI - Mr. Christiansen, w131 6667 Kipling Drive, appeared seeking approval for the location of two "American Family Insurance" signs at S7k "076 Janesville Rd. which is presently knm as the Development Corp. & Witeck Ins. Agencies will be leasing this building from Muskego Shopping of America office. Mr. Christiansen advised the Commission that the Christiansen Center, Inc., that there is a clause in their lease stating that they will be requested to vacate in the event the building is to be moved, and that they expect to move into this location April 1st. they would be willing to sign an affidavit to the affect that in the event Highwq 2k is widened to the extent that it would necessitate the removal or 0 eqense and at no expense to the state, county or city. Mr. Christiansen agreed. relocation of the sign in the state right-of-way, it would be removed at their The Commission reviewed the -its submitted and Mr. Chase questioned if ;i Mr. Chase then moved to approve this request for signs and location cor American Family Insurance as submitted subject to the condition that the petitioner sign an affidavit that he will vacate the right-of-way upon request of the state. Mr. Buehler seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS """_ FRANK PRESTON - Mr. Preston, New Berlin, did not appear to submit site and operational plans for use of property in Sec. 5, corner of Luckow Dr. and Racine Ave., as requested by the Commission and indicated in the following communication to Mr. Preston, dated February 16, 1968, which was read by the Recording Secretary: "Dear Mr. Preston: i property in Sec. 5 to give you an opportunity to prepare and submit a site and action on your request for determination of status for use of the Mary Preston operational plan. violating the zoning ordinance and subject to a fine for using this property without the Plan Commission's approval. On December 28th, you were advised that the Plan Commission had deferred As of this date we have not received these plans and you are therefore . Let this letter serve as a notice that unless the plans for this property ' are received by the March 5th Plan Conrmission meeting, or the existing use re- moved from the property, it will be necessary to initiate legal action. a Pours very truly, /s/ Barbara J. Sands" directed to Mr. Preston granting him additional time until March 19th due to meeting date change of the first meting in March due to election. It was noted by the Commission that an additiond comication had been March 19, 1968 Page b - Plan Comm. The Commission directed Zoning Officer Lee to contact the City Attorney and initiate legal action. land division of property owned by Kenneth Erdman, S74 W21574 Field Dr., in the KENNETH ERDMAN - The Commission reviewed a sketch submitted for a 2 parcel NW&, Sec. 7. The Recording Secretary aMsed the Commission that Mr. Erdman desired to sell 10 acres with the existing house, keepinr: 5 acres to the rear in an area with an extremely steep grade. They reviewed an aerial map and it on which to build a new dolling. The Commission noted that a road was proposed was their opinion that the road might be more feasible if it followed the route of a gas line which crosses the property. discuss this land division. Mr. Bertram seconded the motion and the motion Mr. Buehler moved to defer action until Mr. Erdman could be present to carried unanimously. NORTON SMITH, SR. - The following communication dated March 11, 1968, directed to the Common Council and referred to the Commission was read by the Recording Secretary: "Gentlemen: As owner of land described on the certified plat of survey attached hereto, respectfully request consideration for a land division because the attached survey is not now in compliance due to changes of the Subdivision Control Ordinance of 1960 and the rezoning of 1963. Kindly note that the boundary lines in red are the the black lines of said plat. original of said survey. The land division requested concerns three parcels within The proposed area of Parcel 2 - 100' x 182' - 18200 sq. ft. Parcel 3 - 91' x 183 I - 16653 sq. ft. Parcel 4 - 91" x 183 - 16653 sq. ft. lots within the immediate vicinity. Please be informed that the areas proposed are consistent with the area of Trusting the foregoing explanatory, I remain very truly, /s/ Morton Smith, Sr." After review of the plat submitted and taking into consideration that Parcel 4 is the only unimproved lot, Mr. Chase moved to accept the preliminary sketch and recommend to the Common Council that these lots be declared legal lots and that the petitioner submit the final certified surveys of the three lots in question. Alderman Lentini seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. TANS-JENSEN - As concerns this proposed land division of the former beer Tans property (now Emery Jensen) in the NE& of Sec. 6, the Commission reviewed the re- vised certified survey map, satisfactory percolation tests and the following communication from City Engineer Ruekert dated March 4, 1968: Yientlemen: We have reviewed the revised description of subject survey and find that it now includes the 60t cul-de-sac. In our previous letter of January 21, 1968, we recommended a slope easernent provision on the face of the plat. If this is not deemed advisable by the Commission, the certified survey should be approved as is. If the Commission desires the slope easement it can be noted on the face of the map or typed under the last line of the description. Yours very truly, /s/ F. J. Ruekert" Page 5 - man Comm. March 19, 1968 Mr. DeAngelis seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Alderman Lentini moved to approve the certified survey map for Emery Jensen. BEIEFtLE-MILLARD - As concerns Mrs. Lorrete Millard's request for a h parcel March 18, 1968, from David Beierle was read by the Recording Secretary: division of her property in the ,l& of Sec. 16, the following comicated dated "Dear Mayor Gottfried: you please submit to the Commissioners the following information for their property on Racine Ave. at your Plan Conmission meeting of March 19, 1968, would consideration prior to reaching their recommendation in this matter. able to restore the drive and culvert over the eccess which does exist to these 1. We are in this division asking for no additional access, but only to be lots and has edsted for many years. The drive and culvert affording ingress and the property in 1953 and was removed by the contractor relocating and rebuilding egress to these lots was in existance ever since Mr. and Mrs. Millard purchased Hiway Y in 1967 and not replaced by him. 2. The position of the Highway Commission as of this date is that they are opposed to placing an intersection i. e. a proposed thru road at the point that the occur too close to the main intersection of "old Y" and "new Y". (This is clearly sometimes creek bed intersects with Hiway Y because then this inte rsection would the Highway Commission at Waukesha, showing proposed treatment of roads in the shown on the enclosed map, an exact duplicate of the map on file at the office of area. This map is available for your inspection.) his original recommendation subject to our Surveyor Mr. Beaudhin making several corrections to the certified mey map. It is our plan to have these required land division. Any other additions required by your Conrmission will be shown at corrections made immediately upon receiving your conditional approval of this that time. with the RS-1 and RS-2 zoning in this area. The City of Muskego concurred in this when they advised Mrs. Millard that she had sufficient frontage for three parcels to be sewered and subsequently proceeded with installation of three laterals along said frontage. 5. As mentioned above the Highway Codssion opposes placing of a parkway road or any road at the point where the creek bed crosses Racine Ave. Section V. A. 6 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance of the Ctty of Muskego states as follows: General requirements and design standards: The proposed subdivision shall conform to the rules of the State Highway Commission relating to safety of access and the preservation of the public interest and ,any investment in streets and highwq? if the subdivision or any lot contained therein abuts on a state trunk highway or connecting street. I have been advised on various occasions by Mr. Knetzger of Nelson & Assoc. that the advantage to conducting and proceeding with municipal planning using a Map" is the flexibility the comprehensive or advisory map provides. It would seem long range comprehensive or "master plan" map as opposed to utilizing an 'IOfficial that this is a case in point to utilize said flexibility when considering that the Highway Conrmission is clearly opposing the placement of the parkway drive as the e On the basis of and because of the above we would hope that the Plan Commission comprehensive map shows and recommending an alternative treatment. will at their meeting of March 19th, 1968, grant conditional approval of the with any necessary changes to the certified survey mp previous to your granting requested land division of the Millard property so that we then proceed youf final approval and recommendation to the Common Council. When discussing the land division which we have requested-for the Millard a 3. You have received a letter from Mr. Frank Ruekert, City Engineer, correcting 4. The lots or parcels of the land division as proposed comply in all respects /s/ David R. Beierle, Broker" March 19, 1968 Page 6 - Plan Corn. the creek across Mrs. Millardls property as well as the ahantage of the parkway to give access to other lands in the surrounding area. Planner Knetzger expressed concern that the state had ignored the City's parkway plans when relocating Hiway Y because the City is doing long-range planning and the state is not. Mayor Gottfried advised that after discussing the proposed parkway and relocation of Hiway Y with the State Highway Commission, he felt that they could be encouraged to change their plans to correspond with the City's The Commission discussed the City's plans for a proposed parkway following parkway 'plans. Mr. Chase moved to deny this request for land division of the Millard pro- perty, to authorize Plan Consultant Russell Knetzger to plat this area in a suit- able alternative layout, and to recommend that the City make an adjustment to Mrs. Millard for the unuseable laterals which were installed along Racine Ave. Mr. Bertram seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. WAUSAU HOMES - The Commission reviewed plans of a Wausau, prefabricated home submitted for architectural approval. Building Inspector Lee advised that Eddie Carroll purchased this home at the State Fair and desires to have it moved to a lot on Oak Grove Drive. He advised that it would be conforming to the zoning ordinance in all respects, however, it would be moved to the lot completely constructed, thus the request. Wausau home. Alderman Lentini seconded the motion and the motion carried unani- mously. to the Plan Commission for architectural approval. Mr. Buehler moved to approve this request for architectural approval of a It was the Commission's decision that ar!y prefabricated home must be submitted conditional use and expansion of conditional use for the purpose of constructing LEONARD OLDS - A petition was received from Mr. Leonard Olds requesting an addition on the second floor of the existing tavern, w191 57690 Racine Ave., presently horn as Hill's Nut House. request for 7:15 P. M., April 16, 1968. Mr. Chase seconded the motion and the Alderman Lentini moved to schedule the public hearing to consider this motion carried unanimously. 1 BLPrCHER-m - A petition was received from Mrs. Ada Butcher requesting a conditional use grant for appro~mately 5.433 acres in Sec. 2 for the purpose of a trucldng and warehousing business. for 7:30 P. M., April 16, 1968. Mr. Raimann seconded the motion and the motion Mr. DeAngelis moved to schedule the public hearing to consider this request carried unanimously. PLANNER' S REPORTS """"_ land use and detailed street planning used by the cities of Oak Creek. Milwaukee SEWER-ZONING COORDINATION - Planner Knetzger reviewed various techniques in e and Madison. He advised that- he would not recommend such detailed plkning of the entire city, but to limit the planning to small areas with potential immediate on the number of properties involved, complexity, etc. Planner Knetzger also development and estimated the cost of such planning at $6 to $15 per acre depending pointed out the need for the school organizational pattern - K-L, K-5, or K-8 - and until such a school system is established, neighborhood planning is very difficult. Page 7 - Plan Corn. March 19, 1968 a OFFICIAL ZONING MAP - Planner Knetager reviewed the following recommendation dateadMarch h, 1968, as regards the official aonhg map: "Gentlemen: which was sent to our office for drafting of the amendments passed since the last map change. due to the annexation into the Town of Vernon. As an interim measure, we have added just the annexed area to the base map, but when the City budget permits, a proper extension of the base map should be made all along the City's western limits, showing streets and other right-of-ways. map on one base, to make each more understandable. Since the official road wi .dth It might be helpful to combine the official road width map and the zoning map will quite likely be affected by our current planning studies, (relocation of llY1l, new freeway alignment, etc.), this redrafting of both the zoning and road width maps should be delayed until the results of our studies are completed. We are returning herewith the Official Zoning Map (on Mylar Base Material) You will note that the base map used up to this time is no longer suitable /s/ R. Knetzger" Sincerely, MEETING DATE CHANGE - Because of the election which will be held on the next regular Plan Commission meeting date, April 2, 1968, and because a compatible substitute date could not be scheduled, it was the Commission's decision to cancel the next regular meeting, thus the Plan Commission will meet April 16th, 1968. ADJOljRNMEWr - Mr. Raimann moved for adjournment, Alderman Lentini seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 1l:hO P. M. Respectfully submitted, Barbara 3. Sands Recording Secretary