EM plan commission approves extraterritorial CSM application
By Cara L. Dempski
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound plan commission met last Wednesday evening and recommended the village board approve an extraterritorial certified survey map for land south of the village.
Durand realtor Gregory Heit presented the application and map on behalf of Jacqueline Mayers, a personal representative for the estate of Lucille Schumacher. The estate was looking for approval to subdivide land within 1.5 miles of the village.
Heit explained the Schumachers own approximately 6.7 acres of wooded land in the Town of Spring Brook they would like to divide into three parcels of equal size. One parcel contains an existing home, while the other two pieces of land would be sold for new homes to be built.
“When we got into the zoning for the Town of Spring Brook, we found out that any taxed parcel of six acres or more had to be subdivided with a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres,” Heit explained.
The family owns land adjacent to the 6.7-acre wooded parcel that allows them to attach another .8 acres to bring the parcel’s full size to 7.5 acres. Doing so would allow the land to be divided into three 2.5-acre sections.
Heit explained the Town of Spring Brook had already signed off on the change, but the application also needed approval from the Village of Elk Mound due to falling within the 1.5 mile radius for extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.
The radius is meant to provide municipalities with an element of control over land use and growth of development in order to maintain plans compatible with the village’s future growth.
The plan commission unanimously approved sending the application to the village board for approval.
Other business
Village Clerk Patricia Hahn informed commission members the attorney assisting the village with ordinances, Alan Harvey, has noted several ordinances needing updates, including one pertaining to the plan commission.
Hahn did not specify the ordinances in need of updates.
She told the board she thought it might be a good idea for the commission and the board to invite Harvey to discuss any proposed changes, and explain existing ordinance to the commission, board, and board committees.
“I just thought it would be an opportunity to meet him if he came and explained or addressed a couple of them,” Hahn said of inviting Harvey to meet the commission and board.
Plan commission chairman Terry Stamm suggested holding a joint meeting of the plan commission and village board.
Hahn implied Harvey would not need to attend a formal meeting of the board and plan commission – which includes setting an agenda – but simply a meeting for both groups to ask questions to learn more about village ordinance.
