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January 6, 2003 TOWN OF MAINE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES 

TOWN OF MAINE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES
 MAINE TOWN HALL 
January 6, 2003  7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Poeske at 7:00 p.m. Present were Jeff Krueger, Paul Anderson, Ed Bohte, Jilayne Radtke, Kurt Rowe, Mark Stubbe, Steve Zahn, and Atty. Byll Hess.
Chairman Poeske announced that Plan Commission secretary Deb Klopp was out of town and would be unable to attend the meeting. The clerk handed out copies of the November 4th and December 2nd meeting minutes for the members to read. Ed Bohte made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Steve Zahn. Motion carried.
Zoning Administrator Jeff Krueger reported that he had issued 2 permits in December. Permits were issued to Jennifer Blahnik and Jim Gould for new homes. Mr. Krueger reported that he was working with Atty. Brunner on the complaint properties and that a final warning letter has been sent to the Proctor�s on Hwy U. Mr. Krueger also stated that he is working with Century Foundations on possibly being rezoned to M1 to rectify their outdoor storage problem in the Maine Business Park. Atty. Hess stated that he would review the Century Foundation situation and give a report at the next meeting.
Zoning Enforcement was the next item on the agenda and Atty. Hess explained that Mr. Krueger would need to do a final inspection on the Daryl Kleine property to make sure Mr. Kleine has complied with all the stipulations. The stipulation has been signed and Mr. Kleine has agreed to pay the fines and reimburse the Town for the legal costs. Atty. Hess stated that Jeff Debroux would bring his building inspection violations into compliance by March and pay for the legal costs incurred by the Town.
Chairman Poeske stated that the first item of business was the proposed sign ordinance amendments. Atty. Hess handed out copies of the draft sign ordinance amendment and explained that this was a precise amendment to take care of the larger concerns at the present time, which included real estate signs, directional signs, and off premise business signs. Atty. Hess stated that the draft sign ordinance included size limitations and only one sign per linear mile of each other on the same side of highway to prevent a massive amount of signs being erected along I-39 and Hwy K and Hwy U. Atty. Hess stated that the Town should also decide if signs should be allowed in the agriculture and residential districts of the Town. Tom Hettinga had questions on putting a sign for his business on the Maine Business Park group sign and whether he would be allowed one large sign and also a directional sign within a mile of each other. Atty. Hess explained that a business could possibly have a 4 x 8 sign and one small 1x 3 directional sign in a linear mile if that recommendation was made. Kurt Rowe questioned whether a off premise business sign should be allowed on the Business Park group sign and stated that he felt the Business Park sign should be only for businesses in that development. Atty. Hess explained that the Business Park district has its own regulations for signs. Mary Van Der Geest had questions on two businesses sharing one off premise sign and Atty. Hess stated that sharing a sign would be allowed. There will be a public hearing on Monday, January 13, 2003. Ed Bohte made a motion to recommend that the Town Board approve the proposed sign ordinance amendment with a supplemental off-premise 1ft x 3ft directional sign added, seconded by Steve Zahn. Motion carried. The Plan Commission requested that the ordinance be brought back to the Plan Commission for review if major changes were recommended at the January 13, 2003 Public Hearing.
Chairman Poeske stated that the next item of business was the Smart Growth Planning survey. Atty. Hess explained that he had taken the old survey and added some questions related to smart growth planning, housing, kinds of development, land use, transportation and preserving farmland and wetlands. The survey would ask residents for their opinion of what they would like their town to look like in 20 years. Atty. Hess explained that the survey should be sent to the Town of Stettin before the January 29, 2003 Smart Growth meeting. Atty. Hess stated that any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Paul Anderson suggested using a figure of population loss due to annexation in item 10. Mark Stubbe suggested that lot frontage size be added to item 20 to enable residents to visualize better. Ed Bohte suggested that item 25 state a sign size such as 4ft x 8ft. Steve Zahn made a motion to send the survey to the Smart Growth Planners and the Town of Stettin Plan Commission with recommended changes, seconded by Mark Stubbe. Motion carried.

Chairman Poeske stated that the next meeting would be Monday, February 3, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
Steve Zahn made a motion to adjourn at 8:35 p.m., seconded by Ed Bohte. Motion carried.
Respectively submitted,
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Betty Hoenisch,
Acting Secretary
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