Agenda Land Use and Zoning August 10, 2026 — Minutes

GREEN COUNTY LAND USE & ZONING Monday, August 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM 1016 16th Ave Monroe, WI LAND USE & ZONING MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order The regular meeting of the Zoning and Land Use Committee was held in the County Board Room at the Green County Courthouse in Monroe on Monday, August 10, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Chair Schwartz. A roll call was taken and those present at the meeting included Dennis Schwartz, Todd Larson, Steve Donovan, Kathy Pennington and Dawn Leach (items 1-5ii). Also present at the meeting were Adam Wiegel, Green County Zoning Administrator, Angela MacLennan Assistant Green County Corporation Counsel, and Victoria Solomon UW Extension Green County. 2. Approval of Minutes i. Approval of minutes of previous meetings Motion by Pennington, second by Larson to approve the June 8, 2026, Zoning Committee minutes. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Motion by Donovan, second by Leach to approve the July 13, 2026, minutes with corrections. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 3. Approval of Bills Motion by Donovan, seconded by Larson to approve the Zoning Departments Bills. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 4. Public Comment (Limit 3 minutes per person) One member of the public provided comments regarding data centers. 5. New Business i. Discussion and possible action relative to proposed ordinance amendments to Green County Zoning Ordinance Creation of Section 4-3-3-7 short term rentals. The short-term rental ordinance was sent back to the Zoning Committee by the County Board. The County Board had two main concerns. First, was short term rental conditional use permits not being transferable and was that discriminating towards females? The Committee directed Wiegel to research the ownership of recent vacation rentals approved by the Board of Adjustment and report back to them. The second issue was the concern regarding definitions. The majority of new definitions were taken from state statutes. The intent was to have common definitions for individuals that are dealing with the County and the State. Donovan volunteered to create a chart to help explain the definitions. At this time, the Committee did not see a reason to change the current ordinance. The matter will be on next month's agenda. ii. Discussion and possible action relative to proposed ordinance amendments to Green County Zoning Ordinance regarding Data Centers. Victoria Solomon, UW Extension Green County presented to the Committee an outline for community education outreach regarding data centers. Tentatively, two community education and engagement sessions will be held in October, aggregated community responses will be shared with the Committee in November and an educational session will be provided for the full County Board in November. The Committee directed Wiegel and MacLannen to research the definition of a data center for the next months' meeting. The Committee expressed its thanks to Ms Solomon and the UW Extension for spearheading, in timely fashion, the research and public engagement required as follows on the recent adoption of a Data Center Moratorium. iii. Discussion in regard to obtaining County Board feedback for proposed ordinance amendments Wiegel will work on finding a way to better educate the County Board in regard to the ordinance-creating process. With the goal of getting the County Board to provide the Zoning Committee with input on ordinances before the public hearing and before an appearance on the County Board agenda. 6. Updates i. budget Wiegel stated that the budget process would be different this year. Wiegel will meet with the County Administrator and the finance director to create a budget for the Committee to approve. 7. Committee raised topics – Items may only be discussed and any item requiring action must be placed on a future committee agenda Pennington will provide an update to the town's association regarding Data Centers at the August Green County Towns Association meeting. 8. Set date, time, and location for next meeting 9. Adjourn Motion by Donovan, second by Pennington to adjourn. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.