Plan Commission — Minutes

Town of Ixonia Town Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 28, 2026 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman Dave Kester called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Commissioner’s present included Heather Harris, Dean Loppnow, Kevin Griswold, Jason Moss, and Andy Maduscha. Commissioner Lloyd Marks was absent. 2. Proof of Posting and Notice: Clerk/Treasurer Lesser confirmed the legal posting of the meeting. 3. Approve Minutes from March 24, 2026: Maduscha made a motion to approve the March 24th minutes as presented. Griswold seconded the motion. Motion carried, 6-0. 4. Request by Brian Gillman for conditional use to allow for a kennel including dog grooming and boarding business in existing A-3 zone at W1370 Gopher Hill Road, parcel 012-0816-0914-000: The petitioner did not attend the meeting. Harris made a motion to postpone this item to the next meeting on May 26th. Maduscha seconded the motion. Motion carried, 6-0. 5. Consider and possible action regarding the request from Gremar, LLC C/O David Werning, preliminary plat to create Autumn Ridge II subdivision with approximately 59 lots west of Woody Lane; from parcel 012-0816-2134-034, owned by Richad D & Karen J Adams Trust: David Werning of Gremar presented the preliminary plat for Autumn Ridge IV. It was noted that out lot 2 will be purchased by property owner to the north of it. The plat will consist of 59 lots ranging from 12,000 square feet to 22,000 square feet per lot. It was noted also that the developers are working with the Autumn Ridge Homeowners Association to join the new homes into the HOA. Josh Lutz and William Weisapple both listed concerns about keeping Timber Ridge a cull-de-sac. Harris made a motion to approve the preliminary plat contingent on staff and engineering approvals including a signed developer’s agreement. Maduscha seconded the motion. Motion carried, 6-0. 6. Discussion regarding the structure of the Plan Commission: Chairman Kester started the dialogue explaining that there has always been a board member on the plan commission, and wondered if this should change, if the commission should be independent of the Town Board. Maduscha confirmed that he felt that a Board member should sit on the commission. Kester mentioned that he would entertain staying on but allowing another member to step into the chairperson role. Kester made a motion to approve stepping down as chairperson and appointing Heather Harris as chair of the commission and Andy Maduscha as vice-chair. Motion failed due to the lack of a second. Kester made a motion to step down as chairperson and appoint Heather Harris as chairperson. Moss seconded the motion. Motion carried, 6-0. 7. Motion to Adjourn: Griswold made a motion at 7:35 pm to adjourn. Madusha seconded the motion. Motion carried, 6-0. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Recording Secretary .