Planning Commission — Minutes

Town of Fond du Lac Planning Commission Meeting Date Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 Location Town Hall W5990 Pioneer Road Time 6:00 PM Meeting Materials Meeting Materials Link (Google Drive Folder) Note Town board members may be in attendance for information-gathering purposes but will not take any action. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. All plan commission decisions are recommendations; the town board makes the final decision based on the recommendation. Members Jess Allender, Mike Guilfoile, Scott Roltgen, Herb Kedinger, Lisa McArthur Minutes Last updated 11/18/25 1. Call to order. Roll call. Called to order at 6:01 pm. 2. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. a. Motion to approve by Mike Guilfoile, second by Scott Roltgen, carries 5-0. 3. Review and make recommendations on CSM for Redeemer Church and School on the corner of Forest Avenue and Esterbrook Road. a. They are combining lots. Motion to approve by Herb Kedinger, second by Scott Roltgen, carries 5-0. 4. Discussion and recommendations for updates to the sign ordinance. a. Motion by Scott Roltgen and second by Mike Guilfoile to recommend the Town Board adopt the updated sign ordinance. The full, updated, and agreed upon ordinance lives here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H26_qH3ur01Ln324AaYFzEX1Cq6_eUay/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107418608826120413643&rtpof=true&sd=true) . Allowed Signs Special Exception Only Prohibited Signs Area Height Number Farmland Preservation & General Agricultural 25 8 1 Freestanding Marquee Roof Ground-Mounted Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Billboard Highway Digital Billboard Integral Portable Temporary Window Government Rural, Medium, Low, and Residential 9 4 1 Freestanding Government Highway Ground-Mounted Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Marquee Integral Roof Portable Billboard Temporary Digital Billboard Window Commercial-1 50 12 1 Freestanding Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Billboard Ground-Mounted Government Digital Billboard Highway Integral Marquee Portable Roof Temporary Window Commercial-2 70 20 1 Freestanding Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Billboard Ground-Mounted Government Digital Billboard Highway Integral Marquee Portable Roof Temporary Window Commercial-3 70 28 1 Freestanding Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Billboard Ground-Mounted Government Digital Billboard Highway Integral Marquee Portable Roof Temporary Window Industrial 90 28 1 Freestanding Scrolling Digital Electronic Messaging Billboard Ground-Mounted Government Digital Billboard Highway Integral Marquee Portable Roof Temporary Window 5. Discussion and recommendations for front setbacks in RM zoning. a. Considering reducing front setback from 40ft to 30ft. The typical setback in cities for these lots are 25 ft, so a minimum of a 40ft is quite restrictive. Idea that smaller lots should have smaller setbacks. b. For example, on OOO, there are larger lots and on Lake Winnebago, the lots are smaller and can’t build with the existing setbacks. c. Agree that a single solution here isn’t super plausible, so following the existing setbacks makes the most sense and if it needs to be less, a variance can be applied for following the existing process. 6. The planning commission recommends the town board adopt a minimum 10 foot rear setbacks for accessory structures in all residential zonings. a. Motion by Scott Roltgen and second by Herb Kedinger, carries 5-0. 7. Ongoing a. Patti to do public hearing for sign ordinance changes and for the setbacks in residential zoning. b. WLA and the Town Board will be at the planning commission meeting on December 16th. They will have plans to Patti by the first week of December. c. Adjournment at 7:28pm.