20251008 Approved Minutes Special Board Meeting

Al Arndt Randy Howard Chairman Clerk Patty Jungbluth Sue Booth Supervisor I Treasurer Marcus Skelton www.prestonadamscountywi.gov Supervisor II SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 8, 2025 1. Call Meeting to Order - by Chairman Arndt at 6:00pm 2. Approval of the Agenda - Motion by Jungbluth/Arndt to approve agenda as presented. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 3. Open Meeting Compliance - All board members in attendance and meeting notice in compliance. 7 People in attendance. Motion by Arndt/Skelton to approve agenda as presented. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 4. Review Proposed Planning and Zoning Changes and prepare an official Town of Preston Response. A draft copy is available at: www.co.adams.wi.us/departments/planning-and-zoning Agenda Item Town of Preston Response 5. Junk/Salvage Language 405-12 (D) Is this the direction you want the Community to go or is the current language acceptable? Any items to be included? Agree with the direction to define, clarify and regulate. Recommend considering additional vehicles depending on lot size. Possibly up to 5 vehicles. Enclosed building definition may need further definition. 6,7. Camping/Campers 405-17 Should Campers be allowed as residence Feedback on requiring a camping permit for more than 7 days Should restrictions on camping on smaller lots be tightened? Prohibit Campers as a residence. Not opposed to requiring permit. Need additional understanding of the number of days the permit allows. Multiple weekend use and annual hunting would be longer than 7 days. Possible 10 - 14 days. Concerned on how to manage and method to count days. Definition of small lot and better understanding of the concern. Not opposed to permits for small lots. 8. Shipping Containers 405-12 (C) Accessory use or Structure Is your community comfortable with allowing shipping containers with the included restrictions? Yes, Shipping containers should have regulations if sided, roofed, and no decks. Would consider options to sided, painted to match home or other type of visual shield. Town would consider more than 1 storage shed, up to 2 depending on lot size. Agree with the concern of accessory buildings becoming sleeping quarters/dwelling/cabins. The point system needs more definition and clarification. Town is concerned that many garages/accessory will unnecessarily qualify. A heated garage with a door more that 48”, with a workshop, and a refrigerator/freezer would be 7 – 8 points. 9. “Per Parcel – “Group Parcels” What are your thoughts on changing from “per parcel” to “group of parcels” Opposed to “group parcels” as defined 1 of 2 Al Arndt Randy Howard Chairman Clerk Patty Jungbluth Sue Booth Supervisor I Treasurer Marcus Skelton www.prestonadamscountywi.gov Supervisor II 11. Tiny Homes Consider the question on Tiny homes and our minimum dwelling size requirement Currently it is 720 sq. ft. but we get weekly request to put up smaller dwellings. These are not currently allowed, but if that changes to say 400 sq. ft., they would still have to meet the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code. Not opposed to tiny homes at 400 sq. ft. Concerned with the possibility of campers and shipping containers being classified as tiny homes. Required to be regulated building codes, septic, taxed, electrical etc. 10. Overlooked or Relevant to Our Town Town would like to be notified for any filed complaints or violations. General concern on who will enforce, report, and monitor violations. Town would like to share in permit fees collected The draft changes the minimum driveway width from 10’ to 12’ to address Emergency Services concerns. Good. How will current driveways in violation be managed? The current Section 4 (Administration) has been removed and already exists in Chapter 391 (Zoning Administration). Good Changes to how Legal non-conforming lots and structures are handled. Good Other - Animals Removing all references to 5 or fewer dogs and/or cats from ordinance. Definition of kennels (residential small, residential large, commercial) and allowed in R-1 & R-3. The Town agrees with desire to eliminate regulations from land use for domestic pets. Agrees with the definitions of residential kennels. Chairman Arndt adjourned meeting at 7:15p, Randy Howard, Preston Town Clerk Approved 10/15/2025 2 of 2