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Town of Springfield · Dane County · meeting of May 11, 2026 · Minutes

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Meeting minutes of May 11, 2026 Page 1 of 2 Approved: 6/8/26 SPRINGFIELD PLAN COMMISSION Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2026 @ 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Chairperson called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Plan Commission roll call shows Commissioners Jeff Endres, Ashley Ballweg, Jan Barman, Matt Wright, Neil Statz, Erik Marx, and Kurt Acker present. Also present were Town Zoning Administrator Mitch Borski, Clerk-Treasurer Dianah Fayas, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lori Eckes, MSA Engineers Joe DeYoung and Matt Wathke, Heath and Rachel Mickelson, Keilah Reinhart, Sam Acker, Bill Acker, Tim Roehl, Randy Grobe, Troy Kalscheur, Jason Helt, Randy Kolinske, Dave Laufenberg, and Ann Schuetz. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. CONFIRMATION OF POSTINGS FOR OPEN MEETING LAW AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES The Clerk confirmed that the agenda was posted at town hall and on the Town website. The Clerk confirmed that public notices were sent out two weeks in at advance. 3. OATHS OF OFFICE AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS Clerk Fayas swore in Kurt Acker, Erik Marx, and Neil Statz as the new Plan Commissioners. Motion by Commissioner Barman, seconded by Commissioner Ballweg to elect Jeff Enders as Chairperson and Matt Wright as Vice Chairperson. Motion carried, 7-0. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT TIME – None. 5. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: Plan Commission April 13, 2026 Motion by Commissioner Ballweg, seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve the April 13 meeting minutes. Motion carried, 7-0. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Barman to recess the regular meeting and go into a public hearing. Roll call vote: Acker AYE, Ballweg AYE, Barman AYE, Endres AYE, Marx AYE, Statz AYE, Wright AYE. Motion carried. a. CSM (SEPARATE FARMHOUSE) AND REZONE TO RESIDENTIAL: PARCEL 0808-161-9500-1, HD FARMS The applicant would like to separate the current farmhouse and buildings away from the farmland. The home is a two- family duplex. Motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Ballweg to close the public hearing and return to the regular meeting. Roll call vote: Acker AYE, Ballweg AYE, Barman AYE, Endres AYE, Marx AYE, Statz AYE, Wright AYE. Motion carried. 7. CSM TO SEPARATE FARMHOUSE AND REZONE TO RESIDENTIAL: PARCEL 0808-161-9500-1, HD FARMS Motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Acker to approve the CSM and Rezone to MFR. Motion carried, 7-0. 8. TDR TRANSACTION REVIEW AND APPROVAL BETWEEN KALSCHEUR FARM ON WOODLAND DR., LEGACY ACRES ON HWY 19, AND BILL ACKER ON HWY. 12. A motion by the Chairperson to approve the TDR transaction between Kalscheur farm on Woodland Dr., Legacy Acres on Hwy. 19, and Bill Acker on Hwy. 12; the split on the commercial area will become the possession of the Kalscheurs to be used on the farm was withdrawn for lack of a second. Meeting minutes of May 11, 2026 Page 2 of 2 Approved: 6/8/26 Motion by the Chairperson, seconded by Commissioner Statz to approve the Kalscheur Farm’s TDR transaction transferring the remaining 3.57 splits off the farm (Farm #12.1) utilizing the rounding bonus to transfer 4 Super Sender splits to a Super Receiver parcel for the Legacy Acres plat, at a 5:1 ratio for 20 new residential lots; at the time of the transfer, the 1 split remaining on the Legacy Acres’ parcel (Farm #12.0) will be transferred to Parcel 0808-263-8730-2 to create one new residential lot. The Legacy Acres’ 6.4-acre parcel south of Highway 19 (0808-122-9500-8) will retain the Town’s agreement of one development right, to be used on the Kalscheur Farm (Farm #12.1) or transferred elsewhere, in exchange for rezoning the parcel from commercial to exclusive ag and putting a conservation easement on it. Motion carried, 7-0. 9. FINAL PLAT REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND REZONE TO SFR; LEGACY ACRES 0808-122-8000-5 Motion by Commissioner Ballweg, seconded by Commissioner Statz to approve the Final Plat and Rezones to SFR upon compliance with MSA recommended conditions of approval. Motion carried, 7-0. 10. UPDATE TDR PROGRAM RULES & PROCEDURES WITH TOWN POLICY ALLOWING ONLY ONE DIVISION OF ELIGIBLE SUBDIVISION LOTS WITHOUT TRANSFERING IN A DEVELOPMENT RIGHT; ALL ADDITIONAL DIVISIONS REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. Motion by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Ballweg to adopt the change to the second bullet item and subsection of the TDR Receiving Areas Defined section of TDR Program Rules & Procedures as discussed*. Motion carried, 7-0. * Bullet 2 is amended as follows: No transferred Development Rights shall be required for the any residential development and/or legal division of a Lot within a Subdivision Plat or CSM”. Bullet 2’s third sub bullet is amended to read, “…at the time of Subdivision Plat or CSM approval…” 11. SUBDIVISION LOT SPLIT(S) – DAHMEN DRIVE A joint Plan Commission and Town Board site visit is scheduled for Saturday May 16, 2026 at 9 am. 12. EV BATTERY STORAGE DECLARATIONS / RESTRICTIONS Motion by the Chairperson, seconded by Commissioner Acker to include in any future CUP for storage that EV batteries must be removed from vehicles and stored separately in storage. Motion carried, 7-0. 13. OLD BUSINESS 14. COMMUNICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 15. ADJOURN Motion by Commissioner Barman, seconded by Commissioner Ballweg to adjourn the Plan Commission meeting at 8:21 p.m. Motion carried, 7-0.

Source: Town of Springfield website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.