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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Post: 11/16 at Town Hall and townofspringdale.org: Mt. Horeb Mail notified 11/16. -Jackie Arthur, Admin/Clerk TOWN OF SPRINGDALE TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 AT 7 P.M. Pursuant to Wis. stat 985.02(2), the final agenda is posted at the Springdale Town Hall and at townofspringdale.org. This meeting will be held in-person at Town Hall (2379 Town Hall Rd.) Any person wishing to attend these meetings who, because of disability, requires special accommodations, should contact the Administrator/Clerk at (608) 437-6230 or info@springdalewi.gov. Summary of Updates to the TOWN OF SPRINGDALE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) and the LAND DIVISION AND SUBDIVISION CODE (Code) 1. Updates to definitions in Section 2 of the Land Use Plan and Section 3.9 of the Code a. Remove definitions of words that no longer appear in LUP: Commercial Development, Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial b. Update to definition to conform to Dane County zoning code definition i. Agricultural use – update to Dane County Chapter 10 definition c. Updates to definitions for clarification i. Agricultural land – changed the word plowed to tilled to reflect current practice ii. Strip Development – updated definition “Residential or nonresidential development in which three or more building envelopes are arranged in a linear sequence along a public road or highway in a manner that diminishes the rural character of the town.” d. Updates to definition to conform to current practice i. Building Envelope – update to reflect that building envelopes are no longer allowed on CSMs or plats ii. Concept plan – update to remove “proposed lots” from the concept plan – concept plans are for documenting number of eligible density units, possible development areas and building envelopes, not to approve specific lot configurations. 2. Updates and reordering of the concept plan, building envelope and lot line subpoints in Land Use Plan sections 5, 6, 10 and Code Sections 3.20. 3.21 a. Language Updates 1. Change “approve” to “review and action” – to describe the PCs review of concept plans (this change is also in Section 7) 2. Remove “proposed Lots” from the initial concept plan review process 3. Add language to advise that building envelopes on ag land should be limited to 2 acres 4. Update to clarify that Town Board action on a building envelope change is necessary when the building envelope exists on already approved CSM lot or plat – not on a concept plan. b. Reorder subpoints regarding building envelopes, lot lines and changes to concept plans and building envelopes – reordered to group like items together to improve clarity and readability. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Post: 11/16 at Town Hall and townofspringdale.org: Mt. Horeb Mail notified 11/16. -Jackie Arthur, Admin/Clerk 3. Addition of language referencing the driveway ordinance and sign ordinance b. Driveway Ordinance language added to Land Use Plan sections 5, 6, 7 and Code Section 3.20, 3.21. This was done to provide landowners with reference to requirements for shared driveway and frontage exceptions. c. Reference to the Town Sign Ordinance was added to the section10 regarding non-residential uses of land. 4. Two changes that are in the Code Only a. Section 3.24 - remove “proposed lots” to the concept plan review section to be consistent with definition change b. Section 3.26 - remove “the location of building envelopes” from the section on the technical requirements for Certified Survey maps Post: 4/7 & 4/13/26, Jackie Arthur, Administrator/Clerk