Plan Commission Meeting Minutes – February 4, 2025
Town of York Plan Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
February 4, 2025, 7:00 pm (CST)
Town of York In-Person
Call to Order: Chair John Knicker called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Roll Call: Dan Truttmann, John Knicker, April Prusia, Charlie Umhoefer and Jessica Peterson.
Verification of Proper Notice: Agenda was posted on website and on Town Hall memo board.
Public Comments: American Farmland Trust farmland data was distributed.
Review of January 6, 2025, Plan Commission Meeting Minutes: April Prusia moved to approve the minutes; seconded by John Knicker. Motion carried.
Business Items:
- Mr. Zipsie’s questions were addressed before the meeting and no further discussion/action is needed.
- The revised Draft Land Division Ordinance was discussed.
- Dan Truttmann made a motion to recommend the Town of York board to direct attorney to revised proposed Land Division ordinance with the following verbiage:
- Create a provision to allow the transfer of virtual acres between owners of land within the Town.
- Minimum 20 virtual acres transferred.
- All the acres within the donating parcel need to be included (transfer of complete parcel only)
- A parcel with a current dwelling cannot be a ‘giving’ parcel
- Donating parcel must be at least 80% productive land.
- The Town of York becomes the holder/owner of the development rights on the ‘giving’ parcel(s)
- All such transactions to be approved by the Town
- Forms and legal details as required to facilitate requests.
- Motion was seconded by Charlie Umhoefer. Motion carried.
- The topic of Vierbicher updated proposal relative to Land Division Database if applicable was tabled for future discussion.
- The PC requested Town Board to provide a prioritized list to the Plan Commission of the next topics they should address.
- Adjournment: Dan Truttmann moved to adjourn at 8:17 pm; seconded by Charlie Umhoefer. Motion carried.