CITY OF WAUPUN

PLAN COMMISSION

MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 21, 2016 MEETING

(Approved 1/18/17)

1.  Call to Oder:

The Plan Commission met at 4:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Waupun.

2.  Roll Call:

Members Present: Julie Nickel, Elton TerBeest, Fred Lueck, Nancy Vanderkin, Jerry Medema

Member Excused: Richard Flynn and Derek Drews

Staff Present: Susan Leahy

3.  Chairman Nickel called for the approval of the minutes of the November 16, 2016 meeting. Motion by Vanderkin and seconded by TerBeest to approve the minutes of the November, 2016 meeting. Motion carried, minutes approved as presented.

4.  Site Plan Review – Verizon Monopole Tower at 5 Monroe St., City of Waupun. Susan Leahy, Zoning Administrator, briefly explained the modifications to the existing pole and the equipment within the existing fenced in area around the tower. Revised plans now show the fiber optic cable will no longer be coming in from the north but Charter will now route the fiber within the Monroe St. right of way to the tower site. In addition, Verizon will install two (2) 4” conduits from their equipment platform to Charter’s vault in the right of way. The plan also shows a proposed natural gas generator and cabinets on a 4’ a 10’ area within the fenced area as well as a proposed 6’ x 106’ equipment platform also within the fenced area typically requiring a land use permit under the city ordinance.
Lueck noted on a lighter side the cover letter from American Tower Corp. listed the ATC site name as “WAUPIN”, the carrier site name as “WAUPON”, and the county as “Dodge”, when in fact the site is in Fond du Lac County in the City of Waupun.
No one from Verizon or the public attended the site plan review meeting so Chairman Nickel asked for a motion to approve the site plan, equipment upgrade and structural changes to the site.
Motion by Medema, seconded by TerBeest to approve the revised site plan for the Verizon monopole tower site and equipment upgrade within the fenced in area on said site.
Vote: TerBeest, Medema, Vanderkin, Lueck, and Nickle – “AYE”
Motion carried 5/0, site plan approved as revised.

5.  Motion by Vanderkin, seconded by Medema to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried, meeting adjourned at 4:55 pm.

Fred Lueck

Secretary