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Planner Aaron explained the item returned to the commission because a prior public-notice publication requirement was not met: a legal advertisement was not published twice by the Wisconsin State Journal, so state statute and the village's public-notice rules required the hearing to be repeated. Aaron and staff recommended re-approving the 1:400 parking ratio consistent with prior discussion, but the commission opted not to recommend the amendment to the village board.

During discussion one commissioner asked whether the commission could table the matter pending the outcome of a referendum; staff said the commission could table the item or vote, and that if the commission did not make a recommendation it would automatically go to the village board. The commission proceeded to a roll-call vote. The transcript records the roll-call as: Allen — Nay; Brinkmeyer — Nay; Just Shishan — Aye; Murphy — Aye; Sale — Nay; Schultz — Nay; Williams — Aye. The chair summarized the result as 4–3 against recommendation, and the motion failed to recommend the change.

The commission flagged that the village board meeting to consider related matters will occur after the election. The commission did not forward a recommendation to the village board based on the recorded vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/26/2025 Plan Commission","oneSentenceSummary","After re-opening a required public hearing, the commission declined to recommend a zoning change reducing library parking requirements to one space per 400 square feet; the motion failed on a 4–3 vote during roll call and the commission did not forward the change to the village board.","taxTitle","Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin","taxId",72712,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6102875,"Commission approves zoning ordinance amendment to allow limited residential beekeeping",165,1586000,1751000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9&start=1586&end=1751","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9/thumbnail_1586000.jpg","/articles/6102875/Cottage-Grove/Dane-County/Wisconsin/Commission-approves-zoning-ordinance-amendment-to-allow-limited-residential-beekeeping","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6102875-0cea40a56edcdaa24f71e2ceaf5c9c30/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117132&Signature=CVvHRCejNpWGaFulj04YXVEYSswMMO18ec5i85gBMBoHT36KJmYj0J-kFryqR~bLMvBM5N38LIaZiiECVlL7a5jKuwMiX10ZHPZjatB3XAmsQRXvp-437WLXRGZfJ6isLwRhgluiAAy9vtLGIwseMRCq~aUirTVAE358leVfHk0Szqn0BjYqU~sqPCXxeTqMUCbokRtdK5HpN3dGDRe32motu1PSjdfbLDvh6vGtEu2JJMxnREy07Nl3vfkHhrg2DGLpN13OneqKla2z-NRwjvLaQIXOGrPstJhd~5H77v1fHNLhM8DaHeJ8mggLZM0A2y-U1qlNn7VNiQGVgfcQAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance to permit beekeeping as a limited accessory use in single-family residential districts SR-4 and SR-6.

Planner Aaron presented an ordinance draft that captured prior commission discussions. The draft permits removable-frame hives, limits beekeeping to no more than four hives per lot, sets a maximum hive volume of 20 cubic feet, requires hives be located in rear yards at least 20 feet from property boundaries, requires clean-up of wax and hive debris, requires provision of clean water for bees, and calls for a flyway barrier to reduce bee flights directly into neighboring lots.

No public comments were offered during the hearing. A commission motion to approve the zoning amendment carried by voice vote. The item will return to the village board for further action consistent with the ordinance-adoption process.

Commissioners noted the proposal consolidated elements from ordinances discussed at prior meetings and that the proposal will be processed as an amendment to the zoning ordinance. The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes for the motion.

The changes specify operational and siting conditions intended to limit nuisance impacts to neighbors while allowing limited backyard beekeeping in specified residential zones.","The commission approved zoning ordinance changes to permit backyard beekeeping as an accessory use in single-family residential districts SR-4 and SR-6 with specific restrictions (max four hives, 20-foot setbacks, hive size limits, flyway barriers and water), to return for formal adoption at a subsequent board meeting.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6102880,"Plan commission approves conditional use permit for Mr. Queso LLC, including outdoor patio",326,1239000,1565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9&start=1239&end=1565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9/thumbnail_1239000.jpg","/articles/6102880/Cottage-Grove/Dane-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-approves-conditional-use-permit-for-Mr-Queso-LLC-including-outdoor-patio","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6102880-0d7d1908014f2564b9ce99c54e499fe7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117132&Signature=EV5YHz9CpKI8VRGW3oT9X0Sq53pstJGXQ9FBxvGzBYla1XXpKHnjK6B8SRqJUnoUce6NmB1OlHFqJ7KEfGDjvUM7MSE9gw2G8FBN4Fo3bvjAstx4HVlwiCaXZ2nWUgCbKTqe~R1AjIQy37YfOY6Sp9B3wgy51Mmv1oaaSzUPPY8YPqhnn5PXpg3MTyUHcxorNTyklBR-ZukhoeBBZb-SBChuLqWyLGhBNaxe03BqqxHICkobaLHOzNLRb96BzfBEV9-0-oTYw3UTnpqf3fzhzpq~QkZ2dXcwqkVqh6FPmxKG~p79j7sYthc9-FtOUZvRG~rmoE8ipNKJjfzlqYHmcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 approved a conditional use permit for Mr. Queso LLC to operate an indoor commercial entertainment land use serving alcohol at 1609 Landmark Drive and included approval for an outdoor patio area.

Planner Aaron said the proposed business will occupy the former BBJacks space and that the initial permit issued to BBJacks applied only to that business, requiring the new business to obtain its own conditional use permit. Aaron said the new operator is the same owner of the nearby Don McGuy restaurant and that the owner had already received a village board liquor license contingent on getting the conditional use permit.

During the public-hearing portion, applicant Alex (representing the business on site) confirmed the intent to operate both interior space and an outdoor patio seasonally. Lisa (village staff) confirmed the outdoor patio was included in the liquor-license premise description.

Commissioners discussed whether to phrase the motion to explicitly include the outdoor patio. Planner Aaron advised that a motion referencing both the conditional use permit and the outdoor patio would be sufficient to cover the outdoor portion. One commissioner observed that past approvals for the prior tenant had been staged in separate approvals at different times.

A motion to approve the conditional use permit for indoor commercial entertainment serving alcohol and to include the outdoor patio carried by voice vote; the motion included staff conditions and standard sign-permit requirements for any new signage. The minutes record that the village board already approved the liquor license conditioned on CUP approval. The motion did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the transcript.

The applicant will proceed with the business opening and must seek sign permits for any new signage. The liquor-license premise description includes the outdoor patio.","The commission approved a conditional use permit allowing indoor commercial entertainment serving alcohol and an outdoor patio for Mr. Queso LLC at 1609 Landmark Drive (former BBJacks), subject to staff conditions and a liquor-license premise description including the patio.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6102885,"Plan commission recommends approval of Kennedy Hills final plat in Cottage Grove ETJ",167,1049000,1216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9&start=1049&end=1216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9/thumbnail_1049000.jpg","/articles/6102885/Cottage-Grove/Dane-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-recommends-approval-of-Kennedy-Hills-final-plat-in-Cottage-Grove-ETJ","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6102885-5301aff120b3b54a5c7eac5ba8786dc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117132&Signature=aui0K8E-wU9cWH4jp51v7CXv6flhKmgjBFE7NXWK0tIqwIhaTndMXkCvjrC~O2-HytTr-l8ciMbaXJWeP5AYODj51j-1tTPzl5SEtYE9UGKGRcicdGY26bAtRZ90viN2W3jAW55izKHmR0JASsj2efxIifNsElGGnOfPurXV6uxd2Wfuply~wEs5ldPGsmELQ~IDYb9AIiy98eOHJHhdAcWRE05hcH--nkIbjIW3lbTOBFR67lvvVgQ0BtIxZEqtKkadZ1wADKq6mF2WlrE0VSxC~W~Qr~wFkRLctr9RjoeZJLmITf46LtuZZv8qJczntM8Zi6d6erpKGkqIdSc9xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 recommended approval of a final plat for the Kennedy Hills subdivision, located at the northwest corner of Highway BB and Kennedy Road in the town of Cottage Grove.

Planner Aaron described the filing as the final plat following a previously reviewed preliminary plat and said there were no changes from the preliminary submission. Because the subdivision lies in the village's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the village's ability to impose certain design standards—such as street design—on the plat is limited; Aaron noted the town had already approved the preliminary plat and that the village's subdivision ordinance requires town concurrence for lots under an acre.

Commission discussion touched on agricultural preservation and how development-rights transactions can affect lot yield in preserved agricultural areas. One commissioner, who serves on the local agricultural preservation body CARPSE, commented on discussions around agricultural preservation and how town-level rules and sale of development rights influence the density of new subdivisions.

A motion to approve the final plat for Corey Collins (Kennedy Hills) as presented passed by voice vote with standard staff conditions. The minutes do not record a detailed roll-call tally for this action.

The commission noted this final-plat review is largely a formality when no changes follow the preliminary plat and confirmed that town approvals satisfied required conditions for ETJ lots less than one acre.","The plan commission recommended approval of an extraterritorial (ETJ) final plat for Kennedy Hills at Highway BB and Kennedy Road after finding no changes since the preliminary plat; the town had previously approved the preliminary plat.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6102890,"Plan commission approves Dolphin Swim Academy conditional use permit and site plan for new accessory building",930,117000,1047000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9&start=117&end=1047","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2802919-b600bdff855b682a47d00588945c42a9/thumbnail_117000.jpg","/articles/6102890/Cottage-Grove/Dane-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-approves-Dolphin-Swim-Academy-conditional-use-permit-and-site-plan-for-new-accessory-building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6102890-0f4e90459bee541719d104ef6e5d486f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117132&Signature=mR-OFYme61DAGvCY24MGnDj-oCGcVvVafPGSmi8kj-Cya8zgoOJmdbdLxZONHCm2sGyatTI1Njw-K4ktJ3Rnm4b-5eXV8Q3d8LNvkuHAfIi71sezEuZLeD-EpdwsAa7pY7K445kTid5nG25Wcv~W8ylhCcJ8w--yTKm9pjfXLR0skKs1H07aeg2VleK2t6t~RP2nNykKgSrJXZ6iaDNlBSbsJCjl-XxdmyWbRzJJ7jXh7qA154QL6DJwTfF20pO~LFv0u8HtlxkhDQ65hHUlTmcjY~dDcY2BJMui5spRDb7iiynkhRc~Eav7evCC4fKlBOX41v9e7P2GevDYv5QZVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 approved a conditional use permit for a group daycare and approved a site plan for a new accessory building at Dolphin Swim Academy, 1500 Landmark Drive.

The permit allows the owner to build an approximately 2,700-square-foot building adjacent to the existing swim school for use as a daycare/summer-camp space for children who attend the swim academy and, when not in use, to rent the space to the public as a community room. The commission also approved a site plan for an approximately 3,000-square-foot accessory building with the conditions set forth by staff.

Planner Aaron (staff) summarized the land-use classification as a daycare permitted as an accessory use to an established principal use. Aaron recommended one condition clarifying that the conditional use permit applies only to the current business and that a change of ownership would require reconsideration of the permit. Architect Andrea Ring described the project and site layout: \"This new building will be approximately 2,700 square feet\" and said the design includes a drop-off loop and an ADA stall leading to an accessible sidewalk to the main entry.

Ty from Strand Engineering reviewed engineering comments online and suggested sanitary lateral best practices and a pedestrian connection between the two buildings. He recommended straight sanitary lateral runs where feasible and said that if bends remain, cleanouts would be required at those bends. Ty also asked that the applicant provide stormwater and erosion-control details for Strand's review prior to issuing a disturbance permit.

Owner Britney Balwig explained that doors on the east side of the existing building must remain locked for pool security, which is why the pedestrian connection would route south to the main entrance. Britney confirmed the dumpster is located in a gated enclosure in the southeast corner of the site.

Commissioners discussed landscaping items from the original building that staff recommended be completed now, pedestrian access between buildings, and the site's regional stormwater treatment. Commissioner comment noted the Commerce Park generally uses a regional detention basin because soils in the area do not meet on-site infiltration requirements.

A motion to approve the conditional use permit with staff conditions carried by voice vote. A separate motion to approve the site plan with staff conditions also carried by voice vote. The motions did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes.

The commission directed the applicant to submit the requested engineering details and finalize any outstanding landscaping and stormwater documentation during the site-plan review and before issuance of permits. The approvals are limited to the current business and parcel; any change in ownership would require a new review.

The commission moved on to other agenda items following the approvals.","The Cottage Grove Plan Commission approved a conditional use permit and a site plan for a roughly 2,700–3,000 sq ft accessory building at Dolphin Swim Academy, allowing use as a group daycare and community space with staff-recommended conditions.","actionData","errors"]

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