TOWN OF CONCORD PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES

March 26, 2025

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. with Plan Commission members Jim Gilbert, Sally Williams, Kim Miller, Tony Metzger, and Dave Wegner present. Town supervisor Ted Mueller was also present.

Sally Williams stated that the meeting had been properly posted.

Jim Gilbert made a motion to approve the minutes from the February 26, 2025 meeting, second by Kim Miller. All approved. Motion passed. 

Item 1: Discuss draft of County Solar Ordinance 

The Plan Commission does not recommend passage of the Jefferson County Solar Ordinance in its current form, but developed a list of changes they would recommend. Changes include more stringent buffering requirements, specific limitations on grading and topsoil removal, more specific requirements for plantings/ groundcover, replacement of lost tax revenue, noise limitations, well and groundwater testing, a flood mitigation plan and more specific decommissioning regulations. Tony Metzger made a motion to pass the recommendations on to the Town Board, second by Jim Gilbert. All approved. Motion passed.

Item 3: Discussion of Town Ordinances Ch. 17 Zoning 

No changes were made to this chapter. Note that what is posted online for section 17.02 Nonmetallic Mining is not current. The current ordinance was passed in July 2007 and will be incorporated into Ch. 17 with no changes. Sally Williams made a motion to pass this chapter on to the Town Board, second by Jim Gilbert. All approved. Motion passed.

With no further business Tony Metzger made a motion to adjourn, second by Jim Gilbert. Meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Sally Williams, secretary