NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Door County Pulse's website.
The Door County Resource Planning Committee (RPC) voted unanimously to deny a proposed RV and home development at the old stone quarry site in the Town of Sevastopol. The RPC based its decision on its determination that the application did not meet several requirements for a conditional use permit. The primary provisions were that it would negatively affect neighboring property values, does not fit the Door County Comprehensive Plan.Door County Pulse writer, Myles Dannhausen Jr, covers in his article, "The 117-site development would be located at the former Leathem quarry across from George Pinney County Park on Bay Shore Drive. Each site would be 9,000 square feet, on which owners would have the option to build homes with a first-floor footprint of up to 1,200 square feet. At full build-out, the project could include 115 homes (two sites are only large enough for RV pads)." Other than the developers, no residents spoke in favor of the plan during the Feb. 20 meeting. Opponents focused heavily on wastewater- and stormwater-management plans and the RV park’s potential impact on surrounding property values.
Find more info on the committee's decision in the full article.