Town Hall-2354 County Rd N Stoughton, WI 53589-2873 Telephone: (608) 873-3063 Email: cttops@tds.net

Town Meeting Agendas and Posting Places:

A detailed agenda for each meeting is posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting date.

Posting Places are:

• Town Hall, 2354 County Hwy N
• Pleasant Springs Sanitary District Building, 2083 Williams Dr.
• East side of the Red Oak Court cul-de-sac

The 9 Step Process to Obtain a Rezone, Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Special Use Permit, Preliminary Certified Survey Map or Final Certified Survey Map: – The time required to complete the process will vary per request. Some take 2-3 months, others 6 months or more. The extent to which you prepare and the schedules of government bodies & agencies are the two biggest factors affecting the length of the process.

1. All requests start with the applicant contacting the Town office (address and number listed at the bottom of the page) and obtaining an application and site plan form.
2. You will be given the name and telephone number of a person on the Plan Commission who will serve as your "contact person". You can contact this person for information and to answer any questions you may have.
3. The application form (filled out completely), site plan and any required attachments must be returned to the Clerk/Treasurer, along with a $50.00 application fee made payable to the "Town of Pleasant Springs", by the deadline date in order for the request to be placed on the next available agenda.
4. Requests for land zoned A1-EX require that the applicant obtain soil interpretations sheets for the parcel/building site to be rezoned from the Dane County Land Conservation Office, located at 1 Fen Oak Court, Madison, (608) 224-3730.
5. It is strongly recommended the current property owner is required to attend the first Plan Commission meeting.
6. There is a nine item limit to the agenda. (First come/first serve basis)
7. When a request appears on the Plan Commission agenda and no one appears at the meeting to represent the request, action may or may not be taken.
8. In order to expedite the decision making process it is suggested that any materials that would be helpful to members be given to the Clerk/Treasurer at the time the application form is submitted, for distribution prior to the meeting. If materials are presented at the meeting, 8 copies must be provided. 

Preliminary Action

1. The first time a request is brought before the Plan Commission, it is reviewed for consistency with the Town Land Use Plan. A motion on a request may be made and voted on by Commission members for preliminary approval or disapproval.
2. The Commission reports the actions they take on their agenda items to the Town Board on the third Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noticed. The Town Board considers action based on input from the Plan Commission. A motion on a request may be made and voted on by Town Board members for preliminary approval or disapproval. (The Plan Commission is advisory to the Town Board. The Town Board's action may differ from the Plan Commission's).
3. The Town of Pleasant Springs usually does not notify Dane County Zoning of preliminary action taken on requests.
4. The petitioner may now proceed to file an application with Dane County Zoning.

Final Action

1. When you apply at Dane County Zoning you will be given a public hearing date to appear before the Dane County Zoning & Natural Resources Committee. Landowners within 1/4 mile receive a notification of the Public Hearing regarding your request. After the Town receives a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing your request is placed on the next possible Plan Commission agenda (that follows the Public Hearing date) for final approval or disapproval.
2. The request, as submitted to Dane County, will be reviewed by the Plan Commission and a motion for approval or disapproval may be made.
3. The Plan Commission reports the final action they have made on the request to the Town Board on the third Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noticed. The Town Board considers its' final action based on input from the Plan Commission. A motion on your request may be made and voted on by Town Board members for final approval or disapproval. (The Plan Commission is advisory to the Town Board. The Town Board's action may differ from the Plan Commission's).
4. The Town Board notifies Dane County Zoning, in writing, of final action take on your request.