The Lakeside Country Store is a simple PAD in Merrimac. The whole site was planned. It included lighting, signs, driveways, awning and the position of the building and the pumps on one acre. The time frame for beginning construction depends upon how well the site is planned and when it gets final approval. The approval process requires a public hearing at a planning and zoning commission meeting.
Final approval is granted by the town board.
The first condition the town puts on any PAD is that all other necessary permits from other governmental units must be obtained. That includes building permits and it may include DNR inspection and permits and sometimes public health certification. Certain PADs require state, county or local permits over and above the PAD permits. In this case, the proposed nine-hole golf course will need a PAD permit, inspection and possibly permits from the DNR and possibly some permits from the Town of Greenfield and Sauk County. A small part of the site is in Greenfield Township.