Board of Adjustment - Regular Meeting — Agenda Packet

Chippewa County Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting August 19, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 016 1:00 PM Citizen Rep, Chair Jeff Bennesch Citizen Rep, Vice-Chair Roger McFarlane Citizen Rep Doug Matthews Citizen Rep Edmond Miniatt (Alternate) Citizen Rep Carolyn Kaiser Citizen Rep Douglas Olson Citizen Rep Vacant (Alternate) Page 1 of 22 Chippewa County Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting August 19, 2026 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 016 1:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Members of the Public Wishing to Be Heard 4. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) 1. Approve the Agenda 2. Approve the Minutes: December 17, 2025 3. Schedule Next Meeting: September 16, 2026 5. Public Hearings - Discussion and Action 1. Variance Request: 2026-0002 Jeremy & Wendy Stary - Town of Lafayette 6. Agenda Items for Future Consideration 7. Adjourn Chippewa County shall attempt to provide reasonable special accommodations to the public for access to its public meetings, provided reasonable notice of special need is given. If special accommodations for a meeting are desired, contact the County Clerk’s Office at 715-726- 7980. Members of the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors who are not members of this committee are entitled to attend this meeting. It is possible that the attendance of one or more such nonmember Supervisors may create a quorum of some other county board committee, board or commission. Such a quorum is unintended and the nonmember Supervisors are not meeting for the purpose of exercising the responsibility, authority, power, or duties of any other committee, board or commission. Published: August 14, 2026 Page 2 of 22 Chippewa County Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting December 17, 2025 Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 016 1:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Members of the Public Wishing to Be Heard (Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker.) None 4. Consent Agenda (Unless separation of an item is requested, all items will be adopted under one motion.) Motion to Approve. Motion: Approved Result: (4 - 0) Mover: Julie Geissler Seconder: Roger McFarlane Ayes: Jeff Bennesch, Roger McFarlane, Doug Matthews, Julie Geissler Nayes: None Absent: Larry Marquardt, Carolyn Kaiser 1. Approve the Agenda 2. Schedule Next Meeting Date - January 21, 2026 (If Needed) 5. Public Hearings - for Discussion and Action 1. Variance Request: 2025-0003 Brad & Tara Hagmann - Town of Eagle Point (Tabled from 11-19-2025 Meeting) Motion to remove the variance request from the table. Motion: Approved Result: (4 - 0) Mover: Doug Matthews Seconder: Roger McFarlane Ayes: Jeff Bennesch, Roger McFarlane, Doug Matthews, Julie Geissler Nayes: None Absent: Larry Marquardt, Carolyn Kaiser Roder reviewed the information the BOA had requested at the November meeting: sanitary, review of the properties to the north and south and floodplain information. Brad Hagmann clarified his variance request was to use the existing framing, remove the camper, enclose the area currently occupied by the camper and the approximate 2' gap between the camper and the other additions. A general discussion occurred. Motion to Approve a variance in the 3-dimensional footprint replacement of the camper/mobile home Page 3 of 22 areas as dimensionally identified in the Conditions of Approval (18). Motion: Motion to remove variance from the table. Result: (4 - 0) Mover: Julie Geissler Seconder: Doug Matthews Ayes: Jeff Bennesch, Roger McFarlane, Doug Matthews, Julie Geissler Nayes: None Absent: Larry Marquardt, Carolyn Kaiser 6. Agenda Items for Future Consideration None Discussed 7. Adjourn Motion to Adjourn The meeting adjourned at: 02:05 PM Result: (4 - 0) Mover: Julie Geissler Seconder: Roger McFarlane Ayes: Jeff Bennesch, Roger McFarlane, Doug Matthews, Julie Geissler Absent: Larry Marquardt, Carolyn Kaiser Page 4 of 22 (Posted on August 4, 2026) Chippewa County Website & County Clerk’s Bulle�n Board CHIPPEWA COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in the County of Chippewa, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held on August 19, 2026 beginning at 1:00 pm in Room 016 of the Chippewa County Courthouse, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, rela�ve to the following request: Variance Pe��on: #2026-0002 Appellant: Jeremy & Wendy Stary To increase the height of a non-conforming structure not mee�ng the sideyard setback in accordance with sec�on 70-7(d)(2) and 70-63 of the Chippewa County Zoning Ordinance. This request is for Lot 1, Cer�fied Survey Map 5227 (Parcel number 22808-1142-75227001), which is located in the NW ¼ of the SE ¼, Sec�on 11, Township 28 North, Range 08 West. Town of Lafayete. Physical Address: 5323 176th Street. All persons interested are invited to atend. Specific informa�on regarding this hearing can be obtained at the Chippewa County Department of Planning & Zoning. Dated: August 4, 2026 Page 5 of 22 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING  711 North Bridge Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729  Phone:715.726.7940  www.chippewacountywi.gov  Land Management Land Planning Land Records & G.I.S. POWTS & Wells CHIPPEWA COUNTY Date: August 4, 2026 To: Property Owner(s) From: Douglas Clary, Director Re: Public Meeting & Public Hearing Dear Property Owner(s): The Chippewa County Department of Planning & Zoning has received a request for a variance and your property has been determined to be within the legal public hearing notification distance per county and state requirements. I have enclosed a map identifying the location of the parcel associated with this request. If you have any questions, please contact me at (715) 726- 7941. Variance Request: #2026-0002 Appellant: Jeremy & Wendy Stary To increase the height of a non-conforming structure not meeting the sideyard setback in accordance with section 70-7(d)(2) and 70-63, of the Chippewa County Zoning Ordinance. This request is for Lot 1, Certified Survey Map 5227 (Parcel number 22808-1142-75227001), which is located in the NW ¼ of the SE ¼, Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 08 West. Town of Lafayette. Physical Address: 5323 176th Street. Chippewa County Board of Adjustment: The Chippewa County Board of Adjustment (BOA) will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on August 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM, in Room 016, of the Chippewa County Courthouse at 711 N. Bridge Street, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The BOA will make a determination to approve or deny the request. 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