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AGENDA
1. Call business meeting to order.
2. Establish a quorum: roll call.
3. Adopt agenda/properly noticed.
4. Approve minutes for October 1, 2026, meeting.
5. Correspondence.
6. Public comment: Information may be received from members of the public, except
information related to a pending hearing (e.g., zoning amendment or conditional use
permit). Extensive discussion and all action must be deferred until and unless specific
notice of the subject matter is included on the agenda.
7. Public hearing: Washington Island; Bryan Newman; rezone approximately 2.2 acres from
Light Industrial to General Agricultural; 1292 E Side Road.
8. New business:
a. Data Centers Update
b. 3rd Quarter Report
9. Matters to be placed on a future agenda or referred to a committee, official, or employee.
10. Next meeting dates:
• November 5, 2026: one hearing
• November 19, 2026: possible hearing(s)
• December 3, 2026: ?
• December 17, 2026: ?
11. Adjourn.
Deviation from order shown may occur.
Notice of Public Meeting
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Business meeting at approx. 3:15 p.m.
after public hearing starting at 3:00 p.m.
DOOR COUNTY
RESOURCE PLANNING
COMMITTEE
Door County Government Center
Chambers Room
(C102, 1st floor)
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Oversight for Land Use Services Department
Anyone wishing to speak must attend
in person.
Members of the public who wish to
simply monitor/observe the meeting may
attend in person or do so remotely by
using the link below, or via the Zoom
smartphone app, or by calling (312) 626-
6799.
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8102406756
2?pwd=mirmRATwrNUaCSwgspQPEU
nt6eoaW4.1
Webinar ID: 810 2406 7562
Passcode: 140327
Reasonable efforts will be made to
provide the public with a remote
attendance option. If technical issues
prevent or hinder remote attendance,
the meeting will proceed in person as
scheduled, without remote option.
Zoom Webinar ID: 894 1468 1074
Passcode: 113675
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These minutes have not been reviewed by the oversight committee and are subject to approval or revision
at the next regular committee meeting.
MINUTES OF MEETING
DOOR COUNTY RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
October 1, 2026
1. Call business meeting to order.
Fisher called a business meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. in the Door County Government Center
Chambers Room (C102, 1st floor), 421 Nebraska Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
2. Establish a quorum: roll call.
Present: RPC Members Staff Others
Hugh Zettel Tyler Pluff Sue A Dompke
Claire Morkin Tess Trybull Ted Gardner
Jason Tlachac Colleen McCauley Juliann Gardner
Nancy Goss Karyn Behling Michelle Jordan
Ken Fisher Hunter Paplam Tom Jordan
Ken Pabich Connie Smith
3. Adopt agenda/properly noticed.
After confirmation of proper notice and posting procedures, there was a motion by Goss, seconded
by Zettel, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously (5-0).
4. Approve minutes for August 20, 2026 meeting.
Motion by Goss, seconded by Tlachac, to approve the minutes. Motion carried unanimously
(5-0).
5. Correspondence.
None.
6. Public comment: Information may be received from members of the public, except
information related to a pending hearing (e.g., zoning amendment or conditional use permit).
Extensive discussion and all action must be deferred until and unless specific notice of the
subject matter is included on the agenda.
None.
7. New Business:
a. Washington Island; Thomas Jordan; conditional use permit to expand operating hours
for a permitted nonmetallic mine located north of 1342 E Side Road; General
Agricultural zoning district.
Motion by Fisher, seconded by Tlachac, that:
1. The applicant has demonstrated by substantial evidence that the application and all
conditions and requirements relating to the proposed conditional use are or will be satisfied.
2. There was no substantial evidence to support the opposite conclusion.
3. A conditional use permit valid for twelve months is hereby granted, subject to the following
conditions and requirements:
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A. The use must be established within 12 months of the issuance of the conditional use
permit.
B. The project shall comply with all applicable local, state, and federal codes and
ordinances, including obtaining all required approvals and permits prior to mining.
C. The applicant shall consult with the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) as to
whether or not the parcel in whole or in part is designated as critical habitat for the
Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly.
i. If the parcel is in whole or in part designated as such habitat, the nonmetallic mine
and any mine-related actions or activities on the parcel where mining is to take place
and on the property to the south (1342 East Side Road), where mine-related vehicles
and equipment are to be stored, shall abide by any practices recommended by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and/or the USFWS with regard to
ensuring the habitat of the federally endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly is not
destroyed, degraded, altered, or fragmented. Before mining commences, copies of
the recommended practices shall be provided to the Land Use Services Department.
D. Hours of operation for any mine-related activities shall begin no earlier than 6 a.m. and
shall conclude no later than 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
E. Access to the property shall be via the property immediately to the south (1342 East
Side Road), as proposed, and shall be formalized via recorded easement.
F. No materials shall be stored or processed – including but not limited to crushing,
screening, storing, stockpiling – and no mine-related office or employee facilities shall be
established on the property adjacent to the south (1342 East Side Road), from which the
mine activities will take access. Storage of mine-related equipment and vehicles shall
be permitted within the existing buildings at 1342 East Side Road.
G. Four conditions outlined in Greg Coulthurst’s April 15, 2020 memo shall be met to the
satisfaction of Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department (SWCD) staff:
i. A storm water permit will be required by the WI DNR. Evidence of WI DNR coverage
is required.
ii. A permanent benchmark within fifty feet of the mine site referenced to a USGS
benchmark must be established and maintained throughout the life of the mine.
iii. Final submittal shall include two paper copies of all plan maps and narratives.
iv. Any additional requirements as may be imposed by WI DNR.
H. Any outdoor lighting erected in conjunction with this use shall utilize fixtures whose lens,
hood, or combination thereof allow no direct beams to be seen from off the property or
cast skyward, and the lighting elements of which shall not be visible from adjacent
properties.
I. An affidavit shall be recorded with the Deed to provide successors in interest notice of
the conditional use permit and conditions and requirements.
Motion carried 3-2 (Fischer, Tlachac, Zettlel “yay”; Goss and Morkin “nay”).
b. Review and approve the 2026 Land Use Services Department budget.
Link to 2027 Proposed Budget.
Motion by Morkin, seconded by Goss, to approve the 2027 Land Use Services Department budget
as presented, and send it to the Finance Department. Motion carried unanimously (5-0).
8. Matters to be placed on a future agenda or referred to a committee, official, or employee.
Further discussion and an update on the Data Center Moratorium will take place at the next meeting
on October 15, 2026.
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9. Next meeting dates:
• October 15, 2026: one hearing
• November 5, 2026: one hearing
• November 19, 2026: ?
• December 3, 2026: ?
Meeting schedule discussed as noted.
10. Land Use New Staff Introduction
Tyler Pluff was introduced as the new Land Use Services Director. It was reported that Sarah deBruijn
has started as a Code Administrator.
11. Adjourn.
Motion by Goss, seconded by Zettel, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously (5-0).
Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Reported by,
Colleen McCauley
Planner
Tyler Pluff
Land Use Services Director
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE
THE DOOR COUNTY, WI RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
DOOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
421 NEBRASKA ST.
STURGEON BAY, WI 54235
A public hearing and subsequent business meeting will be held by the Door County Resource Planning Committee (RPC)
on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in the Door County Government Center Chambers Room (C102, 1st Floor).
Applicants and others who wish to offer oral testimony must attend in person.
Members of the public who wish to simply monitor/observe the hearing and meeting may attend in person, or do so
remotely by computer using the link below, or via the Zoom smartphone app, or by calling (312) 626 -6799.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81024067562?pwd=mirmRATwrNUaCSwgspQPEUnt6eoaW4.1
Zoom Webinar ID: 810 2406 7562
Passcode: 140327
The hearing will begin at 3:00 p.m. to give consideration to the application below for conditional use permit, as specified in
the Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
WASHINGTON ISLAND
Bryan Newman petitions to rezone approximately 2.2 acres from Light Industrial (LI) to General Agricultural (GA) in order
for the residence to be considered a conforming use. The proposed amendment is for the property located at 1292 East
Side Road in the Town of Washington.
The purpose of a hearing is to allow parties to explain how their interests are affected, how the public is affected, and to
bring out any facts pertinent to the case related to public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare.
Written testimony will be accepted on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, or by email to LUSdepartment@co.door.wi.gov, and must be
received 48 hours prior to the day of the hearing. Anonymous correspondence will not be accepted. Letters are available
for inspection upon request. Letters are entered into hearing records, but are not read aloud. Please note:
Correspondence or testimony submitted for town-level proceedings does NOT get forwarded to the county.
All application materials may be viewed on-line approximately four business days before the hearing at
https://www.co.door.wi.gov/AgendaCenter. Additional materials may be posted up until 4:30 p.m. the day before the
hearing.
The list of names to whom this notice was sent by regular mail is available upon request.
Ken Fisher, Chairperson
Resource Planning Committee
c/o Land Use Services Dept.
Door County Gov’t. Center
421 Nebraska St.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: (920) 746-2323
FAX: (920) 746-2387
Publication Dates: September 25th & October 2nd , 2026
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County of Door
LAND USE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
County Government Center
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
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STAFF REPORT Petition for Zoning Amendment - Map Applicant Information Address and parcel ID: 1292 East Side Road; 028-03-05333022E1 Property Owner / Applicant: Bryan Newman Petition Request: To rezone from Light Industrial (LI) to General Agricultural (GA). Purpose of the proposed rezoning: For the residence to be considered a conforming use. Description of Subject Property and Surrounding Area Subject Property Lot area and road frontage: The lot contains 2.2 acres and has approximately 330 feet of road frontage along East Side Rd and 250 feet of road frontage along Town Line Rd. Existing uses/structures: Existing structures contain an accessory residence as well as a detached building that was previously used to house a trade and contractor establishment. The use is currently residential. Traffic patterns/road usage: Light to moderate traffic along East Side Road and Town Line Road. Surrounding Area – Zoning and Use: There are many lots varying in size surrounding the proposed rezoning location. Lots in this area are primarily zoned Light Industrial (LI) and General Agricultural (GA). The lot to the east appears to contain a bulk storage of fuel products. Further northeast, there are lots zoned Estate (ES) and Countryside (CS) which contain single family residences and wooded areas. Background/History In 1968, the Town of Washington Island adopted County Comprehensive Zoning. The three lots zoned Light Industrial in the SE corner of the intersection used to be one lot containing approximately 10.25 acres. The lot contained the residence, barn and shed since at least the mid-70’s. The lot was zoned A-1 at this time. In 1991, a zoning permit was issued for an addition to the residence, and for the storage of fuel products. The lot was zoned A-4 at this time. In 1994, a zoning permit was issued for the storage of additional fuel products. In 1995, the County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance rewrite occurred and the lot was zoned Light Industrial which deemed the residence as a nonconforming use. A single-family residence is not a permitted use in the LI zoning district. In 1996, a zoning permit was issued for an addition to the residence. In 2018, a certified survey map was recorded which created the lot to the east of the subject parcel which is zoned Light Industrial. This is the lot that contains the bulk storage of fuel products. In 2019, a zoning permit was issued for the establishment of a trade or contractors’ business in the attached garage for woodworking. In 2022, a certified survey map was recorded which created the subject lot and the lot to the south, both currently zoned Light industrial. The southern lot is vacant. Nonconforming uses may only expand up to 10% of its floor area with the issuance of a conditional use permit.
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Zoning Considerations
Section 2.03(19): Purpose of the Light Industrial (LI) zoning district: This district is intended to provide for manufacturing, warehousing, and other light industrial operations. It is also intended that this district be used for the location of trade or contractor establishments, commercial storage facilities, and similar businesses. Such uses should not be detrimental to the surrounding area or to the county as a whole by reason of noise, dust, smoke, odor, traffic, physical appearance, degradation of groundwater, or other nuisance factors. Such uses may be subject to requirements which will reasonably ensure compatibility. This district can also be used for industrial or business parks. Lot sizes of at least 60,000 square feet are required for new lots. Section 2.03(5): Purpose of the General Agricultural (GA) zoning district: This district is intended to maintain agricultural lands which have historically demonstrated high agricultural productivity. It is also intended to accommodate certain nonagricultural uses which require spacious areas to operate or where natural resource exploitation occurs. Lands eligible for designation in this district shall generally include those designated as farmland preservation areas in the Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan. This district is also intended to provide farmland owners with additional management options by allowing limited residential development, but with residential density limits and other requirements set so as to maintain the rural characteristics of this district. Lot sizes of at least 20 acres are required for new lots. Principal uses allowed. Please see the attached Table of Principal Uses to compare the types of uses allowed in the existing zoning district as opposed to the proposed zoning district. Rezoning a property means that any use allowed in the new zoning district may be established on the property, now or in the future, not just the use being proposed by the current applicant. Zoning District Requirements. Please see the attached Table of District Requirements to compare minimum lot size requirements, maximum impervious surface ratios and setbacks. Issues for the RPC to consider in evaluating petitions to rezone are below. A brief staff opinion regarding these matters is at the end of the list of questions. The RPC needs to reach its own determinations, though. Was the existing district due to a mistake in the mapping process? Have circumstances changed for this property or surrounding properties since the original zoning district designation? How are the adjacent properties zoned and used? Will rezoning allow for higher intensity or higher density uses than those allowed on surrounding properties? Would the new district fit official plan guidelines for the property? Is the existing district a better fit? Is the request simply to economically benefit one property owner or a small group of property owners? Is there an overriding public good to be gained by rezoning the property? (If yes, rezoning might be justified even if other considerations point toward denying the petition.) The existing Light Industrial (LI) zoning district was not due to a mistake in the mapping process and circumstances have not changed. The current property owner would like to be able to sell the property and the proposed rezoning will allow the residence to be classified as a conforming use. They are having a difficult time since the residence is not a conforming use. The existing residence may continue to be used as long as the nonconforming use does not cease for more than 12 months. Comprehensive Plan Considerations
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Below is a summary of County Comprehensive Plan considerations, including the future land use designation
and relevant goals/objectives/action items of the Comprehensive Plan. Please note that per Wisconsin Statute
§66.1001, Comprehensive Planning:
If the County amends its zoning ordinance, such as rezoning, the amendment(s) shall be “consistent with” the County comprehensive plan. “Consistent with” means “furthers or does not contradict the objectives, goals, and policies contained in the comprehensive plan.” County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Designation & Description: Future Land Use Designation: The subject parcel is designated as “Industrial” on the County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, as described below and shown on the attached Future Land Use Map. Industrial Future Land Use Description: Lands designated as “Industrial” are intended for uses such as fabrication, wholesaling, or long- term storage of products and for extraction (mining) or transformation of materials. Note that, as described previously, the “manufacturing” DOR assessment category “includes all land, buildings, structures, and other real property used in manufacturing, assembling, processing, fabricating, making, or milling tangible personal property. It also includes warehouse, storage facilities, or offices in support of the manufacturing property.” While the proposed General Agriculture (GA) zoning district is not consistent with the parcel’s Industrial Future Land Use designation, the rezoning may be beneficial because it would be consistent with the surrounding land use pattern and the parcel’s existing development characteristic of containing a single-family residence since the 70’s. Rezoning the property to General Agriculture would allow the existing residence to function as a permitted use. The existing Industrial designation appears to reflect the parcel’s former relationship to the adjacent light industrial property rather than its current ownership, use, or surrounding land-use pattern. A rezoning to Agriculture would be inconsistent with the parcel’s future land use designation, but the rezoning would promote the goal and policies from the comprehensive plan listed below. Relevant County Comprehensive Plan Goals/Objectives/Action Items: GOAL 4: Maintain and enhance the community’s rural atmosphere and agricultural heritage by pursuing smart growth and infill development strategies through a compact land use pattern that minimizes conflicts between land uses and preserves the small-town aesthetic of the county. o Objective 1: Preserve rural character by maintaining large areas of natural and open space that provide scenic views. o Objective 2: Work cooperatively with developers and county municipalities to identify future development areas using infill and smart growth development strategies. o Objective 3: Regulate new development to minimize its visual impact and preserve the county’s open spaces between communities. o Policy 1: Consider the appearance of new development, particularly along highway corridors, when reviewing conditional use permits and rezoning petitions. GOAL 6: Facilitate a diverse variety of quality, year-round and seasonal affordable housing for all income levels for the current and future population, and support economic opportunities that attract and retain residents, particularly young people and their families, to provide an adequate workforce and activate economic growth. o Objective 1: Develop and enforce policies and programs that provide a range of affordable, quality housing to meet the needs of citizens of all income levels, age groups, and those with disabilities. o Objective 2: Maintain and rehabilitate the existing housing stock while promoting infill (re)development to enhance established neighborhoods and encouraging a mix of housing types in newly developed areas.
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o Objective 3: Promote existing and encourage new housing and commercial/industrial
developments that have minimal negative impacts on the environmental and surrounding land uses such as resource protection and agricultural areas. Other Relevant County Comprehensive Plan Text: Future Land Use Categories (Chapter 8, Volume I; pg. 34): “Future land use category designations are not intended to serve as zoning designations, but rather indicators of desired types of future development and land uses. Mapped future land use categories will, however, be one consideration when petitions are presented to the county requesting county zoning ordinance map amendments. (Other considerations will include input from the affected town[s] with regard to the municipal-level future land use map or any pertinent goals and action items, if any, and any pertinent goals, policies, and action items from the county plan.)” Comprehensive Plan Consistency Analysis: It is staff’s opinion that the proposed rezoning is generally consistent with the County Comprehensive Plan and does not contradict the goals, objectives, and policies contained in the County Comprehensive Plan. Although the proposed rezoning to the General Agricultural zoning district is not technically consistent with the “Industrial” future land use designation, the Committee may take into consideration the proximity of the subject parcel to adjacent areas which are in the “Woodland/Wetland/Natural” and “Rural/Agricultural” land use designations and are similarly developed for residential uses. The Committee may also take into consideration that the existing nonconforming use is grandfathered.
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Town Level Map - Washington
Municipality
Town of Liberty Grove
Town of Washington
Municipality
Lake Michigan
8/27/2026
0 1.5 30.75 mi
0 2.5 51.25 km
1:150,000
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Newman Aerial Neighborhood Map
Address
Roads
Town
ROW
Easements
Conservation
Easement
Parcel
Parcel Boundaries
8/27/2026
0 0.1 0.190.05 mi
0 0.15 0.30.07 km
1:8,000
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Newman Aerial Map
Address
Roads
Town
ROW
Parcel
Parcel Boundaries
8/27/2026
0 0.01 0.030.01 mi
0 0.03 0.050.01 km
1:1,500
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Newman Comprehensive Zoning Map
Address
Roads
Town
ROW
Easements
Easement
Parcel
Parcel Boundaries
Comprehensive Zoning
Light Industrial
General Agricultural
9/8/2026
0 0.08 0.160.04 mi
0 0.1 0.20.05 km
1:6,780
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Newman Future Land Use Map
Address
Roads
Town
ROW
Easements
Conservation
Easement
Parcel
Parcel Boundaries
Future Use
Communication/Utility
Industrial
Roads
Rural/Agricultural
8/27/2026
0 0.1 0.190.05 mi
0 0.15 0.30.07 km
1:8,000
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(3)(a) Table of principal uses – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable.
Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI AGRICULTURAL USES Agricultural Visitation Facility (s. 4.03(4)) (Added: 26 Aug 1997; Ord. 21-97) C C Agriculture (s. 4.03(1)) (Amended: 26 Aug 1997; Ord. 21-97) P P P P P P P P Greenhouses (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P17 P P1 P P P1 C C Roadside Stands (s. 4.03(2)) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P Tree/Shrub Nurseries P1 P P P1 P P P1 COMMERCIAL USES Art Galleries (Amended: 9 May 2008; Ord. 2008-01) C C C C10 P P P Assembly Hall (s. 4.04(17)) (Added: 5 Aug. 2013; Ord. 2013-13) C14 C C C14 C C C C14 Auto Repair (s. 4.04(5)) C C C C P Auto/Recr. Vehicle Sales, Rental, and Service Lot (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14) C C Banks P2 P2 Carwash (Added: 27 August 2002; Ord. 12-02) C C C C Commercial Fishing Facilities P P C C C P Commercial Trucking Establishments (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C3,17 C3 P Commercial Storage Facilities (s. 4.04(8)) C C C P Community Commercial Kitchen (s. 4.04(16)) (Added: 28 May 2012; Ord. 2012-13) P P P Conference Facilities C C C Day Care Centers (s. 4.04(14)) C C C
Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 2-10
ZONING DISTRICTS; USE REGULATIONS 2.05(3)(a)
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(3)(a)Table of principal uses – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable (continued).
Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI COMMERCIAL USES (Continued) Family Day Care Homes (s. 4.04(13)) (Amended: 16 April 1996; Ord. 9-96) (Amended: 30 September 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P C C C P P C P P P P Farm Implement Sales/Service (Amended: 30 September 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C22 C C C C C P Ferry Terminals P P C Fertilizer Distribution Plants (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010, Ord. 2010-13) C22 C C C C Fitness Centers, Tanning Salons & Spas (Added: 30 January 2003; Ord. 01-03) C C C Funeral Homes C C Gas Stations C C C C Grain Mills (Amended: 30 September 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C22 C C C C C P Home Businesses (s. 4.04(10)) (Amended: 20 April 2010, Ord. 2010-03) (Amended: 27 September 2012; Ord. 2012-21) C C C C C C P Home Occupations (s. 4.04(9a)) (Amended: 8 August 2000; Ord. 12-00) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010;Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Home Office/Studio (s. 4.04(9)) ( Added: 8 August 2000; Ord. 12-00) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Indoor Recreation P C P Kennels (s. 4.04(2)) P P P Laundromats and Laundry Service P P C P Lumber/Building Supply Yards(s. 4.04(6)) C C P Medical/Dental Clinics P P Model Homes (s. 4.04(4)) C C C C C C P P P P P
Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 2-11
ZONING DISTRICTS; USE REGULATIONS 2.05(3)(a)
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(3)(a) Table of principal uses – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable (continued).
Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI COMMERCIAL USES (Continued) Passenger Bus Terminals C C Personal Service Establishments P P Professional Offices/Studios P P C Radio/TV Stations (Amended: 29 Sept. 2015; Ord. 2015-09; Effective 9 Nov. 2015) P P Non-Motorized Recreational Equipment Sales/ Service/Rentals (Amended: 26 Feb. 2013; Ord. 2013-07) (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14) P P P Motorized Recreational Equipment Sales/Service/ Rentals (Amended: 26 Feb. 2013; 2013-07) (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14) C C C Restaurants or Taverns (s. 4.04(3)) P 2 P2 C Retail Stores P 6 P6 P4,6 Trade or Contractor Establishments (s. 4.04(7)) (Amended: 18 Dec. 2001; Ord. 12-01) C C C P P Veterinarian Clinics P P P P Wineries/Breweries (Amended: 5 Aug. 2013; Ord. 2013-10) (Amended: 22 May 2018; Ord. 2018-11; Effective 2 July 2018) C24 C24 C23, 24 C C P24
INDUSTRIAL USES Asphalt/Concrete Plants C Bulk Storage of Fuel Products C Freight Terminals (s. 4.05(2)) C P Fruit/Vegetable/Cheese Processing Plants (Amended: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) (Amended: 22 May 2018; Ord. 2018-11; Effective 2 July 2018) C22, 24 C24 C24 C24 P24 Manufacturing, Assembly, Processing C P Nonmetallic Mining (s. 4.05(3)) (Amended: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C C C Resource Recovery Facilities (s. 4.05(6)) C C C Salvage Yards (s. 4.05(4)) C C C
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ZONING DISTRICTS; USE REGULATIONS 2.05(3)(a)
Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 2-12
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(3)(a) Table of principal uses – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable (continued).
Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI INDUSTRIAL USES (Continued) Sawmills/Planing Mills (s. 4.05(1)) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C22 P C P C P Sewage Disposal/Treatment Plants (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C C C C C Slaughterhouses C C C C Solid Waste Facilities (s. 4.05(5)) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C C Temporary Asphalt/Concrete Plants (s. 4.05(7)) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C C C C C14 C C C C C C C C Wholesale Establishments/Distributorships C C P INSTITUTIONAL USES Auditorium (Added: 25 June 2013; Ord. 2013- 12) C C Cemeteries (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P C20 P P P P P P14 P P P P P P P Churches (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C20 C C C C C C14 C C C C P P P Community Living Arrangements As regulated in s. 59.69(15), Wis. Stats. Fine Arts Venue (s. 4.06(2)) (Added: 28 May 2012; Ord. 2012- 12) C C14 C C C14 C C C C Fire/Police Stations (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C P C C C C C Hospitals C C Institutional Residential C C C C C Libraries/Museums (Amended: 28 June 2006; Ord. 2006-11 C C12 P P P Post Offices P P Private Schools (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C17 C C C C C C C C C C
Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 2-13
ZONING DISTRICTS; USE REGULATIONS 2.05(3)(a)
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(3)(a) Table of principal uses – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable (continued).
Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI INSTITUTIONAL USES (Continued) Public Schools (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C20 C C C C C C C C C C Public Highway Garages (s. 4.06(1)) (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010; Ord. 2010-13) C C C C C C P Town Halls/Community Centers (Amended: 22 March 2005; Ord. 2005-11) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P11 C20 P P P P P P P Travelers' Information Centers P P P OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USES Amusement Park C C Campgrounds/Trailer Camps (s. 4.07(2)) (Amended: 24 Feb. 2004; Ord. 2004-04) C C C C C C Camping (s. 4.07(3)) (Amended: 30 Sept. 1997; Ord. 28-97) (Amended: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P P P P P P P Commercial Riding Stables (s. 4.07(4)) (Amended: 28 May 1996; Ord. 11-96) C C C C C C Golf Courses C C14 C C14 C Golf Driving Range (Added: 25 March 1997; Ord. 7-97) C Gun Clubs/Shooting Ranges C C C Institutional Recreation Camps (s. 4.07(6)) C C C C Marinas/Excursion Boating/Charter Fishing (s. 4.07(5)) C C C Outdoor Active Recreation Facility (Added: 26 Feb. 2013; Ord. 2013-07)(s.4.07(9)) C C C C C C C C C Outdoor Theatre C C
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Zoning Districts
Type of Use W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USES (Cont.) Parks (s. 4.07(1)) (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P9 C20 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 P9 Private Riding Stables (s. 4.07(4)) (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P17 P P P P P P P C Public Boat Launching Facilities (Amended: 22 March 2005; Ord. 2005-10) (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14) C C C C C C C C C C C Retreat Centers (s. 4.07(7)) (Amended: 18 Dec 1997; Ord. 40-97) C C C C C C Ski Resorts C RESIDENTIAL USES Accessory Residences (s. 4.08(3)) (Amended: 27 July 2000; Ord. 17-00) (Amended: 17 April 2012; Ord. 2012-14) P P P P Bed & Breakfast Establishments (s. 4.08(10)) (Amended: 9 Nov 2011; Ord. 2011-14) P P P P C P C14 C P P P P P P Boardinghouses (s. 4.08(11)) (Amended: 9 Nov 2011; Ord. 2011-14) P P P P P P P P P P Conservation Subdivisions (Ch. 6) (Added 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Duplexes (Amended: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) P P P P P P P P Dwellings for Agricultural Production & Processing Workers (s. 4.08(7)) (Added: 25 June 1996; Ord. 16-96) (Amended: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) P P P P P
Farm Related Residences (s. 4.08(2)) (Amended: 30 Sept., 2010; Ord. 2010-13)(Amended: 11 Dec., 2012 Ord. 2012-25) P P P P P15 P Manufactured Homes (s. 4.08(4)) (Amended: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) P P P P Manufactured Home Parks (s. 4.08(5)) C C14 C C Multiple Occupancy Developments (s. 4.08(8)) (Amended: 5 Oct. 1998; Ord. 22-98) C 7 C7 C7 C7
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Type of Use
Zoning Districts
W NA EA GA PA CS HL8 ES SF10 SF20 SF30 SE RR HD CC MC RC LI RESIDENTIALS USES (Continued) Nonfarm Residential Lots (s.4.08(2a)) (Added: 11 December 2012; Ord. 2012-25) C Secondary Dwelling Units (s.4.08(9)) (Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-04) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Single Family Residences (Amended: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P19 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Single Family Residences Separated From Farm Parcels (s. 4.08(1)) (Amended: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) (Amended: 11 Dec. 2012; Ord. 2012- 25) P P P P P15 P Temporary Manufactured Homes (s. 4.08(6)) (Amended: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) P P19 P P P P P P P P P P P P MISCELLANEOUS USES Airports (s. 4.09(1)) C C Airstrips and Landing Fields (s. 4.09(1)) C C C C Animal Shelters/Pounds (s. 4.09(3)) C C C C C Municipal/Commercial Parking Lots C C C C Structures or equipment used or designed for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, power, or sewer services. Mobile tower siting facilities, radio broadcast service facilities, broadband network projects pursuant to §196.504, Wis. Stats., and other communications services support structures and related facilities. (3 Uses deleted and replaced with above: 23 May 2023; Ord. 2023-01)
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KEY: P = Permitted uses. S = (Deleted: 27 May 2008; Ord. 2008-04) C = Uses permitted as conditional uses.
Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 2-16
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FOOTNOTES:
1. Such use shall not entail on-site retail sales. 2. Establishments with drive-through facilities shall be permitted only as provided in s. 11.04, conditional use permits. (Amended: 27 May 2008; Ord. 2008-04) 3. Restricted to commercial trucking of farm products or to provide a farm service. 4. Such use shall be incorporated into a larger development and the floor area dedicated to the retail use shall not exceed 30% of the total floor area of the buildings which serve the development's clientele. 5. (Deleted: 28 May 2012; Ord. 2012-13) 6. Establishments where the total floor area of all buildings which serve a retail use on the lot exceeds 20,000 sq. ft. shall only be permitted as conditional uses. 7. See s. 4.08(8)(a). (Amended: 26 Feb. 2103; Ord. 2013-06) 8. The HL column shall refer to the principal uses allowed in the Heartland-3.5 (HL3.5), Heartland-5 (HL5), and Heartland-10 (HL10) districts. (Added: 28 May 1996; Ord. 13-96) 9. Privately owned parks which include active recreation shall only be permitted as conditional uses. (Added: 27 May 1997; Ord. 15-97) 10. Subject to Section 4.04(15) in the Town of Liberty Grove. (Recreated: 15 April 2008; Ord. 2008-01; Effective 9 May 2008) 11. Allowed in Natural Area (NA) zoning district only in the Town of Union. (Added: 22 March 2005; Ord. 2005-11; Effective 2 May 2005) 12. Allowed in the Town of Jacksonport only. (Added: 28 June, 2006; Ord. 2006-11) 13. (Added: 22 Aug. 2006; Ord. 2006-16; Effective 12 Sept. 2006; Deleted: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) 14. Not allowed in Town of Gibraltar. (Added: 22 Aug 2006, Ord. 2006-16; Effective 12 Sept. 2006) (Added: 5 Aug 2013; Ord. 2013-13)
15. Permitted in Town of Gibraltar only. (Added: 22 Aug 2006; Ord. 2006-16; Effective 12 Sept. 2006) 16. (Added: 22 May 2007; Ord. 2007-11; Deleted: 22 Feb. 2022; Ord. 2022-03) Note: Please see Appendix A for further information regarding footnotes 17-22. (Relocated from below footnote 22: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14) 17. Shall meet the requirements of s. 91.01(1)(d), Wis. Stats. (Added: 30 Sept 2010, Ord. 2010-13) 18. (Deleted: 12 December 2012; Ord. 2012-25) 19. Shall only be authorized if located on a conforming lot. (Added: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) (Amended: 11 Dec. 2012; Ord. No. 2012-25) A residence in the EA zoning district which meets the requirements of s. 91.01(19), Wis. Stats. shall be authorized with a regular zoning permit. A residence in the EA zoning district which fails to meet s. 91.01(19), Wis. Stats., must obtain a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with s. 91.46(2), Wis. Stats. 20. Shall meet the requirements of s. 91.46(5), Wis. Stats., and shall not include active recreation. (Added: 30 Sept. 2010; Ord. 2010-13) 21. Shall meet the requirements of s. 91.46(4) or s. 91.44(1)(f), Wis. Stats., as appropriate. (Added: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) 22. Shall meet the requirements of s. 91.01(3), Wis. Stats., as appropriate. (Added: 30 Sept 2010; Ord. 2010-13) 23. Allowed only in the Town of Liberty Grove. Such use is restricted to wineries only and may be established only on lots five acres or larger. (Added: 5 August 2013; Ord. 2013-10) 24. Retail sales and tasting areas are not allowed. (Added: 22 May 2018; Ord. 2018-11; Effective 2 July 2018)
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Door County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 3-3 (3)(a) Table of district requirements – General. This table shall apply as appropriate wherever this Ordinance is applicable. Individual Lot Requirements Yards Conservation Subdivision & Manufactured Home Park Requirements ZONING DISTRICT Development Type Min. Lot Area Min. Lot Width 6 (feet) Max. Imperv. Surface Ratio1 Side Prin- cipal (feet) Side Acces-sory (feet) Rear Prin-cipal (feet) Rear Acces-sory (feet) Front (feet) Min. Site Area Max. Allowable Density (density unit per acre) Min. Preser. Open Space WETLAND (W) Development, per s. 2.05(4) 10 acres8 300 7.5% 25 25 50 50 25 n/a n/a n/a NATURAL AREA (NA) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision (Added: 4 April 2011,;Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) 15 acres 10,000 450 65 25% n/a 25 252 20 202 50 502 50 502 25 25 n/a 15 acres n/a 0.10 n/a 80% EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL (EA) All Development 35 acres 600 25% 503 503 50 50 25 n/a n/a n/a GENERAL AGRICULTURAL (GA) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision (Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) 20 acres4 10,000 600 65 25% n/a 503 502 503 502 50 502 50 502 25 25 n/a 204 acres n/a .10 n/a 80% PRIME AGRICULTURAL (PA) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision(Added: 4 April 2011, Ord.2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) 20 acres4 10,000 600 65 25% n/a 503 502 503 502 50 502 50 502 25 25 n/a 204 acres n/a 0.10 n/a 80% COUNTRYSIDE (CS) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision(Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) Manufactured Home Park 10 acres8, 9 10,000 4,5005 30010 65 505 25% n/a n/a 403 402 402
20 202 402
50 502 402
50 502 402 25 25 25 n/a 108 204 acres
n/a 0.20 1.50 n/a 80% 50% HEARTLAND-3.5 (HL3.5) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision(Added: 4 April 2011; Ord.2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) Manufactured Home Park (Amended: 28 May 1996’ Ord. 13-96) 3.5 acres 10,000 4,5005 250 65 505 25% n/a n/a 403 402 402
20 202 402
50 502 402
20 202 402
25 25 25 n/a 7 acres 7 acres n/a 0.50 0.50 n/a 60% 75%
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Individual Lot Requirements Yards Conservation Subdivision &
Manufactured Home Park Requirements
ZONING DISTRICT Development Type Min. Lot Area Min. Lot Width6 (feet) Max. Imperv. Surface Ratio1 Side Prin- cipal (feet) Side Acces- sory (feet) Rear Prin- cipal (feet) Rear Acces- sory (feet) Front (feet) Min. Site Area Max. Allowable Density (density unit per acre) Min. Preser. Open Space RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) All Other Development (Deleted: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) Conservation Subdivision (Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) Manufactured Home Park 40,000 10,000 4,5005 150 65 505 35% n/a n/a 20 402 402
15 302 402
50 502 402
20 402 402 25 25 25 n/a 3.7 acres 5 acres n/a 1.63 6.00 n/a 40% 25% HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (HD) All Other Development unsewered with public sewer Conservation Subdivision (Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) Manufactured Home Park
20,000 16,200 10,000 4,5005
100 90 65 505
45% 45% n/a n/a
10 10 202 402
5 5 102 402
20 20 402 402
10 10 202 402
25 25 25 25
n/a n/a 1.8 acres 5 acres
n/a n/a 3.27 6.00
n/a n/a 30% 25% Multiple Occupancy Development ------------------ See s. 4.08(8), multiple occupancy development requirements (Amended: 5 October 1998, Ord. 22-98) ---------------- COMMERCIAL CENTER (CC) All Other Development unsewered with public sewer 20,000 16,200 100 90 75% 75% 10 10 5 5 20 20 10 10 25 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Multiple Occupancy Development - - - - - - - - - - - - See s. 4.08(8), multiple occupancy development requirements (Amended: 5 Oct. 1998, Ord. 22-98) - - - - - - - - - - - - MIXED USE COMMERCIAL (MC) All Other Development unsewered with public sewer 20,000 16,200 100 90 45% 45% 10 10 5 5 20 20 10 10 25 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Multiple Occupancy Development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - See s. 4.08(8), multiple occupancy development requirements (Amended: 5 Oct. 1998, Ord. 22-98) - - - - - - - - - - RECREATIONAL COMMERCIAL (RC) All Other Development Conservation Subdivision (Added: 4 April 2011; Ord. 2011-05) (Amended: 22 Mar. 2022; Ord. 2022-05) 20,000 10,000 100 65 45% n/a 10 202 5 102 20 202 10 202 25 25 n/a 1.8 acres n/a 3.27 n/a 30% Multiple Occupancy Development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - See s. 4.08(8), multiple occupancy development requirements (Amended: 5 Oct. 1998, Ord. 22-98) - - - - - - - - - - LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) All Development 60,000 200 60% 207 107 207 107 25 n/a n/a n/a Key: n/a – Not applicable.
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FOOTNOTES:
1. Regarding impervious surface ratio regulations:
a. For lots existing as provided in s. 3.04(5), lots created prior to the effective
date of this Ordinance, the maximum impervious surface ratio on the lot
shall be as it existed on the effective date of this Ordinance or as required
here, whichever is greater. (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14)
b. For lots in zoning districts with impervious surface ratio allowances less
than 30%, where a portion of but not the entire lot, is subject to the Door
County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, the shoreland ordinance allowances
only shall be applied to the entire lot. (Added: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14)
c. For conservation subdivisions and manufactured home parks, the
maximum impervious surface ratio shall be calculated using the entire
development, with the maximum being no more than that allowed for an
individual lot in the district. (Amended: 17 April 2012; Ord. 2012-14)
(Amended: 27 May 2014; Ord. 2014-10)
d. Property owners seeking to exceed the allowable impervious surface ratio
shall be required to obtain an Impervious Surface Authorization permit as
described in s. 11.03. (Added: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14)
2. For conservation subdivisions and manufactured home parks, the yards refer to
minimum yard requirements as measured from perimeter of site area devoted to
development. (Amended: 17 April 2012; Ord. 2012-14)
3. For lots existing as provided in s. 3.04(5), lots created prior to the effective date
of this Ordinance, the minimum side yard requirements shall be 20% of the lot
width or 50 feet in the EA, GA, and PA district or 40 feet in the CS, HL3.5, HL5, and
HL10 districts, whichever is less. In the Heartland zoning districts in the Town of
Gibraltar, the minimum side yard requirement for lots existing as provided in
Section 3.04(5) shall be 20% of the lot width or 20 feet, whichever is less.
(Amended 22 Aug. 2006; Ord. 2006-16; Effective 12 Sept. 2006) (Amended: 27
May 2014; Ord. 2014-10) (Amended: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14)
4. This minimum area requirement shall include areas which are one half of one-
sixteenth of a section as shown on the original United States Government Survey,
such areas being 20 acres, or nearly so, in size.
5. Refers to minimum area or minimum width requirements for individual
manufactured home sites within a manufactured home park. (Amended: 25 June
1996; Ord. 16-96)
6. (Amended: 22 October 1996; Ord. 29-96) (Deleted: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14)
7. For side and rear lot lines that coincide with the boundary of the Light Industrial
district, such yard requirements shall be doubled. (Added: 25 June 1996; Ord. 16-
96)
8. This minimum area requirement shall include parcels which are quarter,
quarter, quarter sections (1/64th of a section) as described within the original
United States Government Survey, said parcels being 10 acres, or nearly so in
area. (Added: 22 October 1996; Ord. 33-96) (Amended; 4 April 2011; Ord.
2011-05)
9. Minimum lot area in the Countryside (CS) zoning district in the Town of Baileys
Harbor shall be 5 acres. (Added: 26 June 2008; Ord. 2008-07)
10. The minimum lot width in the Countryside (CS) zoning district in the Town of
Baileys Harbor shall be 250’. (Added: 26 June 2008; Ord. 2008-07)
11. The minimum lot width for corner lots shall be 75’.
(Added: 22 February 2011; Ord. 2011-03)
12. (Added: 17 April 2012; Ord. 2012-14) (Deleted: 20 Sept. 2016; Ord. 2016-14
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August 17, 2026
Door County Zoning and Planning:
We are asking that you consider a zoning change of our home on the corner of East Side and
Town Line Roads of Washington Island.
We purchased the home in 2023, primarily as a residence, and over time considered renting
some space or doing a business (looking forward to a time when we will be scaling back from
full-time work).
Unfortunately, we need to move and the land is zoned “Light Industrial”. Thus, potential buyers
are limited as to what they can do. There have not been many showings and the market here is
slow.
This has been a residence ever since it was changed from General Agriculture many years ago.
It was done so to permit a Propane business (Hansen Propane). The owners lived in the home
and ran the propane business and storage, amongst other ventures. The house was listed for
sale in 2018 and the land was divided further to break off the Propane Business/Storage area
to the east, into it’s own parcel (See attached certified survey). At that time, the house
remained on 7.5 acres with a barn and field. In 2022, the parcel was divided again and the
owner sold 5.3 acres to the south to another buyer. Then the house was listed as a 2.2 acre
parcel. This property no longer fits the Light Industrial need.
We listed the home recently and have since learned that this beautiful home cannot be a
residence with other options (for example renting). This is a hardship as a very limited amount
of people are looking to run an industry out of a home, in the middle of an Island, surrounded
by woods, fields and zoned agriculture. The island is in dire need of resident rentals, and
hopefully that would take place should it be rezoned.
We are requesting that you consider changing the zoning of our property back to General
Agriculture, which is the zoning of the properties to the West, Northwest. Southwest, and North
(portions). The property across Town Line ((1096) is in a similar situation, time believe, the
house itself listed as General Agriculture, with the rest of the property listed Light
Industrial.There has not been the need for the expansion of Light Industrial in our area and it
has been stagnant for a long time. This is a downgrade in the zoning, but again, it would be
returning to the General Agriculture as in long past.
We would really appreciate your consideration of this request.
Respectfully,
Bryan and Lynn Newman
414-861-0595
509-713-9963
(Please note, our tax (etc.) lists an AZ address, which we moved from in 2023. The Island has
been our full-time home since.)
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Source: Door County website. First collected Oct 10, 2026.