October 15, 2026 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Documents
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Zoning Committee
PUBLIC HEARING
BAYFIELD COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2026 AT 4:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WASHBURN, WISCONSIN
The Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee of the County Board of Supervisors will
hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the
Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, Wisconsin relative to the following:
Northern Clearing Inc, owner and Brad Gustafson, agent request a conditional use permit
for after-the-fact placement of 22 shipping containers/intermodal containers in a Commercial (C)
zoning district; a 36.896-acre parcel (Tax ID #38996) described as LOT 2 CSM NO 2271 V. 13
P. 143 (Located in SE NW), Section 10, Township 47 North, Range 5 West, Town of Eileen,
Bayfield County, WI.
Amy & Kelly Sather, owners, and Mark Briggs, agent request a conditional use permit (in a
shoreland w/wetlands) to place a shipping container/intermodal container in a Residential -
Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning district; a 19.43-acre parcel (Tax ID #35714) described as
LOT 5 CSM #1659 IN V.9 P.415 (LOCATED IN GOVT LOT 2) IN V.1033 P. 283 IN DOC 2023R-
600599, Section 9, Township 43 North, Range 6 West, Town of Namakagon, Bayfield County,
WI.
(* Note: parcels within one thousand (1,000) feet landward of the ordinary high-water mark of navigable lakes, ponds or flowages
or within three hundred (300) feet landward of the ordinary high -water mark of navigable rivers or streams or to the landward
side of the floodplain, whichever distance is greater is deemed a shoreland and/or wetland zone).
Immediately following the public hearing, the Bayfield County Planning and Zoning
Committee may approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the proposed items and/or
proposed amendments and formulate and adopt its recommendations to the Bayfield County
Board of Supervisors with respect thereto (if applicable).
Copies of all items, petition(s) and/or proposed amendments are available by request at
zoning@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov or in-person at the Bayfield County Courthouse, 117 E 5 th St.,
Washburn, WI 54891.
All interested parties are invited to attend said hearing to be heard. Any person wishing to attend
who, because of a disability requires special accommodations, should contact the Planning and
Zoning office at (715)373-6138, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so
appropriate arrangements can be made. Immediately after the public hearing, the Planning and
Zoning Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting.
If further information is desired, please contact the Bayfield County Planning and Zoning
Department at the Courthouse, Washburn , Wisconsin, (715) 373-6138 or visit our website :
http://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/zoning.
Ruth Hulstrom, AICP / Director
Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Department
AGENDA
Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee
Public Hearing and Public Meeting
Thursday, October 15, 2026
4:00 P.M.
Board Room, County Courthouse, Washburn, WI
This meeting will be held in the Bayfield County Board Room. The public will be able to participate in the
meeting in person or via voice either by using the internet link or phone number below.
Committee Members: Charly Ray-Chair, Jeff Holte-Vice Chair, James Crandall, Fred Strand & Jamie Tucker
1. Call to Order of Public Hearing
2. Roll Call
3. Affidavit of Publication
4. Review of Meeting Format – (Encourage public speaking to sign-in)
5. Public Comment – [3 minutes per citizen]
6. Public Hearing: (open for public comment)
A. Northern Clearing Inc, owner, and Brad Gustafson, agent (Eileen) – [Conditional
Use/Classification: Shipping Container/Intermodal Container] – after-the-fact placement
of 22 Shipping Containers in a Commercial (C) zoning district on Tax ID 38996
B. Amy & Kelly Sather, owners, and Mark Briggs, agent (Namakagon) – [Conditional
Use/Classification: Shipping Container/Intermodal Container] – placement of a Shipping
Container for personal storage in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning
district on Tax ID 35714
7. Adjournment of Public Hearing
8. Call to Order of Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting
9. Roll Call
10. New Business: (public comments at discretion of Committee)
Microsoft Teams Meeting
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Zoning Committee
Agenda Review and Alteration
A. Northern Clearing Inc, owner, and Brad Gustafson, agent (Eileen) – [Conditional
Use/Classification: Shipping Container/Intermodal Container] – after-the-fact placement
of 22 Shipping Containers in a Commercial (C) zoning district on Tax ID 38996
B. Amy & Kelly Sather, owners, and Mark Briggs, agent (Namakagon) – [Conditional
Use/Classification: Shipping Container/Intermodal Container] – placement of a shipping
container for personal storage in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning
district on Tax ID 35714
C. Lots of Potential LLC, owner (Hughes) – [Special Use] – after-the-fact Shoreland
Grading in a Residential-Recreational (R-RB) zoning district on Tax ID 18891 per Sec.
13-1-24(d) and Sec. 13-1-41A(b)(1)c
11. Other Business
D. Approval of Previous Minutes: (September 17, 2026)
E. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite
F. Committee Members discussion(s) regarding matters of the Planning & Zoning
Department
a. 2027 Budget Summary and Discussion
G. Monthly Report / Budget and Revenue
13. Adjournment Ruth Hulstrom, AICP / Director
Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Department
Note the following:
Any aggrieved party may appeal the Planning and Zoning Committee’s decision to the Board of Adjustment
within 30 days of the final written decision.
Receiving approval from the Planning and Zoning Committee does not authorize the beginning of
construction or land use; you must first obtain land use application/permit card(s) from the Planning and
Zoning Department.
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability requires special accommodations, should contact
the Planning and Zoning office at (715)373-6138, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Notice is hereby given that in the event the standing committee does not have a quorum the County Board
Chair or Vice Chair may act as an ex officio member (County ordinance, Chapter 3, section 2-3-1 (c)). Notice
is hereby given that a majority of the Bay field County Board may be present at the meeting to gather
information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting
of the Bayfield County Board pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., 17 3 Wis. 2d 553,
494 N.W.2d 408(1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal
action at this meeting.
Source: Bayfield County website. First collected Oct 12, 2026.