August 20, 2026 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Documents

AGENDA “REVISED” ® (8/19/2026 12:30 P.M.) Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee Public Hearing and Public Meeting Thursday, August 20, 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 – (Hand Out Slips to Audience) 5. Public Comment – [3 minutes per citizen] 6. Public Hearing: (open for public comment) A. Allan & Jeanette S. Forness, owners (Grand View) – [Conditional Use/Classification: Shipping Container/Intermodal Container] – Shipping container in a Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district on Tax ID’s 16822 and 16616 B. Scott M. Hoffman, owner (Eileen) – [Conditional Use/Sec. 13-1-33(a) Multiple Residences] – Placement of modular home on a property with an existing residence in an Agricultural-1 (A-1) zoning district on Tax ID 16084 C. Larry J. & Judith A. Hinz, owners, (Namakagon) – [Rezone] – Rezoning from Residential-2 (R-2) to Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district on Tax ID 23931 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) Agenda Review and Alteration Microsoft Teams Meeting - Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/246743886384092?p=k TIdyEpOaX7jL3AcVl Meeting ID: 246 743 886 384 092 Passcode: KE3re9t5 Dial in by phone +1 715-318-2087,,257557825# United States, Eau Claire Find a local number Phone conference ID: 257 557 825# k/zc/agenda/#2026/8AugAgenda Prepared by: mdk (7/22/2026 11:02am) Proofed By: REH Zoning Committee A. Allan & Jeanette S. Forness, owners (Grand View) – [Conditional Use/Classification: Shipping Container] – Shipping container in a Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district on Tax ID’s 16822 and 16616 B. Scott M. Hoffman, owner (Eileen) – [Conditional Use/Sec. 13-1-33(a) Multiple Residences] – Placement of modular home on a property with an existing residence in an Agricultural-1 (A-1) zoning district on Tax ID 16084 C. Larry J. & Judith A. Hinz, owners, (Namakagon) – [Rezone] – Rezoning from Residential-2 (R-2) to Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district on Tax ID 23931 D. Blake A. Guski, owner, and Patrick McKuen w/Pine Ridge Land Surveying, agent (Barksdale) – [Subdivision Plat/Land Division] –1-lot Certified Survey Map (CSM) review and approval per Wisconsin State Statute 236.34(dm), which requires CSM to be reviewed and approved in the same manner as a subdivision plat in an Agricultural-1 (A- 1) zoning district on Tax ID’s 801 & 805 E. Grand View Station LLC/Douglas Settell, owner, and Kurt Kiehne/Marieke van Donkersgoed-Kiehne, agents (Grand View) – [Special Use-B/Classification: Dwelling, Single Family & Garages [Private]] – Construct residence and garage and utilize existing garage for residential purposes in a Commercial (C) zoning district on part of Tax ID’s 17874 & 17873 11. Other Business D. Approval of Previous Minutes: (July 16, 2026) E. Todd Bonney After-the-fact Fee Waiver Request ® F. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Data Center and Battery Energy Storage System Development Moratorium ® G. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Zoning Code Rewrite ® i. Steep Slopes H. Committee Members discussion(s) regarding matters of the Planning & Zoning Department I. 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., 173 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.