July 16, 2026 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Documents
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AGENDA
“ REVISED ” ® (7 /8 /2026 8 :46 A. M .)
Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee
Public Hearing and Public Meeting
Thursday, July 16 , 20 2 6
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 Cal l
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. Gerlach Entities LLC , owner and Craig Gerlach , agent ( Hughes ) – [ Conditional
Use /Classification: Shipping container/intermodal container ] – Shipping
container/intermodal container in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning
district on Tax ID 35721
B. Wilderness Inquiry, Inc., owner and Bryan Karban/ Erika Rivers, agent s
(Russell) – [Conditional Use /Classification: Campground, (Public) ] – Revision s to an
existing c ampground in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning district on Tax
ID 36212
C. Talitha Goldammer, owner (Bell) – [Conditional Use /Classification: Campground,
(Public) ] – Revision s to a n existing campground in a Residential-Recreational Business
(R-RB) zoning district on Tax ID 39369
7. Adjournment of Public Hearing
8. Call to Order of Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting
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Zoning Committee
9. Roll Call
10. Previous Business:
A. JRT Property Management LLC, owner and Tim Clark, agent (Russell) –
[Conditional Use/Classification: Campground, (Public)] – 50-site campground in a
Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning district on Tax ID ’s 39048, 39049, 39050
& 39051 (postponed 6/18/2026)
11. New Business : (public comments at discretion of Committee)
Agenda Review and Alteration
A. Gerlach Entities LLC, owner and Craig Gerlach, agent (Hughes) – [Conditional
Use /Classification: Shipping container/intermodal container ] – Shipping
container/intermodal container in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning
district on Tax ID 35721
B. Wilderness Inquiry, Inc., owner and Bryan Karban/Erika Rivers, agents
(Russell) – [Conditional Use/Classification: Campground, (Public)] – Revisions to an
existing campground in a Residential-Recreational Business (R-RB) zoning district on Tax
ID 36212
C. Talitha Goldammer, owner (Bell) – [Conditional Use/Classification: Campground,
(Public)] – Revisions to an existing campground in a Residential-Recreational Business
(R-RB) zoning district on Tax ID 39369
12. Other Business
D. Approval of Previous Minutes: (June 18 , 202 6 )
E. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Zoning Code Rewrite
i. Data Centers ®
ii. RV Placement ®
iii. A-1/F-1 Zoning Dimensional Standards ®
iv. Conservation Subdivision s ®
v. Electric Vehicle Charging Station ®
vi. Solar Energy Systems ®
vii. Wind Energy Systems ®
viii. Shipping Containers ®
ix. General Nuisances ®
x. Parking ®
xi. Screening Fencing ®
F. Committee Members discussion(s) regarding matters of the P lanning & Z oning
Dep artment
G. Monthly Report / Budget and Revenue
13. Adjournment Ruth Hulstrom , A I CP / 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.
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Zoning Committee
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 Bayfield 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.
Source: Bayfield County website. First collected Oct 12, 2026.