Lula Bell’s Dockside seeks second-story deck variance; DNR cautions board on shoreland precedent

May 14, 2025

Applicant seeks to build a second-floor deck over an existing nonconforming first-floor deck at N9228 East Shore Road; the Town of East Troy recommended approval but the Wisconsin DNR urged strict review of hardship and cumulative shoreland impacts.

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Jeff Wawberger, representing the owners of Lula Bell’s Dockside, asked the Walworth County Board of Adjustment on May 14, 2025, for a variance from the county’s shoreland and street‑yard setback requirements to construct a second‑story deck that would align over an existing first‑floor deck.

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