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Zoning committee approves cell tower, accessory structure and multiple pit renewals; Votes at a glance
Summary
The Sawyer County zoning committee approved a telecom tower, an accessory structure across a town road, and a slate of nonmetallic mining renewals and renewals with updated conditions.
The Sawyer County zoning committee on March 21 considered and acted on a series of conditional use permits and five‑year nonmetallic mining renewals. Key outcomes:
- CUP 25‑018 (Town of Meadowbrook; applicant Bug Tussle Wireless/agent Lee Larson): Approved. The committee approved a 250‑foot self‑supporting telecommunications tower with conditions requiring a land‑use permit, a new survey to confirm a 100‑foot fall zone, and a $30,000 bond to secure compliance. The town recommended approval with a requirement to maintain the 100‑foot fall zone.
- CUP 25‑024 (Town of Lenroot; applicants Jeffrey and Lynette Fix): Approved. Conditional use to build a 45×80 accessory structure across a town road was approved with staff conditions: no habitable area, no commercial use, size limit (3,600 sq ft), height limit (less than 18 feet), and compliance with town and county permits.
- Nonmetallic mining renewals (five‑year renewals): The committee approved multiple renewals, many with the plan of operation and NR 135 compliance conditions; staff and applicants clarified crushing schedules or removed crushing from some permits: - CUP 25‑007 (Earthly Materials Pit, James & Leslie Walczak): Approved; applicant agreed to remove on‑site crushing and asphalt plant from the plan of operation; standard reclamation and NR 135 conditions applied. - CUP 25‑008 (Payne Pit, Wisconsin DNR, Flambeau River State Forest): Approved; DNR reported no anticipated crushing in the five‑year period; standard state exemptions and NR 135 compliance noted. - CUP 25‑009 (Price Creek Pit, DNR): Approved with staff conditions (hours and NR 135 compliance); applicant agreed to May–November crushing windows. - CUP 25‑010 (Cedar Rapids Pit, DNR): Approved with staff conditions. - CUP 25‑020 (Seeley Fire Lane Pits, Sawyer County Forest Crop/Town of Lenroot): Approved with staff conditions. - CUP 25‑021 (Hiatus Pit, Donald & Christine Hyas): Approved with staff conditions (hours of operation; crushing periodic; financial assurance in place). - CUP 25‑022 (County Highway B Pit, Robert & Joan Vitsunda Trust): Approved with staff conditions, including financial assurance renewal and crushing limits. - CUP 25‑023 (Schweitzer Pits, James and Nancy/ Tom and Nancy Schweitzer — appl. names varied): Approved with a condition that town approval be formalized (town indicated intent to approve at its next meeting).
For each renewal staff recommended compliance with NR 135 and Department of Natural Resources ch. 30 where applicable; conditions commonly required the CUP to go with the property and a nonmetallic mining transfer form upon transfer of ownership. Financial assurance bonds were on file for several pits and remain in force.
Roll calls and motions were recorded in the minutes for each item (votes recorded on the record when taken). Zoning staff noted the specifics of each plan of operation and recommended tailored conditions where crushing schedules, setbacks or fall‑zone surveys required clarification.
Planning staff will prepare land‑use permits and follow up on required recorded surveys, bonds and reclamation measures per committee direction.
