Committee conditionally approves Preserve phases 3 and 4; final recording contingent on DNR stormwater approval

The Sawyer County Zoning Committee conditionally approved final subdivision plats for The Preserve at MBF LLC — phase 3 (19 lots including five outlots) and phase 4 (seven lots including three outlots) in the Town of Round Lake — with standard conditions requiring Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval of stormwater management plans and recording of covenants before the county will sign and record the plats. Jeremy Hill, representing The Preserve at MBF LLC, said the development includes five‑acre minimum lots, preserved vegetated buffers along flowages, a trail and a private picnic point, and that prior DNR inspections of earlier phases were positive. Hill said the developer will submit the remaining wetland and stormwater permit materials to DNR and asked the committee to approve the plats pending DNR sign‑off. Jay, the zoning administrator, told the committee he has conditionally approved the final plats subject to DNR approval of the stormwater plan and that the county will not record the plats until the DNR stormwater permit is in hand. He said the county used the same approach for phases 1 and 2. Committee conditions require the developer to record covenants consistent with phases 1 and 2, provide a completed wetland delineation (already submitted), and, for phase 4, provide written notice to purchasers that nearby gravel operation(s) exist. The committee clarified the zoning administrator may withhold the chair’s signature and registration with the Register of Deeds until DNR approval is obtained. The committee voted to approve both final plats on roll calls recorded in the minutes.