The Sawyer County Zoning Committee on June 11 approved Conditional Use Permit 25-038 to allow a 24-by-36 (864-square-foot) storage building on Nelson Lake to hold a pontoon boat, buoys and equipment used by the Nelson Lake Association.

Jay (zoning staff) told the committee the property is zoned RR-1 and that the requested structure is allowed under Sawyer County Code of Ordinances, Appendix D, section 17.2(b)(16), as a storage area “in conjunction with a public park, playground, or watersport area.” The town board approved the request and no written objections were returned by notified neighbors, Jay said.

Gordy Christiansen, chair of the Town of Glenwood, told the committee the Nelson Lake Association maintains the buoys and purchased a pontoon boat that needs storage. “We agreed to provide the facility to store that boat and the buoys,” Christiansen said.

Committee member Marshall Savitsky moved to approve the CUP with the staff-recommended findings of fact; Dale Magnuson seconded. The motion incorporated Jay’s staff report and potential conditions including: no habitable area in the structure, no commercial use, maximum one story and a 1,000-square-foot cap (the proposal is for 864 square feet), compliance with all town, county, state and federal laws, and a county land use permit prior to construction. The motion passed on a roll call vote with all committee members recorded in favor.

The committee recorded that the full staff report and application materials are part of the record and advised members to cite the specific findings of fact for the record if the decision is appealed.

The Nelson Lake Association storage building is permitted to proceed under the conditions adopted by the committee; the county land use permit remains required before construction begins.