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Board of Adjustment finds Van Handel boathouse violates shoreland rules, narrows enforcement
Summary
After a daylong Nov. 13 hearing, the Waupaca County Board of Adjustment found the Van Handel boathouse exceeds shoreland ordinance limits for floor area and includes a second story, but reversed the enforcement demand about sidewall height and ordered removal of the second-story door and the second-floor floor/ceiling.
The Waupaca County Board of Adjustment on Nov. 13, 2023, concluded that a boathouse at N2702 Norris Lane owned by the Gerald R. & Doreen Van Handel Trust violates parts of the county’s Shoreland Protection Ordinance but narrowed the county’s enforcement remedy.
Chair A. Richardson opened the hearing at 9:32 a.m. after the board conducted an on-site inspection of the property earlier that morning. The appeal came to the board on remand from Circuit Court Case No. 22-CV-282; the Planning and Zoning Director had issued an enforcement demand alleging violations of Section 6.1(1)(a)(7), (8) and (10) of Chapter 32 of the Waupaca County Code of Ordinances related to boathouse standards in the…
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