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Votes at a glance: Sawyer County zoning committee (April) — rezone, plats and ordinance actions
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Summary
Key committee outcomes: rezone 26-007 approved; CUP 26-010 (Oak Shores) tabled to May; CUP 26-011 withdrawal accepted; two certified survey maps conditionally approved; Fishtrap Lake final plat approved; apartments-in-commercial, data-center and solar ordinance amendments approved by the committee (each by 3–1 roll calls) and will proceed to county board as applicable.
The Sawyer County Zoning Committee took the following formal actions during the April meeting:
- Rezone 26-007 (Town of Coudreay): Approved. Staff recommended rezoning ~5.28 acres from Agricultural 1 to Residential Recreational 2 to accommodate lot-line adjustments; motion carried on roll call with Dale Magnuson absent (yes votes recorded: Ron Buckholz, Kaye Wilson, Marshall Savitsky, Steve Cariannon).
- CUP 26-010 (Oak Shores Resort): Tabled to the May zoning committee meeting. Committee requested town of Hayward input and that the applicant provide a registered land surveyor measurement, sanitation/permitting documentation, and any town-recommended conditions prior to reconsideration.
- CUP 26-011: Withdrawal accepted at applicant’s request for health reasons; committee approved the withdrawal.
- Certified Survey Maps (CSM): CSM Lot 99 and CSM Lot 10101 — both approved conditionally, pending town-of-Hayward actions.
- Fishtrap Lake final subdivision plat: Approved. The DNR indicated a stormwater management plan was not required for this private-driveway, six-lot division; committee approved the final plat.
- Ordinance amendments: • Apartments in Commercial 1 (Appendix D amendment): Committee approved sending the amendment to county board (roll call ~3–1). The amendment defines apartments as self-contained dwelling units for stays longer than 30 consecutive days and authorizes apartments in Commercial 1 by conditional use on lots of at least 10,000 square feet (shoreline areas excluded). Several towns urged caution or denial. • Data centers (Industrial 1 amendment): Adopted by committee (roll call 3–1) to define and limit data centers to Industrial 1 districts and to require rezoning or specific acreage for large facilities; committee directed staff to draft moratorium language for later consideration. • Solar & Battery Energy Storage Ordinance: Approved by committee and forwarded to county board (roll call 3–1). The draft addresses siting, prime farmland avoidance, battery definitions, and financial assurance for decommissioning.
These formal outcomes match committee motions and roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting. Items that were tabled or received conditional approval were accompanied by specific follow-up tasks and evidence the committee requested (surveys, sanitary plans, town recommendations).
