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Sawyer County zoning committee tables rezone request for Sunset Lane property after town pauses review
Summary
The committee opened public testimony on a request to rezone 1.85 acres to Commercial 1 for a landscaping business but tabled the matter after the town had previously delayed action and a parcel-number error was noted in the published materials.
The Sawyer County Zoning Committee on Oct. 18 opened public testimony on rezone application 24-012, which would convert about 1.85 acres from Agricultural 1 to Commercial 1 for a proposed landscaping business, but ultimately tabled the application until the town can rehear the matter.
At the start of the public hearing, county staff explained the request and flagged practical constraints, including that driveway access off State Highway 48 may be unlikely and that the town had tabled the request previously to obtain more information. Applicant Ron Zook told the committee he had not realized he needed to attend the town meeting and said he had not yet secured highway access for the lot.
Agent Jesse Miller told the committee that he intends to use the lot for a shop, equipment storage and materials storage for his landscaping business and said he does not plan to allow retail sales that would draw customer traffic to the site. During public comment, Doug Kurtwell noted a clerical error: the parcel ID in the agenda packet pointed to a different property, which staff corrected in the record.
Committee members agreed the town-level tabling and outstanding information made immediate action premature. Miss Wilson moved to postpone the county decision until the town reconsiders the application (anticipated in November); the motion carried by roll call.
The item will return after the town board re-hears the application and provides additional information to the county.
