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Town of Townsend planning commissioners approve Maass land division and associated rezones
Summary
The Comprehensive Planning Commission approved dividing a 2.51-acre parcel on N. Wapota Drive into two R-1 lots and rezoned a recording-error strip to Forest (F); the commission denied an 8-foot road-frontage waiver required by Oconto County standards.
The Town of Townsend Comprehensive Planning Commission voted Dec. 2, 2025, to approve a land division and related rezones for property owned by Michael Maass on N. Wapota Drive after a presentation from Jess Smith of Northeast Surveying, Inc.
The commission approved splitting an original 2.51-acre parcel into two lots sized about 1.242 acres and 1.230 acres and rezoning both resulting lots from Rural Residential (RR) to Residential Single Family (R‑1). The commission also approved correcting a recording error on Lot 1 that created a strip labeled “Parcel A” and rezoning that strip from Residential Single Family (R‑1) to Forest (F) so it complies with Oconto County zoning, officials said. Jess Smith represented the Maass family at the meeting.
Commissioners said the proposal meets the Town Vision Statement and the goals and development strategies in the Town Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Dave Exferd moved to approve the land division; Commissioner Ed Robertson seconded the motion, which carried. Commissioner Joanne Jones moved to approve the rezones for Lots 1–3 as described; Commissioner Drew Zelle seconded and the motion carried.
The Maass family asked that the usual dedication of additional frontage be waived. Under Oconto County standards, when town roads are not a 3‑rod road, property owners dividing land must dedicate additional frontage so the road width measures 33 feet from the center line; N. Wapota Drive was recorded as 50 feet wide and the Maasses requested an 8‑foot waiver. Commissioner Exferd moved to deny the waiver request; Commissioner Jones seconded and the motion to deny the waiver carried, meaning the dedication requirement stands.
The commission recorded that adequate public facilities are available to serve the proposed R‑1 uses and found no conflict with existing nearby uses. The commission included as part of its record a plan to correct the deed recording error for Parcel A by deed adjustment. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.; the minutes were signed and later approved on March 3, 2026.
