Bayfield County Planning & Zoning posts May 21 agenda; telecom tower application withdrawn
May 21, 2026 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin
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The Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Committee scheduled a public meeting and hearing for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in the county courthouse board room in Washburn, with options to participate by Microsoft Teams or phone.
The agenda lists standard business including roll call and the election of a chairman and vice-chairman. It also opens a public-comment period allowing three minutes per citizen.
Under "Previous Business," the agenda notes a Conditional Use/Class 1 Collocation application for Charles and Bonnie Jussila, with agents L. Mick McManman and Aaron Valley, for a commercial telecommunications tower. The filing described a 195-foot tower with a 5-foot lightning rod sited within a 100-by-100-foot lease area in a Residential-1 zoning district (Tax ID 18280). That application had been postponed from April 16, 2026 and was withdrawn by the applicant on May 19, 2026; the agenda does not show any committee action on the item.
New business items scheduled for review include a certified survey map (CSM) land-division application for Chris Weigel (owner) with agent Peter Nelson on a Bayfield property (Tax ID 4310) and a Special Use-B request from Richard and Paula Thompson to permit a hobby farm with six horses and one steer in a Forestry-1 district (Tax ID 2742). The agenda lists these items for committee consideration but does not include staff recommendations or recorded decisions.
Other items on the agenda are approval of the April 16, 2026 minutes, possible action on the Planning and Zoning Department fee schedule, and discussion of a comprehensive zoning code rewrite (noting campground rules and a residential classification list). The agenda also includes a monthly report covering budget and revenue.
The agenda contains procedural notes about appeal rights, permit requirements and accessibility accommodations and states that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may attend to gather information but will not take formal action at the meeting.
No votes or discussion transcripts are included in the provided agenda; the document is a meeting notice and item listing. Outcomes, staff reports and public-comment content (if any) are not part of this text. The listed applicants and committee members appear by name in the agenda and are not quoted.
The agenda lists standard business including roll call and the election of a chairman and vice-chairman. It also opens a public-comment period allowing three minutes per citizen.
Under "Previous Business," the agenda notes a Conditional Use/Class 1 Collocation application for Charles and Bonnie Jussila, with agents L. Mick McManman and Aaron Valley, for a commercial telecommunications tower. The filing described a 195-foot tower with a 5-foot lightning rod sited within a 100-by-100-foot lease area in a Residential-1 zoning district (Tax ID 18280). That application had been postponed from April 16, 2026 and was withdrawn by the applicant on May 19, 2026; the agenda does not show any committee action on the item.
New business items scheduled for review include a certified survey map (CSM) land-division application for Chris Weigel (owner) with agent Peter Nelson on a Bayfield property (Tax ID 4310) and a Special Use-B request from Richard and Paula Thompson to permit a hobby farm with six horses and one steer in a Forestry-1 district (Tax ID 2742). The agenda lists these items for committee consideration but does not include staff recommendations or recorded decisions.
Other items on the agenda are approval of the April 16, 2026 minutes, possible action on the Planning and Zoning Department fee schedule, and discussion of a comprehensive zoning code rewrite (noting campground rules and a residential classification list). The agenda also includes a monthly report covering budget and revenue.
The agenda contains procedural notes about appeal rights, permit requirements and accessibility accommodations and states that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may attend to gather information but will not take formal action at the meeting.
No votes or discussion transcripts are included in the provided agenda; the document is a meeting notice and item listing. Outcomes, staff reports and public-comment content (if any) are not part of this text. The listed applicants and committee members appear by name in the agenda and are not quoted.
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