Zoning board approves road-frontage variance to allow residential construction on parcel in Town of Alma

The Buffalo County Zoning Board of Adjustment on July 10 approved Variance 2026-1, allowing applicants identified in the record as Eric Parks and a Pank applicant to treat a parcel as a lot of record and permit residential construction on land lacking required road frontage in the Town of Alma.

Board discussion centered on whether a legal access easement exists, whether the parcel is landlocked, the need for re‑monumentation to clarify boundaries, applicability of Buffalo County ordinances and hardship standards, neighboring property concerns, reliance on private road access, and constraints on future development. The minutes record correspondence in opposition from Marty Wenger and Anthony Wisneski. Motion by Ron Kazmierczak, second by Dale Klopp, to approve the variance subject to zoning staff conditions; minutes record the vote as unanimous: "Vote: All in favor. Motion carried. Variance Approved."

The public notice line in the minutes lists the applicants as "Eric Parks, Jeff Pank, and Dawn Pank," while the item text later refers to "Jeff Pank and Don Pank." The record is inconsistent on the Pank given name; the minutes summary does not resolve that discrepancy. Zoning staff conditions apply to the approval and staff will follow up to confirm site access, monumentation requirements, and any recorded easements before issuing permits.