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NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
DATE:
PLACE:
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
July 22, 2026
ONEIDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE – COUNTY BOARD ROOM
CLOSED SESSION: 12:15 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING: 1:00 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING: Immediately following Public Hearing

ZOOM OPTION:

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PASSCODE: 736130

PHONE: 312-626-6799

Zoom is being offered as a convenience to view the meeting. Remote participation is not allowed. If
Zoom functionality drops, the meeting will continue in person at the location listed above.
It is possible that a quorum of County Board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over
which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex rel.
Badke v. Village Board of Greendale, 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although
the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting. It is also possible that there may be quorums of other
County Board Committees present, although those committees will not take any formal action at this meeting.
Anyone having an interest may attend and be heard. Interested parties who are unable to attend may send written
comments to Scott Holewinski, Chairman, Oneida County Planning & Development Committee, P.O. Box 400,
Rhinelander, WI 54501. All written comments shall be received no later than 10:00 a.m. on July 20, 2026, and shall
include your name and voting address and, if not from Oneida County, your property address within Oneida County. All
written comments will be given to committee members prior to the start of the public hearing and announced by name
during the public hearing. Written comments shall not be read into the record.

ALL AGENDA ITEMS ASSUMED TO BE DISCUSSION / DECISION
1. Call to order.
2. Approve the agenda.
3. It is anticipated that the committee may meet in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes,
Section 19.85(1)(g), conferring with legal counsel concerning strategy to be adopted by the
governmental body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. A roll call vote
will be taken to go into closed session.
a. PIN MI-3240: WD Wis. 25-CV-325, 25-CV-520; Oneida Case Nos. 24-CX-02, 25-CX-02,
and 25-CV-123.
b. PIN TL-1267-6A: Oneida County Case No. 26-CV-107
c. Boat parking area for PIN WR-249 – Town of Woodruff.
d. Approve closed session minutes of June 24, 2026.
4. A roll call vote will be taken to return to open session.
5. Announcement of any action taken in closed session.
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING:
6. Conditional Use Permit application by Nicholas Blank, applicant and owner, to construct a workshop
for the operation of a construction and landscaping business with outdoor storage on the following
described property: Lot 4, CSM 5646, being part of the NW SE, Section 1, T39N, R6E, PIN WR 9-10,
8894 Sarah B Lane, Town of Woodruff.
7. Conditional Use Permit application by BriAnna Trapp, applicant and owner of NBT Properties LLC,

to operate a kennel boarding facility at the existing developed commercial multi-tenant property

described as part of the NE NE, SE NE, Section 12, T39N, R6E, PIN MI-2182-2, 8714 & 8724 Sth 47,
Town of Minocqua.
8. Public comments (limited to 3 minutes per person, stating name and residence address).
9. Approve meeting minutes of July 8, 2026.
10. Discussion/Decision concerning a reconfiguration for property described as being part of the SE NW,
Section 28, T37N, R9E, PINs PL-586-3, PL-586-4 and PL-586, Town of Pine Lake. The committee
will be discussing a modification, pursuant to Chapter 15, Section 15.31(2) of the Subdivision and
Platting Ordinance.
11. Preliminary forty-six (46) lot Legacy Preserve Plat consisting of eight (8) Outlots located within the
Crescent Township, Ascend Development LLC, owner, and submitted by REI Engineering, Josh
Prentice, surveyor, for the following vacant strip of land described as part of the SE NW, NE NW,
Section 1, T36N, R8E, PIN CR-8-1, Town of Crescent.
12. Preliminary plat of Rizzo Investments Condominium, a three (3) unit conversion condominium, Rizzo
Investments LLC, owner, and submitted by Wilderness Surveying Inc., Jim Rein, surveyor, for the
following property described as Lot 1, CSM 833, being part of the SW SW, SE SW, Section 1, T39N,
R6E, PIN WR-6, 1419 First Avenue, Town of Woodruff.
13. Revised Preliminary County Plat of Holy Moly consisting of thirteen (13) lots, Robert Rynders
Revocable Trust, owner, and submitted by Wilderness Surveying Inc., Jim Rein, surveyor, for the
following lands described as part of the NW SE, Section 7, T39N, R6E, PIN MI-2120, 10661 Cator
Drive, Town of Minocqua.
14. Preliminary one (1) lot Certified Survey Map with remaining lands owned by Albert & Janeane Klaver,
and submitted by JTB Land Survey Services LLC, Jeff Brock, surveyor, for the following property
described as part of the NW NW, Section 4, T36N, R8E, PIN CR-53, 6689 CTH K, Town of Crescent.
The committee will be discussion a modification, pursuant to Chapter 15, Section 15.31(2) of the
Subdivision and Platting Ordinance.
15. Discussion/decision regarding moving of access and viewing corridors. The department will be

requesting the committee’s input on whether to allow a property owner to move all or part of an access
and viewing corridor and, if so, within what timeframe.
16. Discussion/decision concerning Ordinance Amendment #02-2026 to amend Chapter 9, Article 5
Additional Types of Uses, Section 9.57 of the Oneida County Zoning and Shoreland Protection Ordinance
for the proposed language for an ordinance amendment to create an interim moratorium on data centers.
The committee will be reviewing a Resolution to forward to the Oneida County Board of Supervisors.
17. Discussion/decision concerning the creation of a lead position in the Minocqua branch office.
18. Discussion/decision concerning the Planning & Zoning Department permit activity/revenue.
19. Refunds.
20. Approve future meeting dates: August 5 and 19, 2026.
21. Future agenda items.
22. Adjourn.
NOTICE OF POSTING
TIME: Approx. 2:15 p.m. ~ DATE: July 17, 2026 ~ PLACE: Oneida County Courthouse Bulletin Board

SCOTT HOLEWINSKI, COMMITTEE CHAIR
Notice posted by Monique Taylor, Administrative Support, Planning & Zoning Department. Additional information on a specific agenda item
may be obtained by contacting the Planning & Zoning Department at 715-369-6130.
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Prepared by Oneida County
Corporation Counsel Office - 5/16/96