Proposed shoreland changes meet fierce opposition

From the Lakeland Times

The Vilas County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to oppose the DNR's proposed revisions to NR115, the state's shoreland zoning administrative rule.

...If the amendments are approved, supervisors argued, they will result in the need for additional county zoning staff, department office space and other costs to the county.

The consensus among supervisors and zoning staff was that the DNR's amendment is very difficult to understand on paper and unworkable in practice, particularly as it applies to existing structures, as well as new buildings.

...NR115 regulations do not apply in incorporated areas such as Madison and other cities

..."There are 1,300 lakes in Vilas County," she said. "So we have the most to lose. Yet this NR115 of the DNR says that one size fits all. It's taken them five years just to get this draft to us, and there's nothing simple in it for property owners."