The Sawyer County Multi Dwelling Development Ad Hoc Committee reviewed a red-line draft of proposed ordinance edits and discussed several definition, density and formatting changes to make the draft consistent and enforceable.

The draft reflected committee direction to change the definition language from “dwelling unit” to “dwelling,” to use “modular home” rather than “manufactured home” in the multifamily definition, and to include hotels and motels explicitly in the definitions. Committee members also confirmed a prior decision to double the additional lot-area requirement for each additional dwelling unit from 5,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet in certain zone districts (with adjustments when public sewer is present), and requested that the draft clarify whether that requirement appears in the dimensional requirements table (Section 18.2) and include a footnote explaining the asterisks referenced in tables.

Committee members suggested the 10,000-square-foot per‑unit figure be highlighted as a side note for clarity so applicants understand the per-unit land-area requirement when applying for multi-unit development or conditional use permits. Jay Kozlowski noted some typographical items to fix in the red-line, for example missing footnote text corresponding to triple-asterisks in a table; others asked that staff ensure shoreland references (ordinary high water mark, frontage requirements) remained in the official version.

The committee approved the minutes of the March 20 meeting (motion by James Bassett) and indicated no further action was needed on the red-line at this meeting; staff will continue coordinating the draft with county legal before forwarding to the zoning committee.