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Burnett County, WI LAND USE/ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL APPLICATION. & REOUIREMENTS Administrative appeals are decided by the Board of Adjustment (BOA). The BOA is a quasi-judicial body which functions like a court. The BOA's duty is not to compromise ordinance provisions for a parcel owner's convenience,but to apply established legal criteria based on state laws,court decisions,and the Burnett County Code of Ordinances to a specific-fact situation. APPLICATION PROCESS (NOTE: PLEASE READ ENTIRE APPLICATION BEFORE PROCEEDING) At the time of application you will be asked to: 1. Complete and return pages 2-7 of the application form and pay the required $500.00 fee to the Land Services Department. The fee is non-refundable regardless of approval or denial; and 2. Provide detailed plans describing/demonstrating your proposed project AND a current survey (by a Wisconsin Professional Land Surveyor) showing the existing and proposed structures. improvements or site modifications. Preliminary surveys will not be accepted;the survey must meet all statutory requirements and be filed with the County Surveyor. Required items are to be shown by the surveyor on their map,not sketched on a map by applicant; and 3. Stake boundary corners and boundary lines, the footprint of all proposed improvements, and all other features pertaining to your project. so the BOA may inspect the site. This shall be done by your surveyor. When all three above items are complete,the Land Services Department will publish notice of your request for an administrative appeal in the County's official newspaper noting the location and time of the required public hearing before the BOA. Adjoining parcel owners and any affected state agencies will also be notified. The burden will be on you,as parcel owner,to provide information upon which the BOA may base its decision.At the hearing,any party may appear in-person,or may be represented by an agent or attorney. You or your agent must convince the BOA to make a ruling in your favor. The BOA must make its decision based solely on the evidence submitted at the time of hearing. Unless you or your agent is present,the BOA may not have sufficient evidence to rule in your favor which may result in the denial of your administrative appeal. In order to appear on the BOA hearing agenda, the complete application and required fee (including all three above items) is due by the first Friday of the preceding month. Example: an application submitted Friday May 5th would be heard by the BOA on the first Monday in June being June 5th. If the BOA meeting falls on a federal holiday, it will be held on the following Monday. BOA hearings are held during the months of April — December on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Burnett County Government Center in Siren,WI. This allows adequate site conditions for the BOA to review the site in person. Page 1 of 7 Burnett County, WI Administrative Appeal App—Rev 1/2019