City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Board of Zoning Appeals  
Monday, February 16, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting is open for in-person attendance and will also be conducted through video  
conferencing. The meeting can be viewed by visiting the Legislative Information Center  
meeting list.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Annual Code of Ethics Review  
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the following  
variance appeal in the Council Chambers on the first floor of City Hall, 400 La Crosse  
Street, at 4:00 p.m. on February 16, 2026:  
An appeal regarding the requirement to have fill 15 feet beyond the structure  
one foot or more above the regional flood elevation at 412 Liberty St.  
Adjournment  
Property owners affected by an appeal may appear either in person, by agent, or by attorney, and may express  
their written approval of or objection to the granting of the appeal by filing a letter in the office of the City Clerk, or in  
lieu thereof may, upon oath, testify thereto. Written comments are encouraged to be submit in writing prior to the  
meeting and should be submitted to craigs@cityoflacrosse.org, dropped in a drop box outside of City Hall, or  
mailed to the City Clerk, 400 La Crosse Street, La Crosse WI 54601. Questions, call 608-789-7510.  
Dated this 4th day of February, 2026  
Board of Zoning Appeals  
Nikki Elsen, Secretary  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above  
scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting should call  
the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as  
much advance notice as possible.  
Board of Zoning Appeals Members:  
James Cherf, Douglas Farmer, James Szymalak, Ben Stepanek, Andrew Sherman, First  
Alternate Anastasia Gentry, Second Alternate Jai Johnson