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Votes at a glance

- TRS Real Estate (Spathe Street & Main Street): Land-use amendment (commercial to mixed use for ~6 acres) and zoning map amendment (B1 to MXD for ~8.2 acres) — both approved after a public hearing. Owner seeks a mixed commercial/residential development; staff recommended approval. (Agenda items 5 and 6)

- 260 Sand Drive (VFW Post 1393 / SALT Communications): Conditional use permit to install a new wireless antenna array and ground equipment, including a backup generator; approved. Staff noted the tower height is unchanged and the new antennas would be installed below existing arrays. (Conditional use approved with listed conditions.)

- 1624 Barton Avenue (Daisy’s Sweet Treats LLC): Conditional use permit for a bakery in a neighborhood business district (B5). The applicant provided hours of operation, staffing (two employees) and on-site parking for five stalls including one ADA stall; staff recommended approval and the commission approved the CUP.

- Regal Ware, Inc. (1100 Schmitt Road): Site-plan approval and conditional use permit to allow paving, grading and filling activities in the flood fringe overlay (FFO) as part of a parking-lot reconfiguration. Staff said the project increases flood-fringe storage based on the applicant’s calculations and recommended approval contingent on engineer certification and listed conditions; both site plan and CUP were approved.

- Concept plan — Brake Equipment (West Progress Drive & Sylvan Way): The applicant presented a conceptual design for business condos and cold-storage buildings and received general feedback from the commission to internalize loading doors, reduce fencing and refine building aesthetics; no action required.

- West Bend Municipal Airport right-of-way (We Energies): The commission voted to forward to the Common Council a request to create a right-of-way at the airport to allow We Energies to place gas and power services to existing and future hangars; staff said the ROW will help limit city relocation costs on future projects. Motion to forward/approve was carried.

What this means: Most approvals were routine and included standard conditions (site-plan requirements, engineer certifications, landscaping). The concept plan drew design feedback but required no permit at this stage. The airport ROW will next be considered by the Common Council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Plan Commission - January 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On Jan. 7 the West Bend Plan Commission approved multiple land-use and zoning changes, conditional-use permits, a site plan and a right-of-way authorization for We Energies at the municipal airport. Commissioners also provided feedback on a concept plan for business condos and storage.","taxTitle","West Bend City, Washington County, Wisconsin","taxId",5138,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6397782,"Plan Commission approves rezoning of 18 acres near Hwy. 45 and County NN; staff cites TIF-backed road improvements",484,1210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2091288-3fe0133688033586408d0a57af44b91a&start=1210&end=1694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2091288-3fe0133688033586408d0a57af44b91a/thumbnail_1210000.jpg","/articles/6397782/West-Bend-City/Washington-County/Wisconsin/Plan-Commission-approves-rezoning-of-18-acres-near-Hwy-45-and-County-NN-staff-cites-TIF-backed-road-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6397782-ebe65ba3a7515001d5a34919f4ae2808/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552193&Signature=QKzMAj234dagjkxBSGLBepdfgaATB39XaIUHPlxB-30HF9Ql7ZL~leuT7fW0eEOoWk5cVfB9WSnCNwNdvcgSiFhHfg3b97ueI9zwVfJxsN8cWrtDEJa9d-hmJYkMCX-WQ-uNxmWVqNjFK3QlutgibXAmPCJRBZFNJnJhv6R4y-gZDTHR8A-hBKA1cqe4YpDDWYs4TarLyk11lTWb0TNZvrOLMkRAPITu-nvLe~dvZ39Pi1zBEMDdStVqZhveStuxIIwH3M4l81iLCtswPGcAquJU6OVlXouJPtdB74Ueg97e2KQ94slDQXNl8MArfIU68WIA1VMJqxD33AJ0AGfQ8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Bend Plan Commission voted on Jan. 7, 2025, to amend the comprehensive plan and rezone roughly 18 acres of land north of County Trunk Highway NN and west of U.S. Highway 45 from M3 Plan Business Park to RS4 Single Family Residential.

City staff told the commission the change is intended to make the land use consistent with earlier decisions in the area and reflected a lower market demand for a business park at that location. Jim (city staff) told the commission that staff recommended approval of both the land-use and zoning amendments.

During the public hearing Wendy Brown, who works in the nearby industrial park on Continental Drive, urged commissioners to consider traffic impacts along 18th Avenue and at the Paradise crossing. Jim said the city has included improvements to 18th Avenue from Paradise to NN as part of a tax-increment financing (TIF) project plan that was on the City Council agenda; he said those improvements would likely occur years out and would be coordinated with development and funding from the TIF plan.

The commission approved the land-use and zoning changes by voice vote. Staff said the rezoning mirrors changes recently approved to the west and would extend single-family zoning eastward.

What happens next: The approved rezoning allows single-family development consistent with the RS4 designation. Staff indicated that 18th Avenue improvements are anticipated to be funded through the project plan if development and TIF timing permit; no firm timetable was given.","The Plan Commission approved a comprehensive-plan and zoning change that reclassifies about 18 acres north of County Trunk Highway NN and west of U.S. Highway 45 from business park (M3) to single-family residential (RS4). The city noted tax-increment financing and a future 18th Street upgrade as part of the area’s redevelopment plan.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6397787,"Plan Commission approves land-use and zoning changes for 2150 North Main Street amid neighbor concerns",1132,73000,1205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2091288-3fe0133688033586408d0a57af44b91a&start=73&end=1205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2091288-3fe0133688033586408d0a57af44b91a/thumbnail_73000.jpg","/articles/6397787/West-Bend-City/Washington-County/Wisconsin/Plan-Commission-approves-land-use-and-zoning-changes-for-2150-North-Main-Street-amid-neighbor-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6397787-75845003e6cb2a14f342f8f2fbea0a34/orig.mp4?Expires=1776552193&Signature=Gc2G6crsgLOXqYE6Dx4nYoRdW4omXV3tFhuk6Ysuj4E9ghMyoJt3b1igVxh6OIsx0qQkMWPLMski5hG3T2Ab8vCZybqfuJ2W4hOkLO6MMZruw07Sqsb0qFVnfkpvMMHSWJ7u5aAJaaK55OZ8Vov7ldLB-Wqs~o4hkgkmurYM9~V8GQDQNQ3bLZ8UKoeniXUX0i1dWU-evVSmWWeqdIKwmFV3DNP0n3oqXqH6fvEOlegSUdSxFEoxK6PcrI9oz0gPhv9490xoKZA-hjrNgpyWizP17kbR5cZzXpU5Z49POPVMICLTVb0TnrR7P~DnKR7zXpfPDnMgXD929yslIeSi2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Bend Plan Commission voted to approve a comprehensive plan amendment and a corresponding zoning map amendment for 2150 North Main Street on Jan. 7, 2025, clearing the way for mixed-use development and new residential lots by D Farm Enterprises.

The change shifts portions of the parcel from commercial/multifamily, two-family, single-family and open-space designations to mixed use, park/open space/wetlands and single- and two-family residential; the zoning amendment establishes permanent zones including MXD (Mixed Use), RS4 (single-family), RD2 (two-family), P1 (parks/open space) and NSW (non-shoreland wetland).

Why it matters: The amendments authorize a land-use pattern that staff said aligns with the owner’s proposal to convert the eastern portion toward a bed-and-breakfast or other lighter commercial uses while enabling single- and two-family housing to the west. Neighbors said the changes could affect mature trees, local wildlife and sight lines from existing yards, and sought clarity about when and where streets and subdivisions would be built.

City staff member Jim introduced the plan changes and told the commission the request “fits into the land use plan” and that staff recommended approval. Jim said the developer intends commercial or bed-and-breakfast uses on the eastern portion and residential lots on the southwest portion and that permanent zoning would be established now for the annexed lands.

Residents who live along Patricia Drive said they were worried about potential loss of a stand of hardwoods, loss of wildlife such as turkeys and deer, and line-of-sight impacts caused by two-family homes placed behind existing single-family lots. Jay Reeder, a Patricia Drive resident, asked whether the stand of oaks and maples would be preserved; Jim replied, “It’s not a corridor, so there is no restrictions on that it has to be preserved,” and that preservation would depend on the developer’s future stormwater and grading plans.

Several neighbors sought timing information. City staff and the applicants indicated the immediate change will authorize land use and zoning; any detailed subdivision layout, road alignments or lot plats would come later through a separate preliminary plat or certified survey map and additional approvals. Staff said preliminary work for about seven or eight lots along Patricia is under consideration but that there is no fixed timeline for further development to the north.

The public hearing closed without written objections recorded and the Plan Commission approved both actions by voice vote. The transcript records the motions and commissioners’ voice votes but does not record a roll-call vote or numerical tally in the public minutes.

What happens next: If the developer chooses to proceed, the city will receive a subdivision application and site-plan submissions for the bed-and-breakfast or mixed-use conversion; those steps will be agendized and visible on future Planning Commission agendas, though some applications (such as preliminary plats for a small number of lots) may not trigger mailed notice to neighbors.

Residents were advised to watch Planning Commission agendas (typically the first Tuesday of each month) for subsequent submittals and site-plan reviews.","The West Bend Plan Commission approved a comprehensive plan amendment and corresponding zoning changes for 2150 North Main Street (D Farm Enterprises) after a public hearing in which nearby residents raised questions about tree preservation, wildlife and timing for future subdivisions.","actionData","errors"]

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