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Staff said the project would combine seven parcels owned by NEW Community Shelter Inc. into a single development site and build a 41‑unit apartment building with parking on the north side of the site. City planning staff described the proposed building as a multifamily use that would be operated in connection with NEW’s existing supportive housing programs, but noted the units are individual apartments that could be sold or rented independently in the future.

Planning staff recommended the PUD because the base zoning (R‑3) allows multifamily uses, and because the PUD framework can address several deviations the project requests from the R‑3 standards. The petitioner requested waivers including consolidated lots across an existing public alley, a reduced lot‑area‑per‑unit density (proposal: 400 square feet per unit vs. R‑3 standard 1,500), a maximum building height increase from 45 to 52 feet, a reduced western buffer (requested 22.5 feet vs. required 25 feet), and a shortened driveway throat (requested 5 feet vs. code 18 feet). Staff said the site meets parking and green‑space metrics when shared parking at the adjacent NEW shelter and bicycle parking are considered.

Neighbors who spoke at the public hearing raised questions about displacement of seven houses, visual buffering and how the project would affect their alley access and property values. Mark Bergland of 806 North Broadway said the proposed parking would be visible from his backyard and requested additional plantings or berms and clarification whether a privacy fence would extend north of the alley. David Osborne spoke on behalf of his stepdaughter, who lives at 306 James Street, and asked about potential loss of property value and compensation. Alderman Bill Morgan said he supports the shelter’s programs and the proposed housing.

Planning staff told the commission a neighborhood meeting on the project drew roughly 16 people and that the property owners on the west side of the alley had indicated support. Staff also said the applicant submitted a separate petition for an alley vacation that will be considered at a future plan commission meeting; the PUD was requested regardless of whether the alley is vacated. Staff recommended approval of the PUD subject to compliance with technical and plan conditions, including a final landscaping plan meeting Chapter 44 standards and stronger opaque screening where the site adjoins single‑family properties.

Vice Chair Jacob Miller moved to approve the PUD with the staff‑recommended conditions; Commissioner Ken Ravinsky seconded. The commission voted in favor and directed staff to forward the recommendation to city council for its April 15 meeting.

The commission’s action is a recommendation; final approval and any required alley vacation or administrative permits remain subject to council action and technical review. The PUD approval includes multiple conditions that the applicant must satisfy during site plan and permit review, including a final landscaping plan, parking and circulation details and compliance with building and safety codes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Plan Commission 4-7-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Green Bay Plan Commission voted to recommend approval of a planned unit development that would replace seven single‑family homes with a four‑story, 41‑unit multifamily building on parcels at 306 and 308 Mather Street, 709 Alma Street and 301–309 James Street.","taxTitle","Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin","taxId",2853,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083681,"Plan commission approves conditional use for digital billboard on West Mason Street; goes to council",410,5049000,5459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5&start=5049&end=5459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5/thumbnail_5049000.jpg","/articles/6083681/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-approves-conditional-use-for-digital-billboard-on-West-Mason-Street-goes-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083681-79d8b54e206b323030215d16c619d548/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165185&Signature=XKFoQgoel~lfODX7agW-mBIEiL7YtR5Soem5CrhWeKgxUHjCOQafXodx0fYwQ95h2wvHeK4ihilr1UKZWfNBOqNqZo9Y6u52VavjLDXPThTqzj2TD69rGc8f7srmXCpMVl-Ty2LMkcb2EeZ9dHSXt~YkcVtzlfY48ORPNnWyEe2wzQv1P6fhV4cXzygM5gn9Ni2hXOe1hXMgGivLAfOfE~TRrL48F4r6fbTwb7JQMXVtAaDS4mN~uok7TctaTmwr2t9ct836FUmB1Vkz1FwILB1y2IAnpRmoYOzCloyqurQQlTGUmz2DgI2~0ldbyE7m0SbrRGmeBUw~h~NEV1bNOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Green Bay Plan Commission approved a conditional use permit to allow a multiple‑message digital billboard in the 2400 block of West Mason Street, between Kaye‑Mason area properties and Plymouth Road. Staff recommended approval with conditions; the commission approved the conditional use and will forward the recommendation to the Common Council for consideration on April 15.

Staff said the existing off‑premise billboard would be reconfigured to a digital face and moved approximately 35 feet to accommodate site redevelopment. Because the sign location would remain greater than 200 feet from the nearest intersection, the proposed digital face can reach the maximum allowed area for a digital billboard (up to 650 square feet); the applicant proposed a 644‑square‑foot face. Staff’s recommended conditions require a finalized site plan that addresses future redevelopment, driveway and ingress/egress locations; a mechanism for Department of Public Works to turn off the sign if glare or interference creates a traffic hazard; and a 24/7 contact for the sign owner to resolve hazardous conditions.

Planning staff said the request is similar to a prior conditional‑use request approved in the city and noted that DPW will review sightlines and potential traffic impacts during the site‑permit stage. No members of the public spoke at the hearing.

Commissioner Vitsky moved to approve the conditional use permit with staff conditions; Commissioner Fowler seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Common Council for its April 15 agenda.","The Plan Commission approved a conditional‑use permit to replace an off‑premise sign with a 644‑square‑foot digital multiple‑message billboard in the 2400 block of West Mason Street, subject to DPW and site‑plan conditions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083688,"Plan commission tables Guns Road rezoning and comp‑plan amendment tied to proposed post‑office distribution center and multifamily project",3022,1713000,4735000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5&start=1713&end=4735","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5/thumbnail_1713000.jpg","/articles/6083688/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-tables-Guns-Road-rezoning-and-compplan-amendment-tied-to-proposed-postoffice-distribution-center-and-multifamily-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083688-377199117acb53da14510a838b779e6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165185&Signature=mD0K4vIM-Am81cDF2FwNE8i69VZxsld8C8xveOzpNtlCpFhSixFoKtuj9UQQwbXqcKo3GczbuV9ye~KH4EBX5VeABk0JiEA~S8V8AjS3JiXO2fM9fb7A29fSSA8mCG1vIjQMtwYqmUJXO7LCtQ1lUDMQ~xvGMt58mRdjBT~kbKT6cLs1cAxwIGlpSZ9Ba23ZBToUWvA7fE8w7fBIZJin7pJcYNj6NH9o24fok1NxYEkd-s~7hAnJdnmYHJ4LQ6gRDHB0mcnegtyfOamoqwWAHWUj0lBNKwTZAwJos89dDPY3Bw4xuRnNeBu0SNS~-YtZhD7RHdb1tA74Lm0uuLvN3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plan Commission voted to table proposed amendments to the Smart Growth 2022 comprehensive plan and a companion rezoning that would change future land use and zoning for properties in the 1100–1141 Guns Road area to permit two multifamily buildings and a light industrial distribution facility proposed by TMD Properties.

Applicant Todd DeBiller of TMD Properties asked to amend future land‑use designations for 1135 and 1141 Guns Road and adjacent parcels currently shown as low‑density residential. The proposal would reserve the rear parcel (Lot A) for medium‑high density multifamily (R‑3) and the Main Street frontage (Lot B) for light industrial to accommodate a U.S. Postal Service distribution center and related operations. The applicant and property owners said the site has been vacant for decades and that limited access to Main Street constrained purely commercial redevelopment.

Planning staff recommended approval of the medium‑high density designation and R‑3 zoning for the rear parcel (Lot A) but recommended denial of rezoning the Main Street frontage to light industrial. Staff warned that light industrial zoning would allow a wide range of industrial uses that could be inconsistent with the city’s Main Street commercial corridor and that a rezoning could not be conditioned for a single tenant’s operations. Staff suggested a potential path: a city‑wide text amendment that would allow limited distribution or postal distribution uses in a commercial district by conditional use or specific code language, but that change would require more study and a formal text‑amendment process.

Speakers at the public hearing included property owners and local representatives who said the site has been for sale for decades and argued the postal distribution center and multifamily mix would activate a long‑vacant parcel. Darwin Swilly and Randy Swilly (landowners), consultant Steve Beater of Burecker, Mark Burris of RE Commercial and Alderman Bill Morgan spoke in favor, citing investment, added housing and the site’s constrained access. Opposing input included a written comment from the Village of Bellevue’s community development director expressing concern about industrial zoning on the city edge.

Commission discussion focused on the appropriateness of light industrial along Main Street, possible tools to achieve the applicant’s operational goals without a blanket industrial rezoning, and whether staff could craft a text amendment to allow limited distribution uses in the C‑1 corridor with explicit conditions (for example limiting hours, building orientation, loading dock placement, and maximum size). Commissioners also noted that once a property is rezoned, the city cannot compel a specific tenant to operate in a particular way and that a PUD would not be an appropriate vehicle to circumvent code standards.

After extended discussion, Commissioner Betsky moved to table the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning and direct staff to work with the applicant on possible text amendments to the zoning code that could allow a constrained distribution use within the C‑1 corridor or otherwise address the commission’s concerns; Alder Jim Hutchinson seconded. The motion to table passed on a voice vote. Staff said a text‑amendment timeline would likely be six to eight weeks depending on scope and workload. The tabled items will return to the commission when staff and the applicant have had an opportunity to pursue a tailored solution or the applicant chooses to proceed with the existing rezoning request.","The Plan Commission voted to table proposed comprehensive plan and rezoning requests for three parcels on Guns Road that developers want to split into multifamily and a light‑industrial parcel to house a U.S. Postal Service distribution center and multifamily buildings.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083676,"Commission approves ordinance change to allow four rummage sales per year of up to four days each",328,5548000,5876000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5&start=5548&end=5876","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2928480-5e016679a0f39254610b415143c0dbf5/thumbnail_5548000.jpg","/articles/6083676/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Commission-approves-ordinance-change-to-allow-four-rummage-sales-per-year-of-up-to-four-days-each","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083676-69d69d85859700f729b16efe17deb599/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165185&Signature=opnvxQMQyHHxOib~nxyFRm5k2Tj~KetPw0hjeZRtHsy49WrzUdhturY2CibAfeGCUef2KW~EV8zPkhoh0iHIe9tZpTPSfDfzbZZXIfKUtsczcLXyGIo1nj5vn5fV7x89hutoMxiR4ZcQ16gcZhVHNXNS9-WIc0pm3IYExgbkRYmGtIkjoBTJGyKje0DTQ8Aui5OUHRgaLWTPD991iWbm3C5hILPEha4HHaYQnJo7bn69BbLPj0MO1T0s2ljFnsMKeTumJpXwy-PMG9MLC0CAAgfpRbb2dzpsBNjaBaApqxNicl7alQW44ziHnCt3~cz7Dv02RpuleT41ODSM~61EdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plan Commission recommended approval of a change to Green Bay’s municipal code that increases the allowable number and duration of residential rummage sales. The commission approved the amendment and will forward the recommendation to the Common Council with the Planning Department’s endorsement.

Under the existing code, residents may hold up to three rummage‑sale events per calendar year, each lasting up to three days (nine total days). The amendment, sponsored by Alder Prophet (District 7), would allow up to four events per year with up to four days per event (16 total days). Planning staff told the commission the limit is a local policy choice and that inspection staff’s primary enforcement concern is accumulation of goods that may create parking or nuisance issues; staff did not object to a modest increase.

Alder Prophet said the request arose from constituent concerns, noting an elderly resident who asked for an extra day on either side of a sale to allow setup and cleanup. Staff and the alder agreed a modest expansion would address such situations without creating widespread nuisance problems. No members of the public spoke against the amendment at the hearing.

Commissioner Vinski moved to recommend the code amendment; Vice Chair Jacob Miller seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote. The change will be forwarded to the Common Council for consideration at its next meeting on April 15.","The commission voted to amend the municipal code to increase the allowed number and duration of home rummage sales from three 3‑day events (9 days) to four 4‑day events (16 days) per calendar year. Staff supported a modest increase; the sponsoring alder said the change would help residents needing extra setup and cleanup time.","actionData","errors"]

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