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Planning staff said the lot would contain 229 parking spaces, two motorcycle spaces and six bicycle spaces. A university shuttle would pick up riders in a loading area on-site, operating roughly every 20 minutes during peak periods and every 30 minutes off-peak on weekdays; limited weekend service was described as possible for special events. Staff recommended approval with conditions that include traffic-engineering approval of a drop-off/pickup plan, a sidewalk connection to the loading area, additional screening along Pennsylvania Avenue to meet Urban Design District requirements, and compliance with stormwater ordinances.

William Butcher, representing the project team, told the commission the applicant worked with staff to design a sustainable lot and agreed to the staff and Urban Design Commission recommendations: \"We're amenable and agreeable to all of those,\" he said. He and other project representatives said the lot is intended to replace parking that the university currently uses nearer campus and to shuttle employees, reducing the need for individual cars downtown.

The project will include electric-vehicle readiness for more stalls than the minimum: the applicant said the development will be built with power to 23 EV-ready stalls and that the University expects to install about 20 chargers. The project team said UW has a 15-year lease for use of the lot.

Commissioners raised questions about the site's future highest-and-best use and whether a time-limited approval could be imposed. Planning staff noted that state statute provides limits on local discretion where applicants agree to meet ordinance conditions, but also said the zoning code (supplemental regulations for non-accessory parking facilities, subchapter 28J) allows the commission to limit the duration of a conditional use. One late public comment suggested a five-year limit; staff advised that any time limit be tied to a clear conditional-use standard.

Alder Ugar moved to find that conditional-use standards were met and approve the private parking facility subject to staff conditions; Commissioner Solheim seconded. The commission then unanimously approved the certified survey map for the parcel following a separate motion by Commissioner Heck and a second from Alder Ugar.

Ending: The commission approved both the conditional use and the certified survey map, with conditions requiring additional screening, sidewalk connections and traffic engineering sign-off; staff and the applicant will continue to respond to follow-up questions about operations and outreach.

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The Planning Division staff recommended approval. Lisa, a staff planner, told commissioners the generator pad would be located about 40 feet closer to the nearest residence on Connecticut Court than existing equipment and roughly 400 feet north of McKenna Boulevard. City engineering estimated the generator would run about one hour every other month for maintenance and for the duration of unexpected outages, totaling roughly 20 hours in most years.

Jay McClellan, a resident whose house backs up to the site, told the commission he first learned about the project from a postcard he received the prior week and said neighbors needed more information about the necessity of the generator and clearer outreach. \"What's very frustrating about this is not even having a basis to understand if this is really needed or not,\" McClellan said. He expressed concern about communication between city departments and asked for more detail.

Jack Brody of the City of Madison Engineering Division explained engineering maintains two portable generators that are brought to landfill sites during outages and that Green Tree has the highest potential for producing methane gas and is therefore the highest-priority site for backup power. \"The engineering division has two portable generators that we bring to our landfill sites when we do lose power,\" Brody said. He said the goal is to restore power and have operations running within about four hours; the proposed permanent generator would provide on-site standby power in situations when staff cannot deliver a portable generator.

Commissioner Solheim moved to find that conditional-use standards were met and approve the generator at 6802 Hammersley Road subject to staff conditions; Alder Field seconded. The chair recorded unanimous approval. The engineering representative agreed to follow up with concerned residents who had called the city.

Ending: The commission approved the conditional use with conditions; engineering staff will follow up with residents who asked for more information and contact details were offered for further questions.

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The consent agenda included ten development items staff recommended for approval without separate hearings because applicants accepted required conditions and no opponents had registered. Those items (Legistar numbers follow) were read into the record and passed together: 87459-10-19 (transportation project plat for Mineral Point Road acquisitions), 87450 (zoning text amendment related to lodging), 87462 (conditional use, 306 N. Brooks St.), 87463 (alteration of approved conditional use, 414 S. Baldwin St.), 87464 (demolition permit, 1241 Moreland Rd.), 87465 (conditional use, 2352 S. Park St. temporary outdoor event), 87466 (conditional use, 5004 Trade Winds Pkwy for indoor recreation), 87467 (conditional uses for indoor/outdoor recreation and tavern at 1110 Demingway / 8701 Blackhawk Rd.), 87468 (conditional use with drive-through at 6501 Kilpatrick Ln.), and 87472 (final plat approval for First Addition to Hill Valley at 1051 S. Pleasant View Rd. and 1050 S. High Point Rd.).

A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; seeing no objections the chair recorded unanimous approval. The commission also voted to approve the March 17 minutes by unanimous consent after a motion and second.

The chair announced upcoming meeting dates: April 28 and two meetings in May (May 12 and May 19), all to be held virtually at 5:30 p.m.

Ending: With no registrants for general public comment and no requests to separate consent items, the commission completed routine business quickly and moved on to scheduled hearing items.

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Commission approves UW park-and-ride at 2230 Pennsylvania Ave.; commissioners debate long-term land-use implications

Plan Commission approves emergency generator at Green Tree Chapel Hill Park after resident concerns about notice

Plan Commission approves consent agenda, minutes and meeting schedule; several development items pass unanimously