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The developers described a multi‑component project, which they labeled “The Prairie,” that clusters more intensive multifamily housing and commercial uses near S. 20th Street and places lower‑intensity owner‑occupied units and single‑family lots along the park edge. Matt Maroney of OneGard Partners said the team is “very excited about this opportunity” and that the concept is intended to protect the adjacent park and natural features while adding housing and commercial options.

Seetman Realty’s presentation said the plan reserves roughly 28.35 acres for commercial uses, proposes multifamily buildings in two different formats (one program of six three‑story podium buildings with 48 units each, for a total of 288 units; another of four two‑story, 26‑unit walk‑up buildings), condominium areas, and about 97 single‑family lots sized at approximately 8,000 square feet. The firm said wetlands on the site have been delineated and that existing tree lines would be preserved and used to frame open space and trails. Jim Seetman described the firm’s approach as “conservation design,” saying they plan trails, pocket parks and a system of open space woven through the neighborhoods.

City staff and commissioners pressed developers for more detail on utilities, access and traffic. Developers said they have a preliminary sewer plan that would extend gravity service to Minnesota Avenue to avoid lift stations, and they have begun a traffic study; the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) will review any required access or intersection improvements because S. 20th Street and the Elm interchange are state highways. Seetman also said the team is working with Milwaukee County Parks on how IKEA Drive will continue through the park and across the site and that park staff asked developers to avoid direct trail connections into the park, preferring access from a new street.

Several commissioners raised neighborhood concerns including sidewalks and pedestrian access to nearby schools, the length and configuration of proposed cul‑de‑sacs if adjacent parcels (the Ulrich property) are not acquired, and fire and emergency access. City engineering staff noted an updated local standard that now allows a maximum dead‑end length of one‑half mile (previously shorter), and said clear width and water supply requirements would be coordinated with the fire department and utilities.

Developers said they had held a neighborhood meeting the prior week and revised the plan based on feedback, notably moving some condominium parcels and adding single‑family lots adjacent to Minnesota Avenue to reduce perceived intensity. They also said they have not yet acquired the Ulrich property and that its inclusion would affect internal street connections; they stated they might pursue a smaller number of single‑family lots than earlier estimates and emphasized that the plan is conceptual and will evolve as market interest is confirmed.

Because the presentation was advisory, the Plan Commission did not vote on the concept. Staff said formal applications for land divisions, rezoning and site and architectural review will return to the Plan Commission and ultimately to the Common Council, at which point public hearings and formal notices will be held.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Plan Commission April 22nd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Developers representing OneGard Partners and Seetman Realty presented conceptual plans on April 22 for a mixed‑use project on roughly 116 undeveloped acres at the northeast corner of Drexel Avenue and S. 20th Street in Oak Creek. The Plan Commission heard the presentation as an informational item; the commission took no formal action.","taxTitle","Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",66971,"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},6262350,"Plan Commission recommends Common Council approve Buc‑ee’s fueling plaza and related lot map with conditions",1464,3028000,4492000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3115446-f06e57e9f7cea3a965d0a7258db11f6e&start=3028&end=4492","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3115446-f06e57e9f7cea3a965d0a7258db11f6e/thumbnail_3028000.jpg","/articles/6262350/Oak-Creek/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Plan-Commission-recommends-Common-Council-approve-Bucees-fueling-plaza-and-related-lot-map-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262350-205a6e205682727886fc715e4f44acb7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775463594&Signature=Tw4EBSh8ZVz1t0c5KoqFvCxM5uXyZsiOMcC8sIZ3yowcNt8wYAX62TeroWtpbt6QuycczYRY~XSUCu4L8kLwT8WzwqJloAgThl5B-wLiQZ2msZyqtUroUq6SZZD31po~LMknAs7A7i0tMXaDBENhT7xEqCyjvf33fCX8AR7HuKp~505rPlOCUkz1VtUvUyBwqobehte~ptywSSo2IsBnyokuMyVGQaF4k7QXvAXvEYe~cX-zLNSX2AmAxbmhRJEyEufL2Ez6SnkJF6NihKnIkLgGUXe0bCD4FZOpHXAvRvEKIfP2jCrktVX-YWkd-ZBzz~IZUlkk92FxQ9ttOK6u2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on April 22 voted to recommend that the Common Council approve a conditional use permit for a Buc‑ee’s travel center and to approve a certified survey map (CSM) that would create two buildable lots and an outlot for stormwater management on parcels at 10700, 10820 and 10840 S. 20th Street.

City planning staff told the commission the applicant is proposing a travel‑center development anchored by an approximately 74,000‑square‑foot retail building with two canopy structures serving about 20 fueling positions. Staff said the conceptual site plan shows roughly 680 parking spaces (the code calculation requires about 414) and that applicants estimate roughly 10,000 vehicles per day to the site, with about 90 percent of customers coming from the interstate and re‑entering the highway. Staff also noted that semi‑trucks would be prohibited from using the site and that the applicants have submitted a draft traffic‑impact analysis to the Wisconsin DOT, which has jurisdiction over the nearby interstate interchange.

Stan Beard, director of development and real estate for Buc‑ee’s, said he was available to answer commissioners’ questions. City staff listed the fueling plaza standards in the municipal code and identified standard conditions and restrictions for conditional uses. Those include setback and canopy lighting requirements, masonry bases for canopy columns, and limits on canopy and pylon signage. The applicant requested 24‑hour operations and specific sign allowances (a 70–75 foot pylon sign with a masonry base, up to 307 square feet of total wall signage, 64 square feet for canopy logo signs and additional smaller signs); staff said signage will be addressed in the conditions and restrictions and in later site and architectural review.

The plan commission’s recommendation for the conditional use permit included that DOT approval of required access and capacity improvements is necessary; staff said without DOT sign‑off the project cannot proceed. Staff also said that site landscaping, architecture, lighting, stormwater design (subject to Chapter 13 and MMSD rules and Wisconsin DNR standards) and wetlands/dispensing regulations would be reviewed at a later site plan/ architectural review stage before permits are issued.

On the CSM, staff explained that Lot 1 (intended for the Buc‑ee’s use) and Lot 2 (a future development parcel) plus an outlot for stormwater would meet B‑6 district frontage and size requirements. The commission recommended approval of the CSM with standard technical corrections and with conditions requiring recorded cross‑access easements between the lots, cross‑access and maintenance easements for the outlot, a 25‑foot water main easement, a sanitary sewer easement and evidence of transfer of ownership prior to permit issuance.

The commission voted in favor of the conditional use permit recommendation and the CSM recommendation by roll call. Both matters will go to the Common Council for public hearing and final action; staff said a public hearing could be scheduled as early as May 20.","The Plan Commission on April 22 recommended that the Common Council approve a conditional use permit for a Buc‑ee’s travel center and a certified survey map to create two lots and an outlot at 10700–10840 S. 20th Street, subject to conditions including DOT review of required access improvements and recorded cross‑access and utility easements.",{"_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},6262355,"Plan Commission backs removing proposed east‑west road from official map at 2028 Oakwood Road",759,2221000,2980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3115446-f06e57e9f7cea3a965d0a7258db11f6e&start=2221&end=2980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3115446-f06e57e9f7cea3a965d0a7258db11f6e/thumbnail_2221000.jpg","/articles/6262355/Oak-Creek/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Plan-Commission-backs-removing-proposed-eastwest-road-from-official-map-at-2028-Oakwood-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262355-9605dfc35c34cee20bf7b53f9b5e540c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775463594&Signature=SvYFlrxcp9MOabeBqesISrFUqAeD-0tBB~Mkoy2mjVytqnPl3ww-6YClYfab83CXRNtxlTOtDN9Vnv~g1aFQ91e9fJwLyvbedf-hIa29MQXcg4x9qmbaMkV~hCIjwn-dxtGRhaWz4hutXT6QcIpFEoBCvK0QzSCXPulM9Anzw21421waVSwSIeEBR3Vmmz3J6NetjHfJQbHGyu5dViAOhEKpzr4UPW8QQFCk6ZAaEb1kTqgt-FsUcxPmaYatAIWPRPm67DGrkT1R2LcnG1VoIWOsU9cRvc74oxjhj2GyTJDI2ZtCLQKmGLMCfeEs~0MypMRxWSOhFVkeuCaNzDygeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on April 22 recommended that the Common Council proceed to a public hearing and consider removing a section of an east‑west collector road from the city’s adopted official map at 2028 Oakwood Road.

Applicant Mark Verhalen told the commission he wants to eliminate the east‑west road shown on the official map to limit potential future traffic onto Judith Place. Verhalen said he plans a lower‑impact residential layout and that removing the road reservation from the official map is the first step in preparing a future certified survey map for development. “If we take this cross street out of there, whatever I decide to put there is going to be very, very low impact,” Verhalen said.

City planning staff explained that an official map is a planning tool that reserves potential future rights‑of‑way and that the map does not itself require construction; the map only guides where a road would be located should an assembly of properties lead to a conventional subdivision. Commissioners and staff noted the reservation likely dated from an older layout and that, given existing homes and parcel patterns in the area, the full mapped road network is unlikely to be built exactly as drawn.

Commissioners asked whether a developer would be required to build a road that “goes nowhere” if the reservation remained and whether a certified survey map (CSM) could still dedicate right‑of‑way without building the road. Staff said a CSM typically can note and dedicate reservations but that construction would depend on future development and engineering requirements. City engineering staff said they would confirm standards about multiple entry points and cul‑de‑sac length before the matter moves to a Common Council public hearing.

Several neighbors submitted letters included in the packet indicating they accepted the change. Commissioners moved to recommend the Common Council approve the official‑map amendment and the motion passed on roll call; the matter now moves to a Common Council public hearing, which staff said could be scheduled as early as May 20.","Applicant Mark Verhalen asked the commission to amend the city's official map to remove a proposed east‑west collector that would have connected Judith Place to a future road network west of Oakwood Road; the commission recommended the Common Council hold a public hearing and approve the amendment.","actionData","errors"]

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