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Staff (John) said the applicants proposed a multi‑tenant building with a single 12‑foot‑wide drive‑through lane, one order/menu board and a drive‑through window on the north side of the structure. The applicant estimated about 250 customers per weekday and 300 on weekends, and that roughly 50% of customers would use the drive‑through. Peak stacking was estimated at about 6–8 vehicles; the concept included a 10‑foot‑wide bypass lane and stacking that “meet the requirements as far as stacking for drive thrus,” the staff review said.

Applicant Dylan Tarr introduced himself for the record and said the team “don't have any issues with any of the conditions, and we're happy to answer any questions.” Commissioners asked detailed questions about pedestrian protection and the public frontage. In response to a question about hedges or other protection between the sidewalk and the drive‑through, Tarr said landscaping had not been fully designed but they would “work with staff to address that concern” and that hedges would be “mature height. They're minimum 3 foot tall.”

Several commissioners said they had no objection to the conditional use itself but raised concerns to be resolved at site‑plan review. One commissioner said: “I don't like the fact that it looks like the back of the building is facing Howell and the queue is right on Howell,” and urged that when the project comes back for site review “I don't know that I would support the rear of the building facing Howell.” Another commissioner urged the applicant to “pull that queue and put it off to the side a little bit” so vehicles would not queue directly on the main street.

The commission’s motion recommended approval of the conditional‑use permit with the applicant’s stated operational hours for the drive‑through limited to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and noted that if the commission and common council approve the conditional use the applicant must later return for site and architectural review before receiving building permits. Donnie moved the recommendation; Seifert seconded. The roll call recorded approval and the matter will proceed to the common council public hearing on Sept. 2.

No final tenant or completed site plans were approved at the meeting; the site plan and architectural details — including final pedestrian protection, landscaping, and exact parking layout tied to the retail tenant mix — will be decided at a later review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Common Council July 22nd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Oak Creek Plan Commission recommended July 22 that the common council approve a conditional‑use permit for a drive‑through at a proposed multi‑tenant building at 8355 South Howell Ave., subject to city drive‑through standards, hours limits and later site‑plan review.","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},6159482,"Plan commission backs major land‑use changes for 115‑acre project by 1 Vanguard and Seetman Realty; public hearings and conditions set",3125,1284865,4410480,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1&start=1284&end=4410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1/thumbnail_1284865.jpg","/articles/6159482/Oak-Creek/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-backs-major-landuse-changes-for-115acre-project-by-1-Vanguard-and-Seetman-Realty-public-hearings-and-conditions-set","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159482-b98b2d5099dda97f765d42920fefca4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154537&Signature=MIVRgZ0oPdUlaau~EFt-NfqSAoc1Us9YOGZDH3kYoPqiDYkD-QARDMSx-EtSZ4AsNfArcAaR6GMLk3oRUBHbDxnkmZ7NijeOE3QOfsn80zeC8yZN~GHPg97iPiAFv751QvvSK8dHI6zqdwsy82WXQMMUsvnTT2bmU0RduZR9AouM2snGfXO05-Q2kR6SKSJ4cL9qhPI7XvXgl3Av3cjc9oIil72-FBHZ8onGci3RV1lmVk81x1xbvCnNq0Ty-Oqub4ajnpNCs2EqclZcjkmi5van3TUUwyebZIeYgb~x8RtvNnst9D6qYOlDUfLAwjMTjoGj5ZcXumszfBwTTStYEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on July 22 recommended a multi‑part package of land‑use approvals to the common council for a proposed large‑scale development east of South 20th Street. Co‑applicants include Northwestern Mutual / Walden OC LLC (landowners) and developers 1 Vanguard and Seetman Realty. The commission’s actions covered a resolution to amend the 2020 comprehensive plan, an official map amendment to adjust future rights‑of‑way, multiple rezones, two planned unit development (PUD) overlay requests, and three certified survey maps (CSMs). The package is intended to enable a mixed residential and commercial development totaling about 115 acres (87 acres north, 28 acres south) and will proceed to common council public hearings on Sept. 2.

Christie (city planning staff) summarized the request as a coordinated set of applications affecting more than 115 acres of land that the staff and applicants have been refining since concept plan review. The landowners are Northwestern Mutual (28 acres, southern portion) and Walden OC LLC (87 acres, northern portion). Christie noted a 15‑acre parcel owned by a third party between the north and south areas that is not part of this proposal. The requested comprehensive plan amendment would change the northern 87 acres to residential categories (single‑family detached, single‑family attached, and multifamily) and retain the southern 28 acres as commercial.

Developers described the proposed mix and unit counts by area. Matt Maroney of 1 Vanguard said the team is “excited about the opportunity” and described portfolio demographics; John Seetman of Seetman Realty described the firm’s emphasis on conservation subdivision design. Christie and the applicants mapped the development into labeled areas (C North, C South, D, E, F, G North and G South) and described proposed uses and counts:
- Area C North: two 3‑story multifamily buildings, 48 units each (96 units total) with underground parking and a clubhouse; requested density up to about 15.47 units per acre due to parcel size and an increase in accessory‑building size and height for a clubhouse.
- Area C South: four 3‑story multifamily buildings, 48 units each (192 units total).
- Area D: four 2‑story “stacked” walk‑up multifamily buildings, 26 units each (104 units total) with detached garages; the applicant asked for flexibility on parking (enclosed parking in roughly 58% of units rather than 1:1 enclosed parking), two curb cuts separated by the minimum city spacing (300 feet), and larger accessory buildings (detached garages, maintenance building) than code base allowances.
- Areas E and F: single‑family attached product (quads/duplexes) totaling about 50 units combined (E: ~20 units; F: ~30 units) that are expected to be sold to a builder specializing in that product.
- Areas G North and G South: a combined total of 97 single‑family lots to be created by preliminary platting.

Christie explained that the official map amendment would erase an earlier conceptual pink street pattern and retain a proposed East‑West route (Prairie Boulevard) that city engineering and Milwaukee County Parks had discussed previously; Milwaukee County Parks provided a letter of support and an easement to continue the extension of the Ikea Road alignment into the site. The East‑West route is expected to be dedicated and is shown as about 4 acres of right‑of‑way in the CSMs.

Density, parking and accessory‑building size were the principal technical items commissioners discussed. Staff said the requested PUD flexibilities are intended to allow efficient land use and design: permitting a higher net density on C North because it contains only two buildings, allowing accessory‑structure area increases for a clubhouse and maintenance building (from 1,200 sq ft to 5,600–8,000 sq ft in different areas), letting accessory buildings face the street in a few special circumstances, and reducing the requirement for enclosed parking to reflect the developer’s experience (overall parking planned at about 1.5 spaces per unit; enclosed garages provided for roughly 58% of units in Area D). Developer Mark Lake explained that in his portfolio “some people don't have cars” and that enclosed garages are often underused; he said the projects typically achieve about 1.48 vehicles per unit across their properties.

Commissioners generally supported the comprehensive plan amendment and the official map amendment and voted to recommend the rezones (separately for different parcels), establishment of two PUD overlay districts (Areas C North and D) and three CSMs to subdivide and dedicate right‑of‑way. The PUD overlays and CSM motions were made contingent on detailed “conditions and restrictions” documents that the applicants will submit for commission review at the next meeting (Aug. 26) and that will be finalized before the common council public hearing on Sept. 2. The commission’s motions recorded “aye” votes and recommended the council consider all items at public hearings in early September.

Next steps and dependencies: the applications will go to the common council for public hearings on Sept. 2. The PUDs require finalized conditions and restrictions (to be presented Aug. 26), the rezones require ordinances following the comp plan amendment, and the three CSMs must correct technical items and include necessary easements prior to recording. Christie said Milwaukee County’s technical comments on the CSM drafts had been provided to the surveyor and re‑submittals were already under review.

Numbers and specific design details (final building footprints, exact unit mixes per building, landscaping sheets and final parking allocations) were not finalized at the July 22 meeting and will be resolved in the August commission review and subsequent council hearings.","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on July 22 recommended a coordinated package of land‑use actions — a comprehensive plan amendment, official map amendment, multiple rezonings, two PUD overlays and three certified survey maps — to enable a proposed mixed residential and commercial development on roughly 115 acres east of South 20th Street.",{"_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},6159490,"Plan commission recommends certified survey map to split 6.4‑acre Oakwood Road property into three lots",281,280620,562270,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1&start=280&end=562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1/thumbnail_280620.jpg","/articles/6159490/Oak-Creek/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-recommends-certified-survey-map-to-split-64acre-Oakwood-Road-property-into-three-lots","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159490-7cc638468f515eb9a12a5692d1dcfdab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154537&Signature=FCXjiEa7ivW1K~NlYDkwNKIyQFjKekrzGc43vbsJUXLyOAT~4rdeyQw1VHyTDZOsI~oJ-KJFT1O6QQypb-srT0y0wgoKsguSSWIIMRArqbH3fEYjas7V8G2xgz8zFCUpbK1fm5AUUq2W5JcoZ8sRvBeJFJv1KjMqJ7md2klLI0FbY6ZNA5iSvYSf1IGcXkk1Kox6feclZOa7K-b3tio1QB9a1F-RoBT509WQCgXT0-9ZreGJVQOMBKiop5DCtyrAgbCPvLoup5dTtMPM~UBHDgGF5zryPIiS08pVYv9pX-FwxNGJNXlvBgBR9fCqPwZVF2XghOVMkSiiy31SsiFzlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on July 22 voted to recommend that the common council approve a certified survey map (CSM) dividing the property at 4063 East Oakwood Road into three residential lots.

The applicant, John and Lisa Marshall, proposed splitting the roughly 6.4‑acre parcel into one 4.7‑acre lot that will contain the existing single‑family home and accessory buildings, plus two smaller lots to the east, each “just under … 0.86 acres” intended for single‑family detached homes. The commission’s recommendation carries conditions requiring submission of green‑infrastructure and stormwater management plans for lots 2 and 3 to the engineering department before building permits are submitted and that technical corrections and statutory compliance issues be addressed prior to recording.

Todd (city planning staff) summarized the site and zoning: the property is currently zoned RS‑1 and the city’s comprehensive plan designates it for single‑family detached use. He told the commission the existing site “is a little over, well, 6.4 acres in size” and that the RS‑1 district “has a minimum lot size of a half acre and a minimum lot width of 90 feet at the front.”

A neighbor, Kelly Westner of 4114 East Barton Road, whose property backs to the pond raised concerns about tree maintenance, asking “what is the land owner planning to do as far as like remediation of the dead trees on those lots?” John Marshall, who identified himself as the property owner, said the land had been “much, much more overgrown” when he bought it in 2018, that he has been progressively clearing the property, and that “the plan isn't to go hunt for dead trees and take them down, but when they come down, we take them down over time.”

Commissioners asked questions about the pond between lots and whether dividing the water would trigger regulatory requirements. Todd said they would “check with the DNR” and that “there's no regulation as to that you can't divide a waterway like that.” The commission’s motion to recommend approval included two explicit conditions: 1) green‑infrastructure and stormwater management requirements for lots 2 and 3 must be submitted and approved by the engineering department before building permit applications for those lots; and 2) all technical corrections and required compliance changes must be made prior to recording.

Burke moved the recommendation; Seifert seconded. The roll call recorded “aye” votes and the commission closed the item with a wish of “Good luck” to the applicants. The commission’s recommendation will be considered by the common council after required technical corrections and engineering review are completed.

No construction timeline, final building plans, or sale schedules for the new lots were provided at the meeting.","Plan commissioners recommended that the common council approve a certified survey map to divide 4063 East Oakwood Road into three lots, subject to stormwater/green‑infrastructure review and technical corrections; neighbors raised questions about a pond and dead trees on the property.",{"_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},6159495,"Plan commission approves 22 rooftop solar panels for Sewing by Susie",189,73655,263160,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1&start=73&end=263","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5454567-f46026bb84a62f8f87bac2d04c6b47e1/thumbnail_73655.jpg","/articles/6159495/Oak-Creek/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Plan-commission-approves-22-rooftop-solar-panels-for-Sewing-by-Susie","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159495-f4161613d1824d7efaa0b8362f0d1358/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154537&Signature=fuXxmtkW2YalX0IouzOaYDrYiB7zOWSBHeneip~ZNHgR9FnJki1rKdb8Dxk4Xz7Nr3-adkW3rZIWNrs7wv4mCT0kIlESw5H24TjR7zZ-NBMRiv6I~XRTvzapd2C5EQ4OvbRpsJXRPPiHwEgGL0UxbxcnUjy-Nc6dnfzHY0bEg6VS35j-~SJz0mJM99k6oMHCKHMeMqT34HrNDEGMQMnhYM9VnQU3dAnwPRBHnCmAx5RwtE9~C7yGgycrfPezRmGw0PuawHr1sWfRzBh34Cg859AVG0pdF2xSjWQbmAGKzddXcsolXaIxArbllwSB9ZUmfl3BuRT6HV9EIJ4M6ts~hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oak Creek Plan Commission on July 22 recommended approval of site and architectural plans for the installation of roof‑mounted solar panels at Sewing by Susie, a business at 9867 South Chicago Road.

The plan commission approved the applicant’s proposal to install 22 flush‑mounted solar panels on the southwest‑facing slope of the gabled roof, subject to standard code requirements and the condition that the approval will expire 12 months after the date of the commission’s action if a building permit has not been issued.

Todd (city staff) summarized the proposal, saying the building is “on the corner of Chicago Road, South Chicago Road, and East Fitzsibbenz Road” and that the proposal was for “22 flush mounted solar panels … on the southwest facing downward pitch of the gabled roof.” Jason Weber, a designer with Arch Solar, identified himself for the record: “My name is Jason Weber and I work for Arch Solar, and I was the designer of that system.”

Commissioners asked technical and logistics questions. When asked about crew size, Weber said “3 probably,” and explained separate crews would handle roofing and licensed electrical work. Commissioners confirmed permits and inspections would be required before final approval. The motion, carried by roll call, included two conditions: that all relevant code requirements remain in effect and that the approval would expire in 12 months if no building permit is issued.

The commissions' vote recorded several “aye” responses and the chair closed the item with a short congratulation: “Okay. Good luck.”

The applicant will need to obtain the required building permits and pass inspections before installation can proceed. The commission’s action is a recommendation to issue permits under the city’s existing code and does not itself authorize work without those permits.

No other modifications to the building façade, structural changes, or financing arrangements were discussed at the meeting.","The Oak Creek Plan Commission recommended approval of site and architectural plans to add 22 flush‑mounted solar panels to the gabled roof at Sewing by Susie, 9867 S. Chicago Road, with standard permitting and a 12‑month expiration if no building permit is issued.","actionData","errors"]

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