The Appleton City Plan Commission on Oct. 8 voted to approve proposed text and map amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 23 to create Article 11, a shoreland wetland zoning district regulation, and will forward the recommendation to the Common Council.

The amendments include revised language clarifying the criteria and references used to determine whether a waterway is navigable; staff told the commission that those revisions are reflected on pages 8 and 9 of the staff report. "Staff is recommending approval of the text amendments as illustrated in the staff report," Don said during the hearing.

The item was a continuation of a public hearing opened at the commission's prior meeting. Staff reported that they revisited navigability language after the previous meeting and incorporated changes intended to make the criteria clearer for staff review and administration. Commissioners did not raise further substantive questions at the Oct. 8 meeting.

A motion to approve the text and map amendments as amended passed with no members recorded as opposed. The Plan Commission's recommendation will go to the Common Council for final consideration.