Planning commission backs preliminary plat for 38‑lot Pines subdivision at 0 Dutcher Street

The Green Bay Planning Commission recommended approval Monday of a preliminary plat to create 38 lots and one outlot with public dedications at 0 Dutcher Street, moving the proposal to the Sept. 16 city council agenda.

City planning staff told commissioners the site was rezoned earlier this year and that the current step — a preliminary plat — is required because the project creates new streets and public dedications. Staff said the property’s zoning is R‑2, medium‑density residential, and the surrounding area is primarily R‑3 and office‑residential near the Red Cross site. Staff recommended approval with one condition: that comments in the Pines Division preliminary plat review dated Sept. 4, 2025, be addressed on the next submittal.

Commissioner Darius Daniels made the motion to recommend approval; the motion was seconded and the commission voted in favor. Staff said the recommendation is for the roadway dedication and related preliminary‑plat items; the approval does not replace required reviews by other agencies or final engineering checklists that are standard before a pre‑final plat is recorded.

During discussion staff explained that agency review comments are collected at the preliminary stage so they can be resolved on the pre‑final plat, and that addressing those comments is a condition of the recommendation. The item was forwarded to the city council for consideration on Sept. 16.

The commission’s action was limited to the preliminary plat and roadway dedication; any subsequent changes to zoning, engineering, landscaping or construction standards will require the next formal submittals and inspections under city code.