The Land Use and Zoning Committee approved a planned‑unit‑development rezoning for a 22.43‑acre site just north of New Berlin Road that will allow construction of 90 single‑family lots with widths that the applicant said would be mainly 50 feet and several 60‑foot lots.

Planning staff said the site is inside the city’s suburban development area and consistent with the 2045 Comprehensive Plan’s low‑density residential category; staff noted the proposed 3.5 units per acre is well below the category’s 7‑units‑per‑acre maximum and recommended approval.

The applicant, Michael Sittner, told the committee the PUD was revised after community meetings to address three main resident concerns: traffic, stormwater/drainage and lot density. The applicant said the number of lots and lot widths were adjusted to add 60‑foot lots on the side abutting larger existing homes, to provide 10‑foot buffers and six‑foot vinyl fences along property lines, and to manage stormwater by accepting and re‑routing flow to an existing, underutilized ditch system with public‑works coordination.

Neighbors voiced concerns about traffic capacity on New Berlin and nearby intersections, drainage and the scale of density relative to existing one‑acre and half‑acre lots. Staff and the applicant noted New Berlin Road already has capacity available under current counts and is included in a multi‑year design and widening project; the project manager for the city told the committee right‑of‑way acquisition and construction are scheduled in the 2026–2028 timeframe with earliest construction anticipated in fall 2028.

After discussion the committee approved the rezoning by roll call 6‑1. Committee members said they wanted the applicant to work with staff on final stormwater and right‑of‑way coordination during the development‑review process.

Next steps: the PUD will proceed through final engineering and subdivision review; construction of road improvements and drainage work remains dependent on subsequent permits and the city’s New Berlin Road widening schedule.