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Plan Commission approves larger detached garage at Nagawicka Road with deed restriction and sewer requirement
Summary
The commission approved a 1,129‑square‑foot detached garage for a Nagawicka Road property, requiring a recorded deed restriction prohibiting commercial operations and human habitation, a separate sewer connection, attachment of an existing single‑car garage prior to final inspection, and downward‑shielded exterior lighting.
The Plan Commission approved site plan and appearance review on June 25 for construction of a detached garage larger than 720 square feet at 524 Nagawicka Road (applicant Terry Giles), subject to conditions including a recorded deed restriction and a separate sewer connection.
City staff noted the applicant reduced an earlier proposal larger than 1,200 square feet to the current 1,129‑square‑foot building and will attach an existing one‑car garage to the primary residence, which changes how aggregate accessory area is calculated under the ordinance. Planning staff reminded the commission that the code requires Plan Commission approval for accessory structures exceeding 720 square feet and that accessory structures may not contain human habitation; plumbing is limited to a sink and toilet, and plumbing provisions triggered the requirement for a separate sewer connection.
The commission required that city staff draft a deed restriction to record with the Waukesha County Register of Deeds that prohibits commercial operations and human habitation in the new structure, that the applicant install a separate sewer connection for plumbing proposed in the building, that the existing attached garage be physically attached to the residence prior to final inspection for the new garage, and that any exterior lighting be downward‑shielded and meet section 52‑27 of the city code. The applicant indicated high‑quality materials and a metal roof chosen to be visually compatible with the street.
Commissioners approved the plan with the staff conditions; the motion passed with unanimous support at the meeting.
