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Plan Commission recommends approval of certified survey map to reconfigure lots on South Nicholson Road
Summary
The Plan Commission recommended that the Common Council approve a certified survey map to divide and reconfigure parcels at 10751 and 10775 South Nicholson Road into three lots for single-family development, subject to technical corrections and compliance with municipal code and Wisconsin statutes.
The Plan Commission recommended that the Common Council approve a certified survey map to divide and reconfigure parcels at 10751 and 10775 South Nicholson Road, creating three lots for single-family use, the commission heard. The motion included conditions requiring technical corrections and compliance with municipal code and Wisconsin statutes prior to recording.
The action matters because it clears a legal subdivision step that will allow the property owner to market or build on the two new, smaller lots that would be created along Richards Road while retaining a larger lot containing an existing house and accessory buildings on Nicholson Road. A certified survey map (CSM) is the municipal mechanism used to split and recombine lots without a full preliminary/final plat process.
Community development staff explained the two parcels are currently zoned RS-3, single-family residential, and that the proposed CSM would create: Lot 1 combining the existing single-family house with a portion of the adjacent parcel (approximately 1.5 acres) and two vacant lots along Richards Road of roughly 19,270–19,271 square feet each intended for future single-family homes. Staff advised that all three proposed lots meet RS-3 bulk and dimensional standards and that technical corrections (spelling, coordinate geometry, and other compliance edits) must be made before recording. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about which portions of the existing structures would be combined and whether the home on the larger lot would remain occupied; staff confirmed the residence would remain and that the parcels are under the same ownership.
The commission’s motion to recommend approval included the standard condition that technical corrections and any changes needed to comply with municipal code and Wisconsin statutes be completed before recording. The commission voted to recommend approval; the record shows no abstentions or recorded dissent in the debate.
If the Common Council accepts the commission’s recommendation and the applicant completes the required technical corrections, the CSM will be recorded and the new lots will be available for sale or future development under RS-3 standards.
