The Waupaca City Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit Sept. 3 for the Waupaca Community Arts Board to renovate a building at 515 School Street for a proposed Community Arts Hub.

Planning staff said the proposed arts hub is a conditional use in the B-1 Neighborhood Business district and aligns with the current future land-use designation of neighborhood mixed use. The permit was granted with the standard condition that the property owner obtain all necessary zoning and building permits before commencing construction.

Laura Reynolds, identified as a cofounder of the Arts Hub, spoke in favor of the application and thanked the commission. Ron Brooks, who also addressed the hearing in another matter, said he supported the sale of the property to the Arts Hub in his role on the school board.

Action: the planning commission approved the conditional use permit at the commission level; the applicant must still satisfy building-permit and zoning-code requirements before starting construction.