Green Bay planning commission approves 3-unit townhome conditional-use permit for Humboldt Road with added traffic/engineering conditions

The Green Bay Planning Commission on May 12 approved a conditional-use permit (CUP) for a proposed three-unit townhome at the 2800 block of Humboldt Road, forwarding the application to the City Council with conditions requiring a licensed civil engineer to certify grading and erosion controls and a design that provides ingress/egress without vehicles backing onto Humboldt Road.

The measure matters because neighbors and staff raised safety and environmental concerns tied to the lot’s steep slopes, existing traffic near Barrett Elementary School and the proposed front-loaded garages that would create three separate single‑lane driveways onto a 30 mph arterial. Commissioners said the added conditions aim to reduce those risks while allowing the project to proceed if it can be engineered safely.

City planner David Buck summarized the request on behalf of staff, saying the petitioners—identified in the application as Christopher and Lisa Mao on behalf of the property owner—seek approval of a three‑unit, two‑story townhome on a lot described in staff materials as roughly 110 by 135 feet (about 0.338 acres). Buck said the site contains environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) mapped for steep slopes greater than 12 percent and measured spots of about…