Plan Commission recommends rezoning three Oak Ridge Glen lots from multifamily to single-family

The Muskego City Plan Commission on April 2 voted unanimously to recommend that the Common Council amend the zoning map and the 2020 comprehensive plan to rezone three vacant lots in the Oak Ridge Glen subdivision from multifamily to single-family residential at the request of the subdivision developer, Daryl Orchard.

Adam (staff member) explained the area originally included about 14 lots zoned multifamily as a buffer between existing single-family neighborhoods to the west and potential commercial land to the east. The developer previously converted two northern lots to single-family last year and is now requesting three additional lots be rezoned to single-family because of buyer demand.

Adam said the three lots proposed for rezoning are adjacent to existing single-family homes on their west sides; two are adjacent to a church to the south and one borders future commercial land to the east where no specific commercial plans currently exist. Commissioners asked whether other lots in the subdivision would remain multifamily; Adam described that several lots in the center and west portions would remain multifamily after this change.

Commission discussion noted the original council intent in the 1990s to use multifamily as a buffer, and commissioners said developers and prospective buyers had been informed of potential future uses. Commissioners also mentioned that standard screening techniques (berms and plantings) can preserve separation between residential and commercial uses if needed. The commission voted to recommend approval to the Common Council; the motion passed unanimously.