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Zoning board grants variance for 125-unit Spark Development project at 100 E. Mason St.
Summary
The Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals approved a variance that allows Spark Development to seek 125 apartment units at 100 East Mason Street, exceeding the downtown D-1 district’s 1,000-square-feet-per-unit requirement; approval is subject to the Common Council granting a related conditional-use permit for building height.
The Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals voted March 17 to approve a variance request allowing Spark Development to pursue 125 residential units at 100 East Mason Street in downtown Green Bay, exceeding the zoning code’s 1,000-square-feet-per-unit requirement for the D-1 district.
The variance was necessary because the site measures about 2.396 acres, which the staff calculation showed supports 104 units under the city code. Applicant Derek Liebhauser of Spark Development told the board the project proposes a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and that the company is seeking 125 units to match market demand. "We're seeking 125," Liebhauser said, adding that the trail alignment and limited riverfront acreage constrain the parcel’s usable area.
The variance was recommended by board members who said the property’s configuration and an earlier land swap that routed…
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