Votes at a glance: West Bend Plan Commission, Jan. 7, 2025

The West Bend Plan Commission took the following formal actions at its Jan. 7 meeting. Motions and seconds were recorded for each item and the commission carried the motions unless noted; the transcript records outcomes as "motion carries" but does not list individual roll-call tallies for most items.

- Approval: Minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting from Dec. 3, 2024. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Comprehensive plan map amendment (land-use amendment #31) for 2150 North Main Street by D Farm Enterprises. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Zoning map amendment for 2150 North Main Street establishing RS4, MXD, RD2, P1 and NSW designations by D Farm Enterprises. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Comprehensive plan map amendment (land-use amendment #34) changing ~18 acres north of County Trunk Highway NN and west of U.S. Highway 45 from business park to single-family residential (City-initiated). (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Zoning map amendment from M3 Planned Business Park to RS4 Single Family Residential for the ~18-acre parcel (City-initiated). (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Land-use map amendment (approx. 6 acres) from commercial to mixed use at the NW corner of Spath Street and Main Street by TRS Real Estate. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Zoning map amendment (approx. 8.2 acres) from B1 Community Business District to MXD Mixed Use District for the same TRS parcel. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Conditional use permit to allow the installation of a new wireless antenna array and equipment at 260 Sand Drive (VFW Post 1393 / SALT Communications). Staff noted the tower height is unchanged and the proposed antenna will be installed below existing antennas. (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Conditional use permit to allow a bakery use at 1624 Barton Avenue by Daisy's Sweet Treats LLC. Staff described operations and parking (an operations letter noted planned hours and two employees; on-site parking for about five stalls including one ADA stall was noted). (Motion carried.)

- Approval: Site plan approval and a conditional use permit for site improvements (paving, grading and filling within the Flood Fringe Overlay District) for Regal Ware, Inc., at 1100 Schmidt Road. Staff stated the fill and grading increase flood-fringe storage and required engineer certification; landscaping and lighting adjustments were discussed. (Motions carried.)

- Approval: Motion to authorize staff to move forward to common council to create a right-of-way at the West Bend Municipal Airport to allow We Energies to install utility services and provide easement access to hangars; staff said the right-of-way helps manage relocations and supports future FAA/Bureau of Aeronautics funding processes. (Motion carried.)

Notes and limitations: The transcript records commission approvals and public comments; specific roll-call vote tallies and the names of the mover/second are not consistently recorded in the public transcript and are therefore listed as "motion carried" where the transcript does not detail individual votes. For items that will require additional permits or site plans (for example, the 2150 North Main parcel, the TRS MXD parcel, and Regal Ware site improvements), staff indicated future submittals and engineering certifications will be required.

For procedural follow-up, residents were advised to follow Planning Commission agendas (typically the first Tuesday of each month) to see future site-plan and subdivision items; some types of applications (subdivision plats, site-plan reviews) do not receive mailed notices but are posted on the commission agenda.