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Plan Commission backs PUD amendment to allow 68 apartments at Hinkle Street site
Summary
The commission recommended approval of an amendment to Planned Unit Development O‑3‑24 to permit up to 68 multifamily units on the east side of Hinkle Street, with design and streetscape standards intended to preserve a street‑oriented neighborhood character. The amendment moves to city council Aug. 5.
The Green Bay Plan Commission on July 28 recommended approval of an amendment to Planned Unit Development O‑3‑24 to permit multifamily residential development on the east side of Hinkle Street (parcel referenced as 0 Ninth Street, Parcel 6 H‑1089). The petitioner, GB Real Estate Investments LLC on behalf of GBHMC West Mason LLC, proposes roughly 68 apartment units in two 30‑unit buildings and one 8‑unit building, with accessory parking and garage structures.
Staff said the PUD amendment is intended to preserve the original Southwest Woods plan vision of a street‑oriented neighborhood rather than a campus layout. The draft PUD limits density to no greater than 70 dwelling units per acre for the site, reduces certain front‑yard setbacks (from 15 to 12 feet in constrained utility areas), and narrows standard buffers (to 10 feet on the north and south, 15 feet on the east) while adding architectural standards for facades that face public rights of way. Those standards include a minimum of 20% windows/doors on visible facades, no more than 40 feet of uninterrupted blank wall, and a requirement that a minimum of 70% of the exterior façade (street‑facing sides) use higher‑quality materials such as cementitious panels, architectural metal or wood/composites.
Staff noted other PUD conditions: sidewalks on one side of Hinkle (with buildings required to connect to that sidewalk), surface parking placed behind buildings or screened at street edges, single primary drive access aligned across from Southwest Pine Court, and a trail connection to the public parkland to the south when that park is developed. The street‑oriented design aims to match commercial frontage along the highway and maintain a consistent pedestrian environment.
Two members of the public spoke; one asked about broader frontage‑road and circulation changes along West Mason, and a second (Garrett Bader) suggested reducing the 70% façade material requirement to 50% for particular materials. Staff and the petitioner said building designs are conceptual and that the PUD sets standards rather than final elevations. The Plan Commission moved approval (motion by Vice Chair Jacob Miller, second by Commissioner Fulwelder); the item will be considered by City Council on Aug. 5.
