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Mount Pleasant board approves rezoning for 618‑unit Brown Road development over residents' objections
Summary
The Village Board voted 6–1 to approve Ordinance 6‑20‑25 rezoning 7003 and 7222 Brown Road to RH to allow a 618‑unit market‑rate residential concept proposed by Cardinal Capital; the public hearing drew more than a dozen residents who raised traffic, density, school and farm‑livelihood concerns.
The Village of Mount Pleasant Village Board on July 14 approved Ordinance 6‑20‑25, a zoning map amendment for 7003 and 7222 Brown Road, changing the property to an RH (high‑density residential) district to allow a developer’s concept for approximately 618 market‑rate residential units. The vote was 6–1.
The rezoning was the subject of a lengthy public hearing that drew more than a dozen residents from the adjacent Regent subdivision and nearby streets. Residents raised repeated concerns about traffic volumes on Biscayne Avenue and Braun Road, the effect on local schools and emergency services, potential impacts to the Pike River environmental corridor, and impacts to an active livestock farm directly across Braun Road.
Sam Schultz, the village’s development director, summarized the applicant’s request and the review process and told the board the application aligns with the multi‑jurisdictional Racine County 2035 land‑use guidance calling for residential and…
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