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Council approves zoning changes, preliminary plat and streetlight purchases for Ridgeview Estates subdivision
Summary
Council approved first readings of zoning map amendments, approved the Ridgeview Estates preliminary plat with conditions, and authorized payments to We Energies totaling $45,465 for decorative streetlights to be paid from TID 9 funds.
The Fort Atkinson City Council on Tuesday advanced multiple items tied to the Ridgeview Estates subdivision on the city’s west side, approving zoning map amendments for portions of the development, approving the preliminary plat with conditions, and authorizing payments for decorative streetlights for two phases of the project.
Building Inspector/Administrator Draeger told the council the zoning amendments will convert portions of parcels west of Banker Road and east of Fort Atkinson High School into a mix of single-family and medium-density multifamily residential districts and conservancy areas intended for stormwater management. The planning commission recommended approval with conditions; staff said the proposed zoning aligns with the city’s 2022 neighborhood master plan.
The council approved the Ridgeview Estates preliminary plat, which lays out 77 new parcels and three outlots (one of which will be dedicated to the city for a regional stormwater pond). Conditions placed on the preliminary plat included showing utility easements on the final plat, conforming lot dimensions, adjusting collector street radii to city standards, and labeling conservancy outlots appropriately. Outlots 2 and 3 will be replaced with stormwater easements per staff recommendations and county review.
Separately, the council approved two requests to We Energies to install decorative, 15-foot coach-style streetlights. The northern phase — nine lights on Marigold Drive and Peony Place — will cost $27,020.83. Five lights on Hawthorne Drive in the southern phase will cost $18,444.16. Staff recommended paying both invoices from Tax Incremental District (TID) 9 funds as part of the subdivision’s infrastructure costs.
Staff noted Lot 2 (an 8-unit townhome lot) closed to the developer this week; the developer may now apply for building permits. Council members asked and staff confirmed the homeowners association will own and maintain certain outlots by fractional ownership, while Outlot 1 (regional stormwater) will remain city-owned.
