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Portage planning commission approves comprehensive plan amendment to allow multifamily project at Duck/Duck Lake marsh edge
Summary
The Portage Plan Commission voted June 16 to amend the city comprehensive plan for Parcel 6022 — a 16.39‑acre site near East Albert and East Hartle streets — changing its future land use from single‑family to multifamily to allow a proposed Premier Portage Preserve apartment development.
The Portage Plan Commission voted June 16 to amend the city comprehensive plan for Parcel 6022 — a 16.39-acre site near the intersection of East Albert Street and East Hartle Street — changing the future land‑use designation from single‑family to multifamily residential to accommodate a proposed apartment community.
The vote advances a zoning application from developer Pre3 for Premier Portage Preserve, a preliminary proposal the city recorded as up to 84 units in seven (possibly six) buildings; Planning staff and commissioners said the action is a planning step that does not authorize construction and that a site‑specific stormwater plan, wetland setbacks and additional approvals remain required.
The change matters because it lets the developer pursue a formal rezoning from RT (traditional neighborhood, single‑ and two‑family) to R5 (large‑scale multifamily). Planning staff recommended approval of the comprehensive plan amendment and told commissioners the parcel contains…
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