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Plan Commission approves Sutton Farm rezoning and preliminary plat after hours of public comment and concerns about density, traffic and wells
Summary
The commission rezoned 88.3 acres for a planned development district to allow a 273-unit residential neighborhood, approving a PDD and preliminary subdivision plat with conditions after many residents urged lower density, single-family lots and asked about traffic, blasting, well impacts and school effects.
The Village of Germantown Plan Commission voted Monday to create the Sutton Farm Planned Development District (PDD) and to approve a preliminary subdivision plat for an 88.3‑acre parcel at the northeast corner of Lannon Road and County Line Road, clearing the way for a proposed residential neighborhood of about 273 total dwelling units.
The applicant, HomePath Financial LP acting for the Morrison Family Farm LLC, proposed a mix of 171 single-family homes and 102 attached townhomes (condominium ownership) with roughly 32% of the site preserved as open space. The plan shows three public access points to Lannon and County Line and a network of streets, five stormwater basins, a private sanitary lift station to serve the multifamily area, and a potential future village well site in the preserved woodland.
The decision followed a long public hearing during which dozens of residents from both Germantown and neighboring Menomonee Falls expressed concerns about density, conversion to rentals, traffic safety at the existing intersections, blasting related to shallow…
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