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Commission approves site changes for 7228–7236 S. 20th St., including plans for Mimosa restaurant, with conditions
Summary
Plan Commission recommended approval of a certified survey map and approved site and architectural modifications for the properties at 7228 and 7236 South 20th Street to allow a future restaurant (Mimosa), subject to conditions including revised landscaping, dumpster enclosure details and resurfacing.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission on May 27 recommended approval of a certified survey map to combine 7228 and 7236 South 20th Street and approved site and architectural modifications to allow a restaurant use on the combined lot, subject to conditions.
Staff explained the applicants seek to combine two commercial parcels into one so a multi‑tenant building can be modified for a future restaurant. Proposed exterior changes include removal of an existing canopy, a new flat‑front vestibule, replacement of windows, painting of north and east facades and new landscaping. The applicant also proposes to repave and restripe the rear parking area, remove five light poles along the west lot line and relocate the dumpster to the rear; staff required final landscaping and four‑sided dumpster elevations, and a notation that the parking lot will be resurfaced and restriped before permits are issued.
The prospective operator described expected customer volumes and seating. The applicant (identified in the hearing as Apostoli) said the new location will increase seating by roughly 30% and estimated the site could serve up to about 700–750 guests across a full shift, with seating near 202 for the main dining room and an 80‑seat banquet area phased in later: “we are doing anywhere between 200 to 550 covers a day, at our current location. … It will be slightly bigger, by about, 35%, 30% in seating, so I would expect about, you know, 7 750 being the maximum of this is guests throughout the entire shift,” Apostoli said.
Commissioners and staff noted the rear parking lot will be resurfaced and restriped and asked that the applicant submit final plans showing parking striping, landscaping species and quantities, dumpster enclosure materials, and all four elevations of the building prior to permit issuance. The motion approved the site and architectural plans with a set of specific conditions and required that the combined certified survey map be recorded with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds before permit applications are submitted.
With those conditions, commissioners voted to approve the site and architectural plans. The approvals do not authorize any construction permits until the revised plans and the recorded CSM required by the commission are submitted and verified by community development staff.
