Trustees approve development agreement for laser-cutting business at 8601 North 40th Street

Village of Brown Deer trustees approved a development agreement for Laser Cutting Ink at 8601 North 40th Street as part of a unanimous consent agenda vote May 19.

The approval came after resident Terry Bauschard raised questions during public comment about the proposed business’s hours, number of employees and the size and timing of deliveries, saying past occupants had frequent 53-foot trucks “coming in and out all the time” and that trucks ignored posted restrictions.

Bauschard said, “I know in the past, the past occupants of that building, there were 53 foot trucks coming in and out all the time. These trucks do not pay attention to signs whatsoever.”

Village staff and the applicants answered Bauschard’s questions at the meeting. Staff noted the application and supporting details had been presented to the Plan Commission and that the information appeared in the draft minutes and packet. An applicant representative described the business as a “smaller family operation” with about five to six employees, standard daytime hours on weekdays and generally limited deliveries.

Mr. Vashra, representing the applicant, said deliveries would be “mostly panel trucks, UPS deliveries,” with “a couple of times a week” for a semi when larger materials are needed, and that “no noise or odor outside of the building” was expected. He added that the business’s normal hours are Monday through Friday and that the development agreement in the meeting packet addresses hours and pickups.

Trustees and staff said the development agreement limits pickup and delivery times. At the meeting staff indicated that trash pickup and other deliveries are restricted to a 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. window under the development agreement. Those time restrictions were presented as part of the application materials in the packet; trustees relied on those documents when approving the consent agenda.

The development agreement was part of the consent agenda motion moved by Trustee Johnson and seconded by Trustee Greed; the board voted unanimously to carry the consent agenda.

The board did not take additional separate votes on operational details beyond the consent agenda approval. The applicant and staff indicated that the Plan Commission had received the full submission and that further details are recorded in the Plan Commission minutes and the packet materials.