Village approves Pebblebrook Hollow Phase 2 final plat, requires landscaping plan after neighbors warn of headlight impacts

The Village of Waukesha planning commission and village board approved Bellman Investments LLC’s Pebblebrook Hollow Phase 2 final plat and construction plans on May 8, 2025, while adding conditions aimed at protecting adjacent homeowners.

The approvals cover a waiver of the municipal requirement to re-review a preliminary plat that lapsed more than 36 months after its 2019 approval, the Phase 2 final plat for 19 single-family lots and two condominium parcels, and related construction plans. The board and commission required the developer to submit a landscaping plan, among standard engineering and legal conditions, after nearby residents raised concerns about headlights and grading behind their homes.

Why it matters: neighbors say the Phase 2 roadway alignment will bring headlights and traffic near existing houses and asked the village to require redesign or screening. The village’s conditional approvals allow the subdivision to proceed while attaching conditions intended to reduce impacts on established homes.

At public comment, Tammy Robbie, who lives at W252 S5251 Sage Road, told the commission she objected to the Phase 2 layout because it places a roadway “directly to the rear of my property” and would let “headlights shining squarely and unnecessarily into my living room.” Robbie said she has offered to buy a portion…