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Germantown board approves outdoor service, licenses and two conditional-use permits
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Summary
The Village of Germantown approved an array of routine items including an outside-premises extension for Mateo's Mexican Grill, a license renewal for Grama Antique Mall, a producer sales permit for Component Brewing, an amended CUP for Wendland Nursery and a mother-in-law suite CUP for a Century Lane property.
The Village Board approved several consent and new-business items that drew minimal discussion: an amended outside-premises extension for Mateo’s Mexican Grill at Pilgrim Road; renewal of a secondhand-article dealer license for Grama Antique Mall; a producer retail-sales permit for Component Brewing’s Hops and Hounds event at Homestead Hollow Park on July 11, 2025; an amendment to a conditional use permit for Wendland Nursery to add horticultural services and permit retail sales of products not grown on-site; and a conditional use permit to convert an existing addition into a mother-in-law suite for Paul and Christine Ryan at Century Lane.
Planning staff presented the Wendland Nursery amendment and the Ryan mother-in-law suite. Staff said the nursery’s 15-acre site is zoned A-2 agricultural and that the proposed greenhouses and existing uses are consistent with zoning and the comprehensive plan; the plan commission had recommended approval of the amendments. The Ryan residence is a 5.26-acre RS-1 single-family parcel; staff reported the accessory dwelling would meet the ordinance limits (no separate exterior access, occupancy limited to a family member, accessory space under 50% of total living area) and recommended approval with conditions.
The board confirmed a previously presented ethics board appointment and approved the consent agenda (minutes from the April 21, 2025 meeting). All motions for these items carried by voice vote or roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes. Planning staff invited questions; applicants and agents were present for the Wendland item. Jordan (planning staff) summarized the applications and noted that the greenhouse building plan for Wendland — roughly 2,500 square feet — had been approved by the plan commission the prior week.
What this means: These actions maintain existing business operations and allow the two property owners to proceed with modest site improvements and an internal conversion for family use. The approvals do not change zoning or create new land-use designations for the properties.
