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Council approves Kosmoski neighborhood plan with cap on multifamily units after heated debate
Summary
After hours of public testimony and amendments, the Green Bay Common Council approved a planned unit development (PUD) for the Kosmoski family’s 67-acre Red Smith area project, removing an open R‑3 multifamily overlay and limiting multifamily to 160 units after motions and votes changed the original proposal.
A divided Green Bay Common Council approved a planned unit development (PUD) for the Kosmoski family’s proposed 67‑acre Red Smith subdivision on April 15, 2025, after months of neighborhood meetings and a lengthy public hearing.
The PUD as approved leaves a mix of single‑family lots, duplexes and commercial land in place, and permits multifamily development on a specified parcel — but the council adopted an amendment limiting multifamily to 160 units. The cap was adopted after a failed attempt to remove the multifamily (R‑3) overlay entirely and a separate failed amendment to replace the overlay with only single‑family zoning.
Why it matters: The project would add housing supply to a part of the city where residents and the developer disagree over scale, environmental constraints and traffic. Supporters said the PUD creates…
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