Plan Commission directs staff to map single‑family and two‑family land use for downtown

The East Troy Plan Commission directed staff to prepare a draft land‑use category and a map that would identify where a single‑family and two‑family residential future land use should apply in and around the downtown. The direction followed a staff memo that laid out two options: (1) create an “established neighborhood” land‑use category with detailed qualifying language or (2) adopt a simpler single‑family and two‑family residential category and map it where appropriate. Commissioners said the simpler approach would reduce interpretive questions and asked staff to return with a visual map before sending the change to public hearing.

Planner Warren presented background describing a recent inquiry about whether a larger single‑family lot near the square could be split and rezoned to a TR‑8 district that allows 5,000‑square‑foot lots and two‑family buildings. Warren noted the village comprehensive plan currently uses a “single family residential urban” future land‑use category that does not explicitly mention two‑family development. Commissioners discussed whether detailed qualifying language in the land‑use text would unduly constrain future decisions; several commissioners preferred a clearer, simpler mapping approach and asked Warren to prepare a draft map and recommended text for the commission’s next review.

Staff will return with a map showing where the proposed single‑family and two‑family land use would apply so the commission can provide feedback prior to a public hearing.