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Shorewood board approves test-fit scope for public works site study; Strand to provide site analysis
Summary
The Shorewood Village Board approved a test-fit scope for the village's public works site to generate conceptual development options under multiple density scenarios.
The Shorewood Village Board voted to approve a test-fit scope of work that will be issued as a request for proposals to assess what can fit on the village's public works site under existing zoning rules and several alternate scenarios.
The scope directs architects to produce desktop "test fit" conceptual options using three density scenarios aligned with the village's updated commercial zoning code, plus two additional options: one that includes the public works administrative building (in whole or in part) and a fifth option allowing an architect's alternate concept. The exercise is intended to show what types and quantities of development could fit on the parcel using current regulations rather than to produce finished design renderings.
Trustees asked staff to ensure the RFP and subsequent analysis address basic infrastructure implications. One trustee requested that, beyond conceptual unit counts, staff or consultants provide back-of-the-envelope estimates for the infrastructure needed (water, sewer, electrical) so the board could better compare scenarios. Staff said the village has retained Strand to provide a site analysis that will include information on electrical and sewer capacity and that the village is awaiting details from We Energies; staff cautioned that any infrastructure costing provided at this stage would be a rough estimate.
The committee that developed the scope included direction to consider the parcel's unique features: the site's large size, its frontage on Oakland Avenue and Capitol Drive, and its western elevation that opens onto Hubbard Park. The scope asks architects to take those community amenities into account so that alternatives preserve or enhance public access where feasible.
Motion and outcome: Trustee Kudo moved to recommend approval of the test-fit scope; Trustee Ersink seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote.
Next steps: staff will issue the RFP, receive proposals, and return to the board with recommendations and consultant findings; Strand's site analysis will inform the RFP responses and later comparisons of net development scenarios.
