Plan commission backs comprehensive plan amendment, recommends rezoning to allow Buc-ee's travel center near I‑94 and South 27th Street

The Oak Creek Plan Commission on Jan. 28 adopted a resolution recommending that the city amend its 2020 comprehensive land‑use map from business park to commercial for three parcels near the Elm Road/I‑94 interchange and separately recommended that the Common Council approve rezoning those parcels to B6 Interchange Regional Retail District to allow a proposed Buc‑ee’s travel center.

Community Development Director Christine Lane presented the two linked items: a comprehensive plan amendment (required by state law before many rezones) and a rezoning request. Lane described the parcels’ current designations (two parcels zoned A‑1 Limited Agriculture and one RS‑2 Single‑Family Residential) and said the applicant seeks a commercial designation because the proposed use — a 74,000‑square‑foot Buc‑ee’s travel center with a large retail footprint and fueling positions — does not fit the existing business‑park designation adopted in Oak Creek’s 2020 plan.

Applicant representatives included Angela Janek, identified as Buc‑ee’s project coordinator, and Eric Tracy of Kimley‑Horn (listed as the applicant’s engineering firm). Janek described Buc‑ee’s as a family‑oriented travel center, emphasized in‑store retail and food offerings, said Buc‑ee’s typically employs roughly 175–200 people at a location, and provided…