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Council approves PUD for Ridge/Lombardi corner after neighborhood changes, lowers impervious cap
Summary
The Green Bay Common Council unanimously approved a planned unit development (PUD) for properties at 1835 Ridge Road and 1820 Frank Street, adopting an amendment to reduce maximum impervious surface from 95% to 90% after neighborhood concerns about density, traffic and stormwater.
The Green Bay Common Council unanimously approved a planned unit development for 1835 Ridge Road and 1820 Frank Street on Jan. 21, adopting a council amendment that lowered the maximum allowed impervious surface from 95% to 90%.
Neighbors and the Lombardi Neighborhood Association testified at a public hearing, citing concerns about driveway access onto Thorndale and Frank, building heights, pedestrian safety, and stormwater runoff. "We’re not against development," said Cheryl Wolf, a nearby resident, "we’re asking that it be cohesive with the rest of the neighborhood." Corey Venky, president of the Lombardi Neighborhood Association, urged more green space and pedestrian prioritization and asked the council to support Alder Proffitt’s amendment to reduce impervious surface.
Developer representatives and city planning staff said they had negotiated changes since earlier iterations of the proposal. Brad Rimer, counsel for developer Tim Keane, said the project had already reduced proposed building heights and that the developer had agreed to a 90% impervious maximum during recent discussions with staff. Rimer also said Brown County denied access to Lombardi Avenue, making Thorndale driveway access necessary for circulation; Director Grenier confirmed Brown County controls access along Lombardi and noted geometric and safety constraints.
City planning and engineering staff described stormwater measures for the site: an underground stormwater storage facility with infiltration that will route catch basins and storm sewer to the system and aim to limit post-development discharge rates to pre-development levels. Director Grenier said the combination of storage and infiltration is designed to improve water quality and control volume compared with the undeveloped condition.
Councilmembers cited concessions by the developer and the added stormwater controls in supporting the project. Alder Proffitt moved the amendment to reduce impervious cover from 95% to 90%; Alder Johnson seconded. The council adopted the amendment and then approved the PUD as amended by unanimous voice and roll-call votes.
Council members and the developer said the change increases green space and will not require reductions in on-site parking. Staff noted some traffic-mitigation items in the traffic impact analysis (TIA) will require coordination with Brown County for improvements on Lombardi; the PUD includes items the city can require within its jurisdiction and calls for cooperation with county authorities for other recommendations.
The council recorded several conditions including a five-foot landscaped buffer along Frank Street and site-specific stormwater requirements. Several speakers asked the council to delay the vote until the city’s comprehensive plan was finalized; council members replied the comp-plan amendment process is on a separate track and that approving the PUD now preserved options for any future refinements at a March 4 second reading.
