Wausau planning commission approves specific implementation plan for proposed apartment building despite traffic objections

The Wausau Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve the specific implementation plan for a proposed residential building, following a staff recommendation and presentations from the developer and architect. The motion, made by Commissioner Watson and seconded by Commissioner Vulcan, passed with two commissioners recorded as opposed; the transcript did not name who cast the affirmative votes.

Staff said the plan supplies detailed floor plans, exterior elevations and landscaping, and addresses the ten evaluation criteria in the city's zoning code. “The staff did find that there is satisfactory information for approval on this,” a city staff member said during the meeting, noting that the specific implementation plan provides more detail than the previously approved general…