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Plan commission approves site plan for 22,000 sq. ft. medical office at 5414 West Rawson Avenue, grants parking increase
Summary
The Franklin City Plan Commission unanimously approved a site-plan resolution for a single-story, 22,000-square-foot medical office at 5414 West Rawson Avenue, approving an increase in parking from the ordinance-allowed 75 spaces to 97 spaces. The planned tenant is Children's Wisconsin; the applicant is ICAP Development.
The Franklin City Plan Commission voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing a site plan for a single-story medical office building at 5414 West Rawson Avenue.
Staff said the proposed building is 22,000 square feet and is located in the BR zoning district. The presentation identified the prospective tenant as Children’s Wisconsin and said the applicant submitted the required materials for plan commission review. Staff recommended approval of the resolution.
The applicant requested a parking increase to provide 97 spaces, a 30% increase over the 75 spaces allowed under the current ordinance. Staff said the applicant met the city’s conditions for an increased ratio by adding green infrastructure and additional landscaping and by locating parking away from the building’s front façade. A commissioner with experience in medical facilities said a building of this size typically needs roughly 90 parking spaces for staff and patient demand; staff acknowledged that the city is considering a future revision to parking rules for medical uses based on floor area, but that change has not yet been proposed or implemented, so the current application proceeded under existing standards.
Site plans show a shared stormwater facility with adjacent property to the north and indicate that areas of the site will be seeded with a wildflower mix rather than turf grass. Commissioners questioned an item labeled “existing tree line to be removed” at the southeast corner; the applicant, Bridal Adamson of ICAP Development, said most of the trees in question are on the adjacent Sendix property and will remain.
A staff member read the motion to approve the resolution. The commission voted “aye” and the motion passed unanimously; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
