Commission approves site plan for 8‑unit townhouse/condo buildings north of Trillium Drive

The Fort Atkinson Plan Commission on March 11 approved the specific implementation plan for PUD‑2025‑02, a development on Lot 2 north of Trillium Drive and west of Banker Road that proposes two principal buildings with four units each (eight units total) intended for private ownership.

Planner Jed Draeger described the project as a two‑building, townhome‑style arrangement with private garages for each unit. Because the ordinance normally allows one principal building per lot, the proposal proceeded through the PUD process to permit two principal buildings and several setback flexibilities that were already considered in the approved general development plan.

Staff recommended a limited set of waivers tied to curb and parking pavement marking requirements and to allow the orientation of the primary entrances as proposed (buildings facing each other rather than a main street). Engineering and staff recommended additional curbing around some landscape areas to help manage on‑site water, but also recommended waiving full curbing requirements in specific areas where grass infiltration was preferred.

Draeger said construction‑site erosion control and other permit‑level documents will be required at the building permit stage. The developer intends to record a condominium plat to create individually parceled units and a shared association for maintenance responsibilities; staff noted that covenants and the condo plat would address shared maintenance, roofing and common areas.

The commission voted to approve the specific implementation plan subject to the nine conditions listed in the staff report (page 76). No market values for the units were provided to the commission during the review.