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Commission recommends rezoning south Langlade/Argonne parcels to public institutional for Highland Baptist Church
Summary
The Plan Commission recommended rezoning two properties at 1577 Langlade Avenue and the 1400 block of Argonne Drive from a Planned Unit Development to PI (Public Institutional) to allow Highland Baptist Church to develop the site. Commissioners and nearby property owners discussed driveway access and traffic concerns.
The Green Bay Plan Commission on Sept. 29 recommended rezoning parcels at 1577 Langlade Avenue and the 1400 block of Argonne Drive from a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to PI, or Public Institutional, to allow Highland Baptist Church to occupy and redevelop the site.
City staff said the site had an earlier PUD approval for an auto-related use that lapsed, leaving split zoning across the larger parcel. Staff explained that making the entire site PI simplifies future permitting and matches the church’s proposed use; churches are permitted or conditionally permitted across the surrounding base zoning districts but staff preferred a single, consistent PI zoning for clarity and site-plan review.
Representatives for Highland Baptist Church attended and said they plan to locate their use on the roughly 5.83-acre site; the petitioners held a neighborhood meeting on Sept. 18 with about 20 residents in attendance. Neighbors who testified raised concerns about driveway locations, access to adjacent commercial properties that rely on an easement, potential removal of trees, lighting and traffic increases at peak hours (for example, during Sunday services). One nearby property owner representing Carter Jones Properties said their only practical access is at the Langlade–Military corner and urged care to preserve existing ingress for retail customers.
The applicant and staff discussed that a church is a use the code allows, but site-plan details (driveway placement, buffers, parking layout) will be addressed in subsequent reviews; staff said the property can meet parking, buffer and green-space requirements but that specific driveway placements might need adjustment during final design. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning to PI; no additional conditions were recommended at the rezoning stage.
Motion and next steps: Commissioner [recorded as moving to approve] moved to recommend approval and the commission voted to forward the rezoning to City Council. If City Council approves, the site will proceed to site-plan review where specific driveway locations, landscaping and buffer requirements will be finalized.
