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Council holds three rezoning public hearings for Hastings Way and Old Wells Road sites
Summary
The Eau Claire City Council on Monday held public hearings on three rezoning requests — 3141 North Hastings Way (R‑2 to C‑3), 4437 Old Wells Road (R‑1A to R‑1) and a North Hastings Way parcel (I‑1 to R‑4) — with staff saying each aligns with the city’s comprehensive plan and planning commission recommendations.
The Eau Claire City Council on Monday held public hearings on three rezoning requests, all staff‑recommended as consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan.
Director White presented the three items. The first request, for 3141 North Hastings Way (approximately 0.55 acres), seeks rezoning from R‑2 to C‑3. The applicant owns adjacent property used as a food‑truck court (“The Spot”) and proposes expanding that operation. White said the site is vacant but the applicant has operated the adjacent improved site with five food‑truck stalls and parking; the planning commission recommended approval and staff reported no public comments from the required notification area.
The second hearing covered 4437 Old Wells Road, a roughly 5.82‑acre parcel proposed to move from R‑1A to R‑1 to allow future subdivision and single‑family development. White said the parcel has adequate room to meet dimensional standards and staff found no floodplain constraints. The rezoning aligns with the future land‑use map and the applicant indicated an intent to subdivide in coming months.
The third item is a rezoning from I‑1 to R‑4 for a parcel north of Shady Grove and south of Jackson Street along North Hastings Way. White said the site is a former industrial holdover and the requested R‑4 zoning is consistent with surrounding multifamily housing and the medium‑high density designation on the land‑use map. Proposed access and utility easements would be worked out with site plan review; the rezoning itself meets the stated comprehensive‑plan intent.
Council members asked technical questions. Council member Miller asked about the notification area and about whether parks or environmental barriers affect park access; White replied the notification area produced no public input and that park‑access barriers (interstates, hills) can affect practical access in some places. There were no public speakers signed up on any of the three rezoning items.
All three requests will return for formal council action at a later meeting as required by the rezoning and site‑plan review processes.
