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Plan Commission reviews site plan for new Fire Station No. 1 at 2151 West Washington Street; no action taken
Summary
City staff and project team presented an informational site-plan review for a new Fire Station No. 1 at 2151 West Washington Street. Commissioners discussed traffic control, apparatus turning templates, parking, landscaping and schedule; the item will return July 1 for formal site-plan approval.
The West Bend City Plan Commission received an informational site-plan review for a proposed Fire Station No. 1 at 2151 West Washington Street and provided feedback; no formal action was required or taken.
City staff and the project team described the station’s layout, materials and site infrastructure. Staff said the station footprint places the public front on Washington Street, apparatus bays extending toward the east, a training tower by a detention pond to the south, and a separate storage building on the property. The team showed facade renderings that combine brick and stone and said mechanical equipment will be located inside the structure where possible and screened where it is exposed.
The project team said the site plan includes roughly 70 parking stalls for both on-duty staff and limited public parking. The design includes three on-site stormwater retention areas positioned to follow existing topography and to minimize underground conveyance. The team said they used vehicle-turning templates (AutoTURN) to confirm equipment movements and noted they can add a turning-movement sheet to the plan set to demonstrate truck clearances for engines, ladder trucks and ambulances.
Commissioners focused on access and traffic control. Staff said the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) owns the northbound ramp from U.S. 45 and that DOT permits will be required for any work on that ramp. The team described traffic-signal and traffic-control measures that would allow the station to clear signalized intersections when emergency vehicles respond; staff said the corridor signals and any new driveway signals will be reviewed by DOT where the state has jurisdiction. Commissioners asked whether signalization or other intersection work is included in the project budget; presenters said a $24,700,000 figure had been discussed for the overall project but said the cost of new signals or driveway signalization is likely separate and had not been precisely estimated.
Other technical details discussed included: - Pavement: the driveway and drive-through areas will be concrete, with typical slab thicknesses around 8 inches; final section depends on geotechnical recommendations. - Parking: the plan includes a cluster of about 10 stalls intended for on-duty staff adjacent to dorm/kitchen areas; those stalls could be relocated elsewhere on the site if additional clearance is needed for apparatus turning. - Access: staff will provide sidewalk access to the building from County Highway 33. - Screening and landscaping: foundation plantings and screening are planned where space allows; rooftop and ground-mounted equipment will be screened. - Multiuse space: the training room is being sized primarily for on-duty training but staff said it could be used occasionally for city functions such as polling.
Staff and the project team said the application is on track for a formal site-plan approval vote at the Plan Commission’s July 1 meeting, with related rezoning and land-use hearings to be scheduled for subsequent council consideration in August. The presentation was informational; commissioners asked for a turning-movement exhibit and more detailed cost estimates for signal work before formal approval.
