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Votes at a glance: Plan Commission approves conditional uses, site plans and code changes
Summary
The Waukesha Plan Commission on June 25 approved multiple conditional use permits, a site plan for GE Healthcare, a sign variance and recommended code changes for rooming‑house licensing; the commission also declared a small utility parcel surplus. Conditions and deadlines apply to several approvals.
The Waukesha Plan Commission took multiple formal actions on June 25, approving conditional use permits, site plan and architectural review, sign and variance requests, and recommending municipal code changes. Most approvals were unanimous; a few carried conditions or an abstention.
Votes at a glance
- Conditional use permit — M and M Repair and Restoration, 1230 East Broadway: Approved with staff conditions requiring customers to use designated parking spaces and removal of a paving addition that encroaches within a 5‑foot lot setback or, alternatively, the owner must obtain a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals. Motion passed unanimously.
- Conditional use permit — Lucidity Arts (tattoo studio), 1218 The Strand: Approved subject to standard staff conditions (occupancy permit before operation; building permits/change‑of‑use as required; sign permits; permit is specific to the applicant and any expansion requires additional review). Motion passed unanimously.
- Conditional use permit/site review — Trailer rental (Total Flex) and fitness gym, 400 Southwest Avenue (M‑1 zone): Approved with conditions including addressing engineering/fire/water utility comments; no more than 25 rental trailers on site at one time; semi trailers must be removed by 2025‑08‑01; rentals limited to trailers only (no vehicle sales); storage containers to be painted and extra equipment removed or sold by 2025‑08‑01; outdoor trailer use limited to daylight hours. Motion passed unanimously.
- Sign appeal/variance — Tenney Woods (Outlot 1) neighborhood identification sign (Veridian Homes): Approved with staff conditions (setback minimum 10 feet from right‑of‑way) and an additional requirement added by commissioners that the developer stiffen connections so the hanging sign does not swing excessively. Motion passed unanimously.
- Site plan & architectural review — GE Healthcare Experience Center, 3000 North Grandview Boulevard: Final site plan and architectural review approved with city department comments to be addressed and an engineering department concurrence letter required before building permit application. Commissioner Heather Grainger abstained; motion otherwise carried.
- Recommend approval to Common Council — Revisions to municipal code section on rooming‑house licensing (Section 17.1): Plan Commission voted to recommend the proposed revisions that streamline the licensing process, require annual inspections (operator schedules inspection by Sept. 1), and add a minimum indoor temperature requirement of 67'F. The commission recommended forwarding the draft to the Common Council for final action; motion passed unanimously.
- Declare surplus property — 23 Southwest Avenue (small triangular water‑utility building): The commission recommended declaring the parcel surplus and disposing of it per City procedures; motion passed unanimously.
Meeting notes and conditions
Several approvals included specific conditions with compliance deadlines (for example, removal of semi trailers and painting/storage deadlines at 400 Southwest Avenue by Aug. 1, 2025). For the 1230 East Broadway home‑industry bicycle repair, staff noted the owner has operated from the garage since about 1981 and will need to comply with the parking and setback/variance options before full operation under the conditional use permit. The tattoo studio approval was conditioned on the specific applicant and specified that a different tattoo business would require a new conditional use permit.
Votes and procedure
When motions did not record individual roll‑call votes in the transcript, the chair called for verbal assent; staff recorded items passing (several were explicitly recorded as unanimous). The GE Healthcare site plan recorded an abstention by Commissioner Heather Grainger because of an employment connection; all other commissioners voting on that item voted to approve.
Below are the formal actions recorded in the Plan Commission packet and reflected in the transcript and vote announcements.
