Ashwaubenon plan commission approves revised 3-lot map and PUD amendment for 460 Marina Lane

The Ashwaubenon Plan Commission on Sept. 2 approved a revised three-lot certified survey map and a planned unit development (PUD) amendment for Baymar Holdings LLC’s development at 460 Marina Lane, both actions taken by voice vote with staff conditions.

The approvals clear the way for a mixed-residential project that the developer described as including a community-based residential facility (memory care) on one lot, two apartment buildings with integrated and detached garages on a second lot, and six owner-occupied townhome units on a third lot. Aaron, a planning staff member, told the commission the revision stems from changes to a previously conditionally approved PUD and that the three lots meet the village’s subdivision and zoning requirements. "This actually is a revision of a previously conditionally approved CSM," Aaron said.

Commissioners and staff said the PUD amendment reduces the originally approved apartment configuration from one five-story building to two smaller three-story buildings, roughly cutting the total number of apartment units in about half compared with the earlier approval. The development team asked to remove a prior restriction that limited apartments to residents 55 and older; that restriction will be removed under the requested amendment.

Staff and the developer presented a landscape and elevation package. Village Forestry reviewed and approved the landscape plan, and staff recommended several ordinance conditions: replace proposed vinyl lap siding with an engineered wood or LP-style siding, limit lap siding to no more than 25% of any elevation, and emphasize board-and-batten or vertical siding and masonry at building bases. The PUD will permit an eight-foot privacy fence between townhome units to provide separation for homeowners.

Traffic and pedestrian access were a focus in discussion. The development team coordinated with Brown County Highway to relocate a driveway on South Broadway farther north and obtain the county’s curb and median cut approval; staff said that permit has been received. The redevelopment plan calls for sidewalk extensions that will connect the site to the Ashwaubenon River Trail; staff said phasing and the exact process for installing those sidewalks remain under discussion and may change before the Village Board review. Commissioners raised concerns about where trail users would go if sidewalks end at the new development and urged the village to consider sidewalk connections on Marina Lane to Broadway.

Engineering and environmental items included requirements to coordinate two water and two sanitary lateral taps with Al Farber (staff), to complete maintenance and sediment/vegetation removal at the existing stormwater pond, and to revise grading along the north property line to add a swale so runoff remains on-site and is treated by the existing pond. Because the site is a closed environmental case, staff also required the developer to work with a qualified environmental consultant to remain in compliance with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources voluntary party liability exemption process during utility taps, construction and restoration.

The commission approved the certified survey map and, separately, approved the PUD amendment, each motion carried on voice votes with staff conditions. Staff stated additional approvals will be required at subsequent hearings, including Ashwaubenon Village Board action on the PUD amendment and any county-level permits needed for access.

Next steps noted in the meeting record: finalize phasing and sidewalk design with village staff, meet the specified building-cladding requirements, complete engineering revisions for stormwater and grading, and secure any remaining county permits and village approvals before construction begins.