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Commission approves design review for Middleton Smiles Family Dentistry at Augusta Street
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the design review for a new 7,900-square-foot Middleton Smiles Family Dentistry building at 1523 and 1531 Augusta Street in the Green Lake subdivision, subject to standard permit conditions and site requirements.
The Middleton Planning and Zoning Commission on May 12 approved the design review application for Middleton Smiles Family Dentistry, a single-story, approximately 7,900-square-foot dental clinic proposed for 1523 and 1531 Augusta Street in the Green Lake subdivision.
City planner Pam Platter told the commission the site comprises two Green Lake lots totaling about one acre in the C-2 (medium commercial) zone and that a medical/dental office is an allowed use in C-2. Platt described the building as containing 17 exam spaces, multiple consultation rooms, a waiting area and staff facilities, and said the applicant anticipates about 14 staff on site at peak times. The submitted design includes stucco, wood accents, shake siding, stone wainscoting and multiple gable roofs; the project meets the city's requirement to incorporate at least four design elements.
Platt outlined staff conditions: the applicant must complete an administrative lot consolidation before building permit issuance; repair any frontage or right-of-way damage on Augusta Street and Highway 44; provide wayfinding signage for the in/out circulation; comply with engineering, planning, fire and building department comments; install landscaping per the approved landscape plan dated April 25, 2025; use pressurized irrigation rather than city-metered domestic water; keep exterior lighting down-lit; and ensure parking stalls and drive aisles meet the city's dimensional standards (9 by 21 foot stalls; 22-foot drive aisles).
James Gibson, the project's architect, said the project team had worked closely with city staff and that the design complies with code. The architect and the owner said the plan provides substantial parking (63 stalls provided versus a 26-stall minimum) to serve high turnover at a dental office and to accommodate potential overflow from adjacent businesses.
Commission discussion was brief and supportive; Commissioner Gregory called the project a "no brainer," and the commission approved the design review by voice vote on a motion that referenced staff recommendations. The commission did not record a roll-call vote; a quorum was present at the start of the meeting.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed toward building permit submittal subject to the listed conditions and to complete the administrative lot consolidation required before issuance of a building permit.
