West Bend plan commission approves land-use and zoning change for Creekside subdivision

The Plan Commission of West Bend City on May 6 approved a recommended change to the city comprehensive plan and a zoning amendment that reclassifies roughly 9.8 to 10.1 acres in the Creekside subdivision from two-family/multifamily use to single-family residential.

Staff member Jim explained the request was brought to the commission in February and asked the panel to adopt a resolution recommending the land-use change and to forward the zoning amendment to the Common Council for final action. The parcel under consideration lies east of Kilburn (Kilburn) Avenue extended and west of Edgewater Drive extended in the Creekside subdivision; staff described the change as a move from RD-2 (two-family/multifamily) to RS-4 (single-family) to match the existing single-family character of the surrounding subdivision.

The commission opened the public hearing. Resident Jerome Ziger said he had questions about lot sizes and the absence of new park space in the proposed plat; Jim and developer representative Joe confirmed there is neighborhood park access to the east (referred to in the hearing packet as Dock Honoring Park) and staff said the subdivision was designed without an on-site park because neighborhood park facilities serve the area. Ziger also asked whether lot counts differ from the original plat; staff said final plat materials were not yet submitted but that the lots abutting the former multifamily portion were deeper or larger than a typical RS-4 lot and staff found RS-4 compatible.

After public comment the commission voted to close the hearing and moved to act. A motion to approve the recommended land-use change passed by voice vote. The commission then opened and closed a separate public hearing on the zoning amendment from RD-2 to RS-4 and, after brief questions clarifying the difference between the land-use area (9.8 acres) and the zoning area (10.1 acres — the larger figure including half of proposed street right-of-way), approved the rezoning by voice vote.

Commissioners asked no substantive amendments to the staff recommendation at the meeting; staff and the developer indicated a final plat and standard engineering reviews remain to be completed before final development approvals. The rezonings will proceed to the Common Council for final action as part of the city’s normal approvals process.