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Plan Commission approves zoning permit for periodontics and implant clinic at 220 West Broadway
Summary
The Monona Plan Commission approved a zoning permit allowing a periodontics and implant dentistry clinic to occupy 2,845 square feet on the second floor of 220 West Broadway, finding existing parking and site design adequate under the conditions in the staff report.
The Monona Plan Commission on an uncontested vote approved a zoning permit allowing a periodontics and implant dentistry practice to build out 2,845 square feet on the second floor of 220 West Broadway.
Planning staff told the commission the proposal would convert an unoccupied portion of the second floor into a clinic with seven treatment bays. “The Second Floor of that building is currently unoccupied and this will be a tenant space,” an applicant representative said during the hearing. Doug, the city planner, recommended approval: “With that, staff recommends approval of the zoning permit with the conditions as listed in the staff report.”
The commission’s action follows a staff analysis that the property is zoned Community Design District (CDD) and is classified as commercial in the city’s 2016 comprehensive plan. Staff reported that the build-out appears compatible with the plan’s land-use map and adjacent uses, which include commercial and multifamily residential.
Parking was a central topic in staff’s presentation. The building’s original approvals provided 91 parking stalls for the full 23,700-square-foot development, including 63 on-site stalls and 28 on an adjacent parcel; that allocation exceeds the city minimum of 79 spaces. Staff said the existing pediatric dental tenant uses about 65 to 70 stalls, leaving an estimated 21 to 26 stalls available for the new tenant. The applicant’s letter projected approximately seven staff and 25 visitors per day; under city standards, the proposed use would require 10 spaces. The planner said the parking supply “would be sufficient to accommodate the additional periodontics use.”
The approved interior build-out will include seven treatment rooms, restrooms, a reception and waiting area, a sterilization room, utility spaces, offices and staff areas. The clinic will use the building’s existing front entrance and stairwell; the applicant confirmed there is also an elevator. Hours proposed are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; the existing pediatric tenant operates 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff noted no changes are proposed to stormwater, lighting or landscaping. Signage will require a separate application.
Commission discussion included questions about access to the second floor and ongoing shared-parking pressures in the area. One commissioner observed that as the surrounding area adds residential development and shared-parking demands grow, “it would be important for owners to be cooperative with one another to figure out how to get needs met.”
The commission moved to approve the permit “with comments as written by staff,” and members voted in favor. The zoning permit is approved subject to the conditions listed in the staff report, including the previously adopted conditions tied to the original building approvals.
