City Plan Commission approves five site-specific development items including Third Ward facade changes, church plans and Brady expansion

The Milwaukee City Plan Commission on Monday approved a set of routine land-use items, voting unanimously on five separate files that advanced façade changes, corrective zoning, a church detailed plan amendment, a major industrial expansion and a vehicle-sales reuse project.

Staff presented each file and recommended approval. Commissioners voted in roll-call fashion on each item; no item was rejected. The approvals included one condition requiring the applicant to secure landscaping permission from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) before an occupancy permit is issued for the auto-sales site.

The commission approved a resolution to modify the river-facing façade at 273 E. Erie St. (file 241814). Kristen Connolly of the Department of City Development said the project is inside the Historic Third Ward Riverwalk site-plan review overlay and would replace infill panels in two ground-floor bays with windows to match adjacent openings and increase transparency along the RiverWalk. Architect Daniel Cabara of Rinca told the commission the new openings will serve “student tutoring and study areas,” adding the windows will “provide insight from the RiverWalk into the building.” The commission approved the file on a roll-call vote (Renell Washington, Katrina Crane, Willie Smith, Tariq Moody and Jesus Gonzales — all aye).

The commission corrected mixed zoning for 1026 North 20th St. (file…