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Council approves PUD amendment for President's Plaza to allow Starbucks; neighbors and businesses raise traffic and future-use concerns
Summary
The Common Council approved a planned unit development amendment allowing a freestanding Starbucks at President's Plaza (Brighton Square) after plan commission approval; public speakers and council members raised traffic, stacking and long-term land-use concerns.
The Waukesha Common Council approved a Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment for 101 West Sunset Drive (Brighton Square / President's Plaza) to allow a freestanding commercial building and drive-through—proposed to be occupied by Starbucks—subject to staff comments and a requirement that the PUD amendment be recorded before building permits are issued.
City planning staff described the site as the underused western parking area of the existing plaza and said the plan commission granted site plan and architectural approval. The site plan includes a drive-through lane that stacks about 15 cars, a left-turn lane restriping on Sunset Drive, additional parking spaces, and a landscape buffer between the new building and adjacent…
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