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Plan Commission recommends rezoning and preliminary plat for Winterberry Reserve, a 79‑lot single‑family PUD
Summary
The commission recommended RS‑3 to RS‑3/PUD rezoning and approved a preliminary plat for Winterberry Reserve, a 79‑lot subdivision with smaller interior carriage‑lane lots, private alley service, design standards and homeowner‑association responsibilities.
The Waukesha City Plan Commission on Feb. 26 voted unanimously to recommend rezoning 22.2 acres for Winterberry Reserve from RS‑3 (single‑family) to RS‑3 with a planned unit development overlay and to recommend approval of the preliminary subdivision plat. The revisions create an interior block of narrower lots served by a private alley and add design standards intended to limit monotony.
Doug (Community Development staff presenter) described the change from an earlier 54‑lot plan to the current 79‑lot proposal, noting larger perimeter lots will be retained adjacent to existing single‑family properties while an interior block (lots 46–79) will feature narrower carriage‑lane lots with minimum widths of 40 feet and minimum lot sizes around 4,520 square feet. The plan lowers the front yard setback to 15 feet for the PUD interior lots, allows unenclosed porches to encroach, sets minimum side yards at 5 feet with 10‑foot minimum building separation, and requires private alley access behind homes for garages and up to four off‑street parking stalls per lot (two in the garage and two exterior spaces). The alley pavement width was set at 20 feet after discussions with the fire department.
Ben (Veridian Homes/Bridal Homes representative) and project team members presented examples of comparable carriage‑lane neighborhoods and described anti‑monotony standards that will be recorded in covenants and restrictions: no repeat plan or façade combination within six adjacent homes for carriage‑lane lots (five for midsize, four for large lots). The developer also said rock blasting for bedrock will be completed early in phase 1 rather than spread over many construction phases.
Engineering staff requested a minor street configuration change to create a straight T intersection and a three‑way stop to improve sight lines where Winterberry turns; the developer said it was acceptable. The preliminary plat approval will be forwarded to the Common Council with the rezoning. Staff and the developer said all lots will belong to a homeowners association responsible for the private alley maintenance, snow removal and private garbage collection. Commissioners added a PUD condition prohibiting driveway aprons or front‑yard driveway pads so future owners could not later add front driveways.
Motions to recommend approval of the rezoning with the PUD details and to recommend approval of the preliminary plat were made by the Mayor (chair, unnamed) and seconded (rezoning seconded by Commissioner Wells; preliminary plat seconded by Commissioner Molson). Both motions passed unanimously.
Ending: The commission’s recommendations will go to the Common Council for final action; staff and the developer will address final engineering comments, the street configuration change, and details of covenants before council review.
