Council approves Hawks Landing PUD with traffic‑calming condition; CSM tied to easement

The Waukesha Common Council on Jan. 21 approved a PUD agreement for the Hawks Landing condominium project — a proposed 12‑unit development on roughly 3.9 acres off Jill’s Drive — while adding a traffic‑calming condition and preserving requirements tied to an access easement and a certified survey map (CSM). The PUD approval passed 8–5; the CSM later passed 12–1.

The adopted PUD allows six duplex buildings with front‑loaded garages on a private drive to be extended from the existing Garden Prairie Drive. Council members and planning staff said the development requires a private access easement connecting Garden Prairie to the new private drive before building permits can be issued. Planning staff told the council the land was rezoned about 20 years ago with an expectation that the road connection would eventually be completed, and that wetlands and stormwater detention areas constrain the buildable footprint.

At a public hearing before the vote, Garden Prairie Owners Association representatives said their primary concerns were increased cut‑through traffic, how maintenance and…