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Waukesha council approves change to allow residential reuse of former UWM campus
Summary
The Common Council unanimously amended the comprehensive plan to change the 75.9‑acre University of Wisconsin‑Waukesha campus site from institutional to residential flexible land use, setting the stage for future rezoning and developer proposals after public comment and county presentations.
The Waukesha Common Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend the city’s comprehensive plan to change the 75.9‑acre University of Wisconsin–Waukesha campus site from an institutional designation to a residential flexible land‑use category.
City staff and Waukesha County officials told the council the change is intended to allow developers to propose residential redevelopment once the site becomes available after the university closes its campus in June 2025.
City planner Doug (Community Development) told the council the site sits between University Avenue, Northview Road and Summit Avenue and is owned by Waukesha County, which also owns the buildings. Doug said subsequent rezoning to specific residential districts will be required before any development can proceed. “You will be seeing more of this in the future,” he said, describing the amendment as the land‑use step that will allow detailed rezoning and development proposals to follow.
Dale (Waukesha County representative) said the…
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