Commission offers preliminary support, requests details for Hillside Drive veterinary urgent care concept

A proposed veterinary urgent care facility on Hillside Drive received generally favorable preliminary feedback from Delafield Plan Commissioners on Oct. 29; staff and commissioners requested more detailed civil, landscape and lighting plans before formal review.

Architect Peter Ogoric and applicant representatives presented a conceptual plan for a 7,204 sq. ft., one‑story urgent care facility for small animals on a parcel inside an existing planned unit development (PUD) east of the Marcus theater. The applicant’s team said the building would include exam rooms, offices and a small outdoor area for brief animal relief; staff confirmed there would be no on‑site cremation. The site plan proposes 37 parking stalls (29 required by staff estimate), use of existing cross‑access drives and a bio‑retention area to combine with the regional stormwater facility that serves the PUD.

Commissioners and staff asked the applicants to: confirm PUD site‑statistic compliance (impervious surface, green space and building footprints) so the project does not trigger an amended PUD; provide civil engineering plans and stormwater calculations that integrate the proposed on‑site bio‑retention with the regional facility; submit full lighting cut sheets and photometrics; provide full landscape plans including tree species and mitigation for any removals; and confirm easements for shared access to the west parking and the existing east access. Staff noted the new municipal emphasis on water quality (bioretention) since the original PUD approvals and asked for tree‑loss mitigation where appropriate.

Next steps: applicants will return with a specific implementation plan that includes civil engineering, a complete landscape and lighting plan, and documentation of access easements for staff and commission review.

Provenance: Conceptual presentation by applicant and staff questions to inform the next formal submittal.