Plan Commission approves permit for second accessory garage at 1201 N. Webster Ave.

The Green Bay Plan Commission voted Nov. 3 to approve a conditional use permit allowing a second accessory building of 240 square feet at 1201 N. Webster Ave., where code limits such buildings to 150 square feet.

Staff told the commission the property is an upper-and-lower duplex in an R-3 residential district with a mixed residential future land-use designation and that the proposed use can fit on the parcel. Staff recommended approval subject to site-plan approval by the Office of Community & Economic Development and compliance with all other City regulations. Staff also noted the accessory building’s current placement likely requires a variance from the Board of Appeals if it is to remain in its present location.

Applicant Duane Peterson, who identified himself as the upper-unit resident at 1201 N. Webster Ave., told the commission he needs additional secured storage and described damage to the existing garage and repeated problems with neighborhood incidents. “I need my own place to lock up my own stuff,” Peterson said, explaining that he built the structure to match the house and that he works in construction and stores materials there.

The commission moved to approve the permit as recommended. Commissioner Hrabinsky made the motion, Commissioner Fulweiler seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The item is scheduled to go to the City Council on Nov. 11 for consideration of the required site-plan approvals and any necessary variances.

The approval is limited to the conditional use for an additional accessory building; any variance to keep the building in its existing location would be decided separately by the Board of Appeals and must meet variance criteria.

Notes from the hearing record indicate neighborhood notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet and no written objections were reported to staff.