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Planning Commission tables Hilltop Grove PRD after split on tree protection, lot sizes and traffic conditions

Menomonee Falls Planning Commission · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners amended tree-protection language, debated minimum and median lot sizes vs. market demand, and ultimately voted to table both the Hilltop Grove PRD ordinance and the preliminary plat so staff and the applicant can supply detailed lot-size breakdowns, topography and revised condition language.

A contentious hearing over the Hilltop Grove planned residential development ended Aug. 5 with the Menomonee Falls Planning Commission tabling both the PRD ordinance and the related preliminary plat after prolonged debate over tree protection, lot sizes and traffic conditions.

Planner Amy Bennett presented a PRD ordinance and preliminary plat for roughly 76 acres (net ~66 developable) proposing 132 single-family lots and staff recommended approval subject to 60 conditions. Developer Ben Lang (Viridian Homes) and urban designer Brian Munson described changes since concept review — increasing average lot size to just over 0.3 acres, preserving 16…

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