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Muskego City planning panel denies rustic-structure request after debate over density
Summary
The Muskego City Planning Commission voted to deny a rustic-structure designation for the property listed on the agenda (applicant name on agenda: Brian Ruckerin) after prolonged debate about accessory-structure density, enforcement and interpretation of the city's ordinance; vote affirmed on reconsideration.
The Muskego City Planning Commission voted Feb. 6 to deny a request to designate a barn and related outbuildings as a "rustic structure," concluding the application did not meet the standards commissioners were prepared to enforce.
The application appeared on the agenda as a request for a rustic-structure designation for property listed under the name Brian Ruckerin. Staff and the applicant's representative referred repeatedly during discussion to the owner as "Mr. Wren," who attended the meeting and was represented by Attorney James Hammis. Hammis told the commission the buildings would qualify under the city's rustic-structure provisions and offered a compromise: allow the barn (building 3) to be designated while removing other accessory buildings (numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7) on a…
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