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Votes at a glance: Plan Commission approves conditional uses, sign variance, GE expansion and declares surplus property
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Plan Commission approved multiple land‑use actions: conditional use permits for a bicycle repair business and a tattoo studio, a trailer‑rental operation associated with a gym, a sign variance for Tenney Woods, final site plan review for GE Healthcare’s experience center, recommended municipal code revisions on rooming‑h
The Waukesha Plan Commission on June 25 took formal action on multiple land‑use and administrative items. Key outcomes and conditions are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- M and M Repair and Restoration — 1230 E. Broadway (Conditional Use Permit): Approved with staff conditions. Staff recommended approval of a home‑industry bicycle repair business that operates by appointment; conditions require customers to use designated parking spaces, and either removal of a concrete parking pad installed within a required five‑foot setback or the applicant must obtain a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals before operating. Public comment: owner Mark McGeen described long‑running, part‑time service to neighborhood customers.
- Lucidity Arts — 1218 The Strand (Conditional Use Permit): Approved with staff conditions. Applicant sought to relocate a two‑ to three‑artist tattoo studio from Hartland to a B1 neighborhood business space. Staff recommended approval subject to occupancy permit and any required building permits or change‑of‑use review; signage and any business expansions would require further review. The applicant had contacted staff about a possible withdrawal but the commission completed the public hearing and approved the conditional use permit.
- Trailer rental with Flex Gym — 400 Southwest Avenue (Conditional Use Permit, site review): Approved with conditions. The commission approved a trailer‑rental operation co‑located with an existing fitness gym in an M‑1 district. Conditions include: address engineering, fire and water utility comments; limit on‑site rental trailers to no more than 25 at a time; removal of semi‑trailers by Aug. 1, 2025; storage container to be painted by Aug. 1, 2025; trailers limited to rental use only (no sales or business storage); all equipment locked up at night; and outdoor equipment stored along the northwest property line as required by prior 2018 conditions.
- Tenney Woods — Outlot 1 (Sign appeal/variance): Approved with conditions. Veridian Homes received approval to install a double‑sided, pylon‑style neighborhood identification sign (approximately 7 feet tall and just over 2 feet wide) in Outlot 1; landscaping in the outlot will be maintained by the Tenney Woods Homeowners Association. Condition: ensure the sign’s hanging/stiffening connections are reinforced so the sign does not excessively swing; set back at least 10 feet from the right‑of‑way; sign will not be illuminated.
- GE Healthcare — 3000 N. Grandview Blvd. (Final site plan and architectural review): Approved subject to staff and engineering concurrence. The commission approved a roughly 20,000‑square‑foot at‑grade addition and about 10,000 square feet of interior renovations to create a 30,000‑square‑foot experience center and new entry lobby. Conditions: address all city department comments and obtain an engineering department concurrence letter prior to applying for a building permit. Commissioner Heather Granger stated she would abstain from the vote.
- 223 Southwest Avenue (Surplus property): Declared surplus. The commission declared a small triangular parcel containing a concrete storage building as surplus property and recommended the Common Council determine the disposal method. Staff said the parcel is too small to be separately buildable under current zoning without consolidation.
- Revisions to Municipal Code §17.1 (Rooming‑house licensing): Recommended for approval. See separate article on code changes; the commission recommended forwarding the amendments to the Common Council.
Record and conditions: The transcript records motions and seconds for these items and commissioners verbally signified aye for each approval. Individual roll‑call tallies with names were not recorded in the transcript for most items; where a named abstention was recorded, it is noted above. Staff presenters on these items included Robin (staff), Charlie (staff), and Doug (staff); applicants included Mark McGeen (M and M Repair) and Ben (Veridian Homes).
