Milwaukee BZA adjourns contentious front‑yard parking case, orders revised plan in 60 days

The Milwaukee Board of Zoning Appeals adjourned for redrafting a disputed front‑yard parking proposal at 1115 South 34th Street after more than an hour of testimony from neighbors and department staff.

Neighbors said a recently poured concrete slab was installed without a driveway approach permit and that trucks and work vehicles parked on the slab sit very close to bedroom windows. DNS reiterated the department’s general policy against front‑yard parking and said the reduced slab still places parked vehicles close to adjacent windows, creating noise and nuisance risks. DPW confirmed there is no formal driveway approach permit and noted that the presence of a light pole constrains apron dimensions.

DCD recommended, as in prior similar cases, a single, stacked (tandem) vehicle stall rather than a broad multi‑vehicle slab; board members also discussed the frequently used remedy of a 10‑ to 12‑foot‑wide tandem stall carried back from the curb to reduce impacts on neighbors. Several board members said the existing slab is too broad and urged the applicant to redraw plans showing a narrower driveway approach and either a single stall or tandem spaces pulled away from the adjacent neighbor’s windows. The applicant said he could work with a contractor to provide a revised plan.

The board adjourned the item and required the applicant to submit a revised site plan within 60 days. The order makes clear that until approval is issued, parking on the slab is not an authorized use and may be subject to enforcement action.

Outcome: adjourned with explicit 60‑day plan‑submission requirement; no authorization to park on the slab pending approval.