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Committee recommends PUD for Winding Creek Estates after resident concerns about private road
Summary
After hearing from Misty Meadows residents concerned that construction traffic could use their private road, the committee recommended approval of a final Planned Unit Development (Winding Creek Estates) with conditions including sidewalks, lighting limits, curbing, screening of mechanicals, and coordination on stormwater and public safety; apartment/townhome elevations will return for separate review.
The Ashwaubenon Site Plan Review Committee on Feb. 4 recommended approval of a final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a multi‑use residential project on Parcel V A‑L 333‑2 (Alice Pagels, LLC), commonly described in staff materials as Winding Creek Estates. Staff told the committee the developer revised the preliminary plan to add a berm on the north end, reduce the number of townhomes along Pagels Place, and convert some townhomes to duplex units on the west side.
"It does include the addition, of a slight berm, on the north end of the property, adjacent to Arts Lane," staff member Aaron said, and he added the proposal still includes four 16‑unit apartment buildings and an outlot that will be dedicated to the village for stormwater management. Aaron summarized zoning standards (R‑1 with a PUD overlay), setbacks, a 7,000‑square‑foot minimum lot size and other dimensional controls. He also listed recommended conditions for final PUD approval, including a lighting photometric plan capping light trespass at no more than 0.5 foot‑candles at property boundaries, sidewalks on both sides of public streets, curbing for parking/drive areas, screening of mechanical units visible from property lines or streets, use of fully concealed fasteners for exterior wall panels, a development agreement, and that detailed elevations for apartments and townhomes return to the Site Plan Review Committee for architectural approval.
Several committee members said they appreciated the developer meeting with neighboring condo owners and urged strong signage to keep construction traffic off a private Misty Meadows drive. A committee member asked about a planned future street to the north; staff said that connection is shown on plans but is contingent on the property owner to the north deciding to sell or develop.
Misty Meadows resident Joanne Kirchmar spoke during public comment and thanked staff for outreach, but said the private road was approved by the village when condos were built and residents should not be held responsible for its maintenance. "None of the people that moved into Misty Meadow wanted a private road," Kirchmar said, adding that many residents are retired and cannot afford to replace the road. Staff and the developer said they would pursue signage and other measures to prevent construction traffic from using the private drive.
After public comment, the committee voted by voice to recommend approval of the final PUD to the Plan Commission and Village Board. The motion carried. The committee’s recommendation includes the staff‑listed conditions and several required engineering and landscape submittals before final approvals and building permits.
