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Council approves rezoning and PUD for 119‑unit senior housing at Meadowbrook Road
Summary
After a public hearing with no public speakers, the Common Council approved 12–1 a rezoning and planned unit development allowing a four‑story senior housing facility of 119 units, associated commercial parcel and duplex zoning on a ~26‑acre Smart Family parcel near Coldwater Creek and Meadowbrook Road.
The Waukesha Common Council voted 12–1 on Nov. 18 to approve a rezoning, planned unit development and related map changes that will allow a 119‑unit senior housing facility and associated future commercial and duplex development on approximately 25.94 acres on the west side of Meadowbrook Road north of Coldwater Creek.
Doug, the city planner, presented the application from the Smart Family, describing an I‑1 institutional zoning district with a PUD overlay for the senior facility, a B‑5 commercial parcel at the Coldwater/Meadowbrook corner, and RD‑2 duplex zoning on the north portion. The proposal includes a four‑story wing with pitched roofs and a highest peak approximately 56.5 feet — taller than the 40‑foot limit for the institutional residential standard — and therefore requests height relief under the PUD. The proposed senior building would include independent living, assisted living and memory care units, with shared dining and amenity space; renderings showed a 4‑story central wing and single‑story wings toward Meadowbrook.
Planner Doug said the proposal is consistent with the city land‑use plan and that the site is serviceable with city utilities, internal drives and parking, underground resident parking under the 4‑story wing, and stormwater/erosion controls. He noted the development team plans to preserve an existing tree line on the west side of the site as a buffer to adjacent development.
Council discussion centered on connectivity with the Woodland Hills subdivision, phasing of street and utility construction, and maintenance of sidewalks and snow removal. A council member asked whether sidewalks and a bike path would be plowed; staff said property owners or their contractor would be responsible for sidewalks adjacent to the new facility, and the bike path on the east side is typically cleared in winter.
Supporters on the council said the site provides substantial separation from existing residences on Meadowbrook (roughly 400 feet across the roadway and more than 1,200 feet to Woodland Hills) and noted the city needs additional housing choices, including senior units. Following discussion, a motion to approve as outlined by staff passed 12–1.
Next steps include filing the development agreement and subsequent site‑level approvals required by the PUD and building permit processes.
