Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Planned Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Appleton Plan Commission approves major amendment to planned development near East South River Street
Summary
On Jan. 14, 2026 the Appleton Plan Commission unanimously approved a major amendment to the planned development overlay for parcels at 1025 and 1111 East South River Street, updating allowed uses, confirming parking requirements and preserving open space; staff recommended approval and the amendment will be recorded with the Outagamie County Register of Deeds.
The Appleton Plan Commission on Jan. 14 unanimously approved a major amendment to the planned development overlay covering parcels at 1025 and 1111 East South River Street, carrying over office and multifamily uses while adding several commercial and institutional uses.
Principal Planner Kafka, presenting the staff report, said the amendment keeps the three existing permitted uses — office, office/laboratory (research), and multifamily — and adds base CO uses such as clubs, educational institutions (including business or vocational schools and colleges), governmental facilities, places of worship and professional services. Kafka also identified three exception uses that are not in the base CO district but are proposed for the PD: group daycare, adult daycare and nonprofit recreational facilities.
"This PD amendment is not proposing to change the footprints of the buildings, the extent of the parking lot, or the extent of the ravine," Kafka said, noting the proposal updates an older implementation plan rather than altering site layout. Kafka told commissioners that the PD carries a parking standard of one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area; with roughly 140,000 gross square feet on site that implies a minimum requirement of about 460 stalls and staff counted approximately 500 stalls existing on the property. He also noted a minimum 30% open-space requirement for the PD.
Neighbor Greg Hall spoke during the public hearing. "It sounds as though the uses of it are meant to be the traffic during the daytime uses versus, such things as, like, you know, a nightclub," Hall said, and he added that lighting and snow removal are local concerns for adjacent residential owners.
Staff told the commission the amendment aligns with the comprehensive plan and that findings required for a PD amendment were made in the affirmative. After a brief check for commissioner questions, the commission moved and seconded the action and voted unanimously to approve the amendment. The amendment will be recorded with the Outagamie County Register of Deeds as part of the implementation plan update.
