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Zoning board denies driveway setback variance for 3105 Wallenbeck
Summary
The Village of Cross Plains Zoning Board of Appeals denied an area variance request to allow a driveway extension at 3105 Wallenbeck, voting 3–2. Staff said the extension sits about 2 feet 6 inches inside the 5-foot pavement setback required by the municipal code; the board cited lack of unique hardship and concerns about precedent.
The Village of Cross Plains Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3–2 to deny an area variance that would have allowed a driveway extension at 3105 Wallenbeck to sit within the five-foot pavement setback required by the municipal code.
At a public hearing, a staff member told the board the applicant sought to widen the driveway “an additional 2 feet 6 inches” to create space to park an RV and other vehicles, and noted the extension was not included in the original right-of-way permit. The staff member summarized the applicable rule: “the minimum pavement setback is 5 feet from this side lot line,” and said the current work brings the pavement to about 2 feet 6…
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