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Developer seeks land-use change for 72.3-acre West Bend site; commission schedules public hearing
Summary
The Plan Commission voted to schedule a public hearing on a comprehensive-plan amendment and related zoning and PUD overlay affecting about 72.3 acres at S. Main Street and W. Roscoe Drive; staff said the developer's revisions reduce overall density by 16 units and convert planned multifamily to two-family configurations.
The West Bend Plan Commission on May 5 agreed to schedule a public hearing on a developer request to change the recommended 2020 land use for roughly 72.3 acres at the southeast corner of South Main Street and West Roscoe Drive.
Staff described the revised proposal as removing a planned multifamily area and replacing much of it with two-family (duplex) parcels, while retaining single-family parcels west of wetlands and preserving wetland and stream areas. "The request now is to basically eliminate the multifamily land use and convert that all over to two-family," staff said.
Staff provided specific unit-count changes: single-family lots were reduced from 96 to 88; "Ranch Villas" units would fall from 146 to 128 (a decrease of 18 units); townhouse-style units would increase from 140 to 150 (an increase of 10 units); overall, staff said the revision reduces project density by about 16 units.
The developer representative described changes to the internal road alignment (a shift from a north–south to an east–west orientation) and detailed an approach to lotting the townhomes as fee-simple duplexes with 0 lot lines rather than condominium ownership. "Our idea is to not do a condominium out of this, but do it more as a fee simple ownership," the developer said, adding that breaking duplexes into fee-simple units can modestly reduce borrowing costs for buyers.
Commissioners asked for clarification about ownership and construction methods; staff and the developer discussed code and fire-separation options, including shared-wall construction and a 1-inch air gap permitted under state building codes. Staff noted the request will be accompanied by zoning amendments and a PUD overlay to address reduced lot sizes and setback relief.
By voice vote the commission directed staff to schedule a public hearing on the comprehensive plan amendment, the zoning changes and the PUD overlay. The public hearing date will be set at the earliest convenience to allow additional public comment and review of engineering, stormwater and design details.
