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Committees approve two tavern licenses, a front-setback ordinance and dissolution of two TIF districts
Summary
West Allis committees approved Class B tavern licenses for two venues, amended allowable hours on one license, passed an ordinance clarifying front setbacks for accessory structures and voted to dissolve two tax-incremental financing districts. All motions were approved by committee voice vote.
The West Allis Common Council’s Economic and Development Committee approved two Class B tavern licenses, passed an ordinance amending front-setback rules for residential accessory structures, and approved resolutions dissolving two tax incremental financing (TIF) districts during its meeting.
The committee approved a new Class B tavern license for Deco Venue LLC, doing business as The Emerald at 7546 West Greenfield Avenue. Committee members discussed agent presence at hearings and the venue’s requested late hours. The committee moved and approved the application by voice vote.
Separately, the committee approved a Class B tavern and public entertainment license for Liquor Room LLC at 7100 West National Avenue. Staff noted the operator’s prior experience and included a packet letter indicating the previous license would be surrendered if this application was approved. The committee amended the approval to edit the licensed hours to match state-allowed maximums (examples discussed during the meeting included a window from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. or a later 2:30 a.m. option), then moved and approved the amended motion by voice vote.
On another agenda item the committee advanced an ordinance amending front-setback requirements and further defining residential accessory structures. The ordinance had previously been the subject of a public hearing; members moved to approve and the motion passed by voice vote.
The committee also approved two resolutions to dissolve tax incremental financing districts: TID No. 7 (Summit Place), which staff said had reached the end of its useful life and had created tax value for the community, and TID No. 10 (the former Yellow Freight terminal), which staff said added roughly $11 million in new incremental value. Both resolutions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Each of these votes was recorded as passed by the committee members present; no formal roll-call tallies with individual member votes were provided in the public transcript.
What happens next: approval by the committee advances these items to the next steps required by municipal process (e.g., placement on a council agenda or administrative processing).
