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Village board approves disturbance envelope for Sunset Drive lot despite environmental corridor constraints
Summary
The board approved a deed-restricted disturbance envelope allowing a single-family home and septic on Lot 2 (tax key WAKT1324980002) at the eastern edge of an environmental corridor where staff identified butternut trees as critical-species habitat; the board required the disturbance area be recorded as a deed restriction.
The Village of Waukesha board on April 9 approved a request allowing a disturbance envelope for a proposed single-family home on Lot 2 (tax key WAKT1324980002) on Sunset Drive, despite the lot’s location at the eastern edge of an environmental corridor.
At the meeting a village planner explained that the corridor—delineated by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in 2023—includes steep slopes and wooded areas and that critical-species habitat, identified as butternut trees, exists on the eastern portion of the property. The petitioner, identified in the agenda as Mary Wolky, asked to locate a house and septic on the lot; staff described two disturbance areas (house and septic) and recommended limits be recorded with a deed restriction or certified survey map specifying the maximum disturbance envelope.
Board members asked whether the house and septic would be located on the same lot and sought clarifications about setbacks. Staff said both the house and the septic would be on Lot 2 and noted the 50-foot setback line leaves only a narrow sliver of non-environmental-corridor area where the house could be sited. The planner described prior approvals on similar lots for accessory buildings but said the board must decide whether the proposed disturbance and envelope are reasonable in location, grading and sanitary placement.
A motion to approve the requested disturbance area, with the maximum disturbance envelope to be recorded by deed restriction as required under village ordinance, was made and seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
The decision allows construction within the approved disturbance envelope while preserving the mapped portion of the environmental corridor and the identified butternut habitat outside the envelope. Next steps include recording the deed restriction with the map of the disturbance area.
