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Commission rezones 2040 North Avenue to urban commercial and approves Fundamentals LLC special use for licensed private school
Summary
The commission voted to reclassify 2040 North Avenue from urban industrial to urban commercial and approved a special use permit for Fundamentals LLC to operate a licensed private educational facility serving students with special needs; applicants said the program is privately funded and licensed, not a public charter.
The Sheboygan City Plan Commission approved an ordinance to reclassify 2040 North Avenue from urban industrial to urban commercial and granted a special use permit to Fundamentals LLC to operate a licensed private school at the address.
Alderperson Close introduced the ordinance to amend the City zoning map. Property owner Anthony Tisler and prospective tenant Steven Baker, founder of Fundamentals LLC, spoke at the public hearing. Baker described Fundamentals as a licensed private school (not a charter school) that provides after-school and summer programming for students with special needs; he said the organization operates multiple locations across Wisconsin and partners with school districts and counties on referrals.
Commissioners pressed applicants on parking and staffing numbers after staff noted a discrepancy: the application referenced up to 50–60 employees overall, while site-specific parking was listed as six to ten spaces. The applicants clarified that the larger employee totals reflected operations across multiple locations and that this specific site would not have 50–60 on-site employees; they said they currently expect roughly 12–15 students in summer programming at this location and would expand buildings or parking if enrollment grew substantially.
Baker said Fundamentals is privately funded and tuition- or referral-based, including contracts with county services and children’s long-term support programs. Construction and code work were described as ongoing: inspectors had approved electrical and plumbing, drywall was going up and ADA restroom and HVAC upgrades were in progress. The applicants said the previously listed June 1 completion date was optimistic but they were pushing to finish.
Commissioner motion to approve the rezoning ordinance and the special use permit carried by voice vote. The approvals enable the applicants to continue final construction, inspections and occupancy processes required by building and state education licensing authorities.
