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Committee backs Riverpointe, Copeland and State Road rezoning proposals to clear way for mixed-use housing
Summary
The committee unanimously approved rezoning for 9 Copeland Avenue (Riverpointe redevelopment) and other parcels to allow mixed-use and additional housing units; a 2415 State Road rezoning passed 4–1 with one abstention. Developers said they are finalizing development agreements and exploring WEDA loan funding.
The Judiciary and Administration Committee approved several zoning changes June 2 that advance mixed-use development and new housing for La Crosse.
Jeremy Novak of 360 Real Estate Solutions described plans for 9 Copeland Avenue, part of the Riverpointe redevelopment: rezoning a heavy-industrial parcel into a planned development district specific to allow a residential building (70–80 units), a mixed-use commercial/residential building and a one-story commercial building. Staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval; the committee adopted the ordinance unanimously.
Novak also discussed a rezoning for 2415 State Road to allow construction of a mixed-use development with ground-floor commercial space and multiple floors of residential units. He said the developer is finalizing a development agreement, working out public-utilities cost-sharing and exploring a WEDA loan created by recent state legislation. The committee approved that rezoning by a vote of 4 yes, 1 abstention.
Separately the committee approved a request to add a housing unit at 802 7th Street South. Council members thanked applicants and encouraged staff to continue moving development agreements and permitting forward.
Committee members asked for updates on development-agreement timelines and financing; Novak said the rezoning is a critical next step and that the bank and development team were ready to proceed once agreements and utility cost estimates are finalized.
