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Council approves tax levy, zoning change for auto dealerships and DOT easement; several routine contracts cleared
Summary
The council approved the 2025 tax levy and multiple routine items including an ordinance to make auto dealerships a conditional use in B3/B5 zones, a conveyance of sanitary sewer easement rights to WisDOT for Les Paul Parkway reconstruction, and contracts for podcast room sharing and snow‑removal work.
The Waukesha Common Council voted on a package of routine and regulatory items, approving the 2025 tax levy, amending zoning rules for auto dealerships, granting rights to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for Les Paul Parkway work, and clearing a series of contracts and plats.
Alderman Piper moved approval of the 2025 tax levy ordinance; the council approved the motion by a 13–1 vote. The motion as read during the meeting referenced $79,137,731 when moved; the transcript later includes a close variant figure in a different line. The transcript does not resolve that inconsistency; the finalized levy amount should be confirmed in the official adopted ordinance or clerk's minutes.
On zoning, staff (Brian, speaker 5) said an amendment converting auto dealerships in B3 and B5 zones from permitted to conditional uses had been approved in principle last year but no ordinance was published; the council suspended the second and third readings and adopted the ordinance immediately. The change makes auto dealerships conditional uses in those commercial zones to align the code with council intent.
The council also approved a conveyance of rights and a temporary construction easement requested by WisDOT for Les Paul Parkway reconstruction. Staff explained the city's sanitary sewer alignment will not be relocated and that the DOT will include standard restoration obligations following construction.
Other items approved included a facilities‑use agreement allowing Waukesha County to use the city's Talkin' Waukesha podcast production room and equipment at $50 per hour when not in use by the city, approval of a final plat for the Tenney Woods subdivision (28 single‑family lots) and quotes for snow‑removal contracts for the transit center and municipal sidewalks.
The council handled the items largely as routine business and approved the measures by recorded votes or unanimous consent as noted in the meeting record.
