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Cudahy council denies rezoning of 3244 E. College Ave. after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple residents opposing the change, the Common Council voted to deny Ordinance No. 2417, which would have rezoned 3244 E. College Avenue from I-1 Institutional to B-2 Community Business to align zoning with the city plan and formalize the site’s use as a fitness center.
The Cudahy Common Council voted to reject Ordinance No. 2417, a proposal to rezone the property at 3244 E. College Avenue (Parcel IDs 682-9960-025 and 682-9960-026) from I-1 Institutional to B-2 Community Business. Mayor John Hohenfeldt opened a public hearing on the petition at 7:05 p.m., and Zoning Director Biernat summarized the Plan and Zoning Commission recommendation that the rezoning would harmonize the zoning map with the City of Cudahy’s comprehensive plan and reflect the property’s current use as a physical fitness center.
The minutes record a long roll of public commenters. Multiple speakers listed as opposing the rezoning included Dean Richards (Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren), Michael Sanger, Reverend Van Chou Lu, John Sponzia, Pa Sponzia, Vic Helarov, Eugene Brish, David K. Vang, Jeff Sponzia, Dao Vang, Judith Virckes and Carl Krueger. Two individuals listed in support were Patrick Hintz and Matthew Stray. The minutes do not include verbatim remarks from those speakers; they are recorded by name and address in the public-comment list.
On the council motion to deny Ordinance No. 2417, Alderpersons Moralez, Schissel and Bartoshevich voted "aye," and Alderpersons Hollenbeck and Litkowiec voted "no." The motion carried, meaning the proposed rezoning was not adopted. The minutes do not record additional conditions, amendments nor a specific next procedural step for the petitioner following the denial.
The ordinance text as recorded in the minutes described the rezoning request as intended "to provide for highest and best use of the subject parcel, harmonize the zoning map with the City of Cudahy’s adopted land use map and current use of the property most likely to occur at the subject location." The legal description and parcel identifiers appear in the minutes but no development plan, site plan or binding use conditions are shown in the record. The public hearing and vote closed the matter for this meeting; the minutes do not indicate whether the petitioner signaled plans to pursue alternatives or an appeal.
