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Votes at a glance: PUD approved with conditions, rezoning passed unanimously, several code readoptions adopted
Summary
At the Jan. 21 Waukesha Common Council meeting the council approved the Hawks Landing PUD (8–5) with a traffic‑calming condition; rezoned multiple properties on Southwest Avenue unanimously; and readopted the 2025 tax levy and several municipal code sections to correct prior publication timing.
The Waukesha Common Council recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.
• Hawks Landing (Garden Prairie Drive) PUD — Approved (8–5). Council approved the final site plan, architectural review and PUD for Hawks Landing (12 units) with the planning commission and staff comments, and added a requirement that staff work with engineering and the fire department to create a traffic‑calming choke (narrowing to approximately 20 feet at the development transition). Building permits and the CSM remain contingent on a recorded access easement.
• Rezoning — Approved (unanimous). The council rezoned seven properties along Southwest Avenue (including 2001 Southwest Ave and 1921–2035) from M1 (Light Manufacturing) to MM1 (Mixed Industrial) to bring current commercial/office uses into conformance.
• Readoptions and ordinance actions — Adopted (unanimous for readoptions). The council readopted the 2025 tax levy ordinance and readopted/amended municipal code sections discussed on the agenda, including amendments to §9.09 (residency radius for alcohol/tobacco license agents), §9.11 (Class C/Class B retail liquor qualifications aligned with state law), §7.12 (towing/storing costs), and readoption of §8.19 (massage businesses). These were processed as readoptions due to earlier publication timing; staff reported no substantive changes that require additional public hearings.
• Certified Survey Map (Garden Prairie) — Approved conditionally. The planning commission recommended approval of a CSM combining parcels for the Garden Prairie development subject to resolving a title gap and the access easement; the council approved the CSM subject to those staff comments.
Votes reported in meeting minutes: PUD motion passed 8–5; CSM approval recorded 12–1; rezoning and the readoptions recorded as unanimous votes where noted.
Closed sessions: The council announced and entered two closed sessions (litigation strategy under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) and discussion of a potential sale of 0.755 acres at 201 Delafield Street under §19.85(1)(e)).
