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Votes at a glance: Caledonia planning commission advances Microsoft land‑use change, approves several routine items
Summary
The commission recommended forwarding the Microsoft data‑center land‑use amendment and rezoning to the village board with draft conditions; it also recommended a two‑year extension for a 73‑unit apartment conditional use and forwarded a four‑building self‑storage site plan to the village board.
At its meeting, the Caledonia Plan Commission took several formal actions:
- Recommendation to village board: Forward the proposed amendment to the 2035 land‑use map and rezoning of multiple parcels near the We Energies power plant to allow transitional light‑industrial designation for a potential data‑center campus, subject to draft conditions and performance standards outlined in Exhibit B. The recommendation will proceed to the village board for final consideration.
- Conditional use extension approved: The commission recommended a two‑year extension of a previously approved conditional use to allow construction of a 73‑unit apartment building east of 5333 Douglas Avenue.
- Self‑storage site plan recommended: The commission recommended the building‑site and operational plan for construction of four self‑storage buildings on a 2.164‑acre parcel at Storage Drive and Cook Drive be forwarded to the village board, subject to the conditions noted in staff’s report (materials/facade and landscape revisions noted).
- Minor rezoning cleanup: The commission recommended approval of a procedural rezoning cleanup for approximately 42.047 acres (agricultural district classification update) that staff described as not changing allowed uses or dimensional standards.
Several other items related to comprehensive plan engagement and map updates were discussed and some were tabled or continued for additional public engagement and refinement. The commission’s recommendations send the above items to the village board for final action.
