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Elm Grove board approves six-foot fence at Culver’s site after condominium support
Summary
The Elm Grove Building Board approved a six-foot fence along the eastern property line at 15280 W Bluemound Rd to shield nearby Plank Road Condominiums from drive-through headlights; the public hearing drew support from a condominium resident and the board cited precedent for taller commercial screening.
The Elm Grove Building Board on May 19 approved a request from Schecterle Commercial Properties 7 LLC, acting for tenant Culver’s, to install a six-foot closed fence along the eastern boundary of 15280 West Bluemound Road.
Chairman Jim Olson read the applicant’s request and explained the addition follows an amended conditional use permit allowing a second drive-through lane. Zoning Administrator Sowl told the board the 2012 permit anticipated screening via landscaping, but that the existing plantings had not adequately shielded headlights from the drive-through and that trash accumulation supported wrapping the fence around the rear corner.
At a brief public hearing, Kim Cassidy, a resident of the adjacent Plank Road Condominiums, said association members met with Culver’s representatives and found the proposed fencing satisfactory, commending the cooperative effort. No speakers opposed the request.
Board members asked about height and extent of the new fencing; Sowl confirmed the proposed sections would be six feet tall and retained existing arborvitae in center sections so the new fence would not be continuous in front of those plantings. A representative estimated the new segments at roughly 48 feet using typical eight-foot panels. Chairman Olson noted the board has historically allowed taller fences in commercial corridors and that this application was being handled as a variance consistent with prior commercial approvals.
Mr. Matola moved to approve the variance "as submitted, consistent with prior approvals on commercial properties," and Mr. Thedford seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 5-0. The approval requires the applicant to maintain any landscaping that serves as screening and subjects the fence to the village’s enforcement authority if plantings deteriorate, per staff comment.
