Juneau Plan Commission approves rezoning for eight‑unit development after public hearing

The Juneau Plan Commission voted 6–0 on March 31 to approve rezoning for parcel 241-1115-2113-007, following a public hearing in which the property owner described a planned eight‑unit apartment/condo complex.

Tony Haase, identified at the hearing as the property owner, told commissioners he plans units of roughly 1,400 square feet with a base rent of $1,600 per month plus utilities. ‘‘I’m planning an eight‑unit apartment/condo complex,’’ Haase said, according to the meeting record. A nearby resident, Gary Feight, opposed the rezoning, saying he worried the project would reduce his property value and that the additional traffic and trash would replicate problems he attributed to an existing apartment complex south of his home.

Ken Steffen moved to approve the rezoning and David Gratton seconded. The motion carried on a 6–0 vote. The commission had opened and closed a public hearing on the item after reading the notice and making the required three‑call for speakers; Mayor Wegener led the procedural call for public comment.

The meeting minutes list only the rezoning motion, the mover and seconder, and the vote tally. The record does not specify a new zoning designation, development approvals beyond rezoning, permit conditions, building plans, or an anticipated construction timeline. Neighbors and the owner raised conflicting views on impacts to traffic, trash and property values; the commission’s vote approved the rezoning but did not record additional conditions or mitigation measures in the minutes.

The commission did not set a public‑record timetable for subsequent permitting steps at the March 31 meeting. The item will proceed to whatever permit and building‑approval processes the city requires following a zoning change. The Plan Commission is scheduled to meet next on April 28, 2025.