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Plan Commission forwards comp-plan map change for Humboldt Road parcel amid calls for traffic analysis
Summary
The commission recommended changing land-use designations for 3290 Humboldt Road and part of 515 Woodside Road from low-density residential to mixed residential, forwarding the request to the City Council after debate about whether additional traffic and proximity analyses were needed.
The Green Bay Plan Commission voted July 13 to recommend an amendment to the Green Bay 2050 comprehensive plan that would change the future land-use designation for 3290 Humboldt Road and a portion of 515 Woodside Road from low-density residential to mixed residential and forwarded the recommendation to the City Council.
Staff presented the amendment as a map-change only: the developer (Baston Family Real Estate Properties LLC, application submitted by Steve Vita of Verbicker) had supplied a concept but no formal subdivision or zoning application was before the commission. Staff said unit counts and specific site plans were not submitted at this stage and that rezoning and detailed review would follow any comp-plan change. A member of the public, Craig Balson (3307 Hollow Road), said the developer wanted flexibility to include apartments and expressed willingness to work with the alder on the project.
Several commissioners and staff stressed the comprehensive plan already designates the area as a future growth node appropriate for higher density in a context-sensitive way. An Alder asked the commission to hold the item and request additional analysis (traffic impacts, proximity to existing high-density housing, access roads) before forwarding, saying approving the map change without that study could predispose future approvals. Staff and other commissioners countered that the comprehensive plan is the strategic study and that traffic and subdivision studies typically occur at rezoning and land-division stages.
After further debate, a motion to recommend the comp-plan amendment carried on a voice vote. The meeting included differing references to the City Council hearing date (both July 21 and July 22 were mentioned during discussion); the commission forwarded the recommendation for council consideration.
Why it matters: Changing the comprehensive-plan map alters long-term guidance for the property and can make higher-density housing options more likely at later rezoning stages; the discussion highlighted a recurring planning tension in Green Bay between preserving single-family contexts and enabling mixed residential development.
Clarifying details not on the record: staff said the developer presented a concept but did not submit unit counts or a formal land-division; any traffic, connectivity or wetlands impacts will be analyzed during later zoning and subdivision review stages.
