Plan commission backs rezoning, PUD and site plans for 119‑unit Meadowbrook Road senior housing project

The Waukesha City Plan Commission on Oct. 22 recommended rezoning approximately 25.9445 acres along Meadowbrook Road and approved the final planned unit development site plan and a certified survey map for a 119‑unit senior housing project proposed by Tuca Properties.

Doug, the presenter for the applicant, described a multi‑phase plan: a southern commercial parcel, a central institutional PUD for the senior housing facility and duplexes to the north. The senior facility’s core has a four‑story wing (about 53 feet high) with 64 independent‑living units, two one‑story wings with 25 assisted‑plus units and 30 memory‑care units, underground parking for about 28 vehicles and roughly 97 surface spaces. Doug said the design retains most major tree lines where feasible but the tree survey identified roughly 350 trees with about half slated for removal; staff noted many of those were invasive or low‑quality species and that the developer’s landscape plan adds native replacements.

Charlie reviewed required submittals and conditions: a change‑of‑use analysis for building and fire review, grading and erosion control, stormwater management that includes three retention ponds and public‑street dedication with sanitary sewer and water connections extended from Coldwater Creek. Commissioners asked about garbage handling (internal to the building was described), pedestrian paths, whether a fenced outdoor area would be provided for memory‑care residents, the neighborhood meeting and how the proposal aligns with the master plan. Staff and the applicant said a neighborhood meeting had been held and that the master plan calls for mixed commercial and residential uses in this corridor.

The commission took three actions: it voted to recommend rezoning the parcel to a mix of B5 Community Commercial (6.0400 acres), I‑1 PUD Institutional (7.2978 acres) and RD‑2 Residential (12.6427 acres); it approved the final PUD site plan and architectural review for the 119‑unit facility proposed by Tuca Properties; and it recommended approval of the certified survey map and public street dedication for Corn Hills Drive. Each motion passed by voice vote and was recorded as unanimous.

Next steps: rezoning and the CSM are to be forwarded to the Common Council as recommendations; the developer must satisfy engineering and building permit requirements, execute any developer's agreement addressing public‑street construction and comply with grading, stormwater and landscaping conditions before building permits are issued.