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Plan Commission approves Johnson Bank rezoning to B-2 PUD to address signage and setback nonconformities
Summary
The Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission approved rezoning for a Johnson Bank property to B-2 PUD to permit adjustments to monument signage and reduced setbacks after DOT right-of-way changes rendered aspects of the site nonconforming; the approval followed a staff presentation and a brief petitioner appearance.
The Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission voted to approve a zoning map and text amendment to rezone the Johnson Bank property into a B-2 Planned Unit Development, allowing exceptions to address existing nonconformities on the site.
Rob, a village staff member, explained the request and said the property straddles two parcels, with one parcel in the City of Kenosha. "DOT as part of the Highway 50 reconstruction project acquired some additional right of way and it made some of the existing site improvements non conforming," Rob said, describing why a PUD overlay was proposed so the bank could update signage and modify setbacks. He added the PUD creates dimensional and design standard exceptions for the village-side monument sign and will allow future improvements in the same locations.
The Chair opened the public hearing for the rezoning; Matt Kaminski, speaking on behalf of the petitioner, gave his name and address and offered to answer questions. No members of the public registered substantive objections during the hearing.
After the hearing, Commissioner John Skolbeck moved to approve the zoning map and text amendment; Commissioner Terry Rice seconded. The chair called the question and the commission recorded an affirmative voice vote. The motion carried and the plan commission approved the PUD and text changes.
The approval also anticipates coordinating sign modifications with the city portion of the property in Kenosha so the monument signs are compatible; Rob said staff had worked with the city to ensure both signs would be "roughly the same" after modification. The commission did not record conditions beyond the PUD text changes at the meeting.
Next steps include filing the adopted PUD zoning ordinance and any administrative sign permits needed for the monument signs.
