Plan Commission approves design exceptions for Lockside mixed‑use project, including parking‑ramp geometry and balconies

Aug 25, 2026

After developers described design adjustments responding to public and council input, the commission approved two major design exceptions for the Lockside project — internal parking‑ramp dimensions and a series of balconies — with staff noting comparable examples in Milwaukee and Green Bay.

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The Plan Commission approved two major design exceptions for the proposed Lockside mixed‑use development at 100 S. Broadway: an exception for internal parking‑ramp stall and drive‑lane dimensions and an exception for a set of exterior ‘tacked‑on’ balconies that the zoning code typically prohibits.

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