Public Hearings 800 Main St. and 1151 Hickory St., CUG Amendment for 800 Main St., Sign Code Waivers 690 Westfield Way Suites J, E & F, Consultative Review, Combining of Lots and CUG for 1151 Hickory St.
VILLAGE OF PEWAUKEE
PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES
November 12, 2020
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
President Knutson called the meeting to order at approximately 7:01 p.m.
Roll Call was taken with the following Plan Commission members present: Comm. Jim Grabowski, Comm. Cheryl Mantz, Comm. Ryan Lange, Comm. Joe Zompa, Comm. Eric Rogers, Trustee Craig Roberts and President Jeff Knutson.
Also Present: Mary Censky, Village Planner; Tim Barbeau, Village Engineer; Mark Blum, Village Attorney; Scott Gosse, Village Administrator; Jackie Schuh, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer.
2. Public Hearings
a. On the Conditional Use Grant Amendment request of property owner WCTI, in c/o Jeff Leverenz, Director of Facilities-Services, to construct a new campus classroom and training building (including an indoor shooting range for student training and active-duty officers recertification shooting only) to be located at the northeast turn of the existing EVOC training track in the southwest area of the WCTC campus located at 800 Main Street. The property is Zoned IPS Institutional and Public Service District.
No comments.
b. On the Conditional Use Grant Request of applicant is Beachside Boat & Bait (Beachside Marine) to remove and replace the existing boat, RV and boating related accessories sales, service and storage use of the building/site located at 1151 Hickory St. with a phased, new development, including 3 new buildings and reconfigured site usage dedicated to those same uses (see above). The property owner is MAM Properties LLC and the property is zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
Withdrawn by applicant.
3. Citizen Comments - None.
4. Approval of the Minutes:
a. Regular Plan Commission Meeting – October 8, 2020
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Comm. Grabowski to approve the October 8, 2020 minutes of the regular Plan Commission meeting as presented.
Motion carried on roll call vote 7-0.
b. Special Plan Commission Meeting – October 13, 2020
Comm. Mantz moved, seconded by Comm. Grabowski to approve the October 13, 2020 minutes of the Special Plan Commission meeting as presented.
Motion carried on roll call vote 7-0.
Agenda Items 5a – 6g were presented but not necessarily in order, except as individually noted.
5. Old Business
a. Review, discussion and feedback to staff regarding portions of the Village of Pewaukee Comprehensive Plan update in progress – i.e. Chapter 7-Land Use. There may also be discussion regarding the relationship(s)/connectivity of the material in these chapters to the recently completed Village of Pewaukee Strategic Plan Update.
Planner Censky began to present portions of Chapter 7 when she experienced technical difficulties. Item 5a was not presented or discussed as a result.
6. New Business
a. Review, discussion and preparation for possible action at a subsequent meeting on the Conditional Use Grant Amendment request of property owner WCTI, in c/o Jeff Leverenz, Director of Facilities-Services, to construct a new campus classroom and training building (including an indoor shooting range for student training and active duty officers recertification shooting only) to be located at the northeast turn of the existing EVOC training track in the southwest area of the WCTC campus located at 800 Main Street. The property is Zoned IPS Institutional and Public Service District. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
Planner Mary Censky shared on her screen the proposed 12,975 sq. ft. building at the WCTC campus which will consist of a 12-lane indoor shooting range and classroom space. The facility is intended for use by students-in-training and active duty officer recertification only – no public use is proposed. The principal materials of asphalt shingles and Hardi-panel cement-board siding is consistent with other buildings on campus. Acceptable landscaping is depicted although final plant selection will be made at a later time. No new lighting, signage or dumpster enclosures are proposed at this time. Per Village Engineer Tim Barbeau, the access to the proposed building will be via internal existing roads with no anticipated changes proposed at this time. There is no indication of where the new sanitary lateral will be extended from and he has asked for that to be added to the site plan before moving forward. He also asked that contractors locate the exact position and depth of the water main to assure it has adequate ground cover and will not be damaged – it must be shown on the site plan. Of concern to Barbeau is a fence proposed to run through a ditch/swale northwest of the proposed building which has the potential to block water and collect debris that will affect drainage. Discussion followed. Comm. Grabowski confirmed there will be no tactical training or shooting outside of the building and questioned whether the Hickory St. location will be closing. Jeff Leverenz of WCTC spoke briefly about the unknown status of the Hickory St. location going forward and shared that the goal is for WCTC to own their own building instead of leasing a space. He also shared that the classroom portion of the building may be delayed to ‘phase two’ of construction due to budgetary constraints. Attorney Blum redirected discussion back to a land use perspective and whether the proposed use fits the Village Code. Blum also recommended that WCTC come back with a revised plan addressing the classroom portion of the building as a subsequent phase and which also addresses the problem areas discussed.
No action was taken at this meeting.
b. Review, discussion and possible action on the Sign Code Waiver request of applicant Engage Therapy Works, in c/o Robin Hicks, to place a 43.13 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite J, where the Sign Code provides for 30 sq.ft. maximum. The property owner is Westfield Way, LLC. The property is zoned B-1 Community Business.
Planner Censky spoke regarding the known challenges of this location. The applicant believes the multi-tenant building is too remote from the surrounding public streets as well as from the shared private drive between this property and the lots to the south. They are requesting a sign code waiver to install a 43.13 sq. ft. wall sign where code provides for 30 sq. ft. maximum. Discussion followed regarding a prior monument sign that had been approved and why it was not erected. The Commission was sympathetic to the challenges of this location for visibility and was generally supportive of the request.
Comm. Zompa moved, seconded by Comm. Grabowski to grant the sign code waiver to place a 43.13 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite J with the following recommendation of Planner Censky:
1) Applicant to secure all necessary permits, such as but not limited to Sign Permit, Electrical Permit,…..prior to placement/installation at the site.
Motion carried by roll call vote 7-0.
c. Review, discussion and possible action on the Sign Code Waiver request of applicant The Chiropractors in c/o Chris Rebholz, to place a 66.66 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite E, where the Sign Code provides for 30 sq.ft. maximum. The property owner is Westfield Way, LLC. The property is zoned B-1 Community Business.
Planner Censky briefly described this application as being very similar to that of item 6b with the exception that the proposed sign is significantly larger at 66.7 sq. ft.
Comm. Zompa moved, seconded by Comm. Lange to grant the sign code waiver to place a 66.7 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite E with the following recommendation of Planner Censky:
1) Applicant to secure all necessary permits, such as but not limited to Sign Permit, Electrical Permit,…..prior to placement/installation at the site.
Motion carried by roll call vote 7-0.
d. Review, discussion and possible action on the Sign Code Waiver request of applicant Get Salty & Lit, in c/o Chris Rebholz, to place a 46.80 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite F, where the Sign Code provides for 30 sq.ft. maximum. The property owner is Westfield Way, LLC. The property is zoned B-1 Community Business.
Planner Censky briefly described this application as also being very similar to that of item 6b and 6c with the exception that the proposed sign size is slightly different at 46.80 sq. ft.
Comm. Grabowski moved, seconded by Comm. Mantz to grant the sign code waiver to place a 46.80 sq.ft. tenant identification wall sign at 690 Westfield Way-Suite F with the following recommendation of Planner Censky:
1) Applicant to secure all necessary permits, such as but not limited to Sign Permit, Electrical Permit,…..prior to placement/installation at the site.
Motion carried by roll call vote 7-0.
e. Review, discussion and preparation for possible action at a subsequent meeting on the Conditional Use Grant Request of applicant is Beachside Boat & Bait (Beachside Marine) to remove and replace the existing boat, RV and boating related accessories sales, service and storage use of the building/site located at 1151 Hickory St. with a phased, new development, including 3 new buildings and reconfigured site usage dedicated to those same uses (see above). The property owner is MAM Properties LLC and the property is zoned B-5 Light Industrial District. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
Withdrawn by applicant.
f. Review, discussion and possible recommendation to the Village Board on the request of applicant Beachside Boat & Bait (Beachside Marine) to combine the two existing, separate lots located at 1151 Hickory St. and immediately north/adjacent thereto into a single lot. The property owner is MAM Properties LLC and the property is zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
Withdrawn by applicant.
g. Consultative review, discussion and general feedback to applicant (Beachside Boat & Bait (Beachside Marine)) and staff as to possible reuse of a portion of the property (site and building) located at 1045 Hickory Street for the uses ‘boat and RV storage, sales and services; sales of boats, trailers and related accessories; detailing and servicing of boats; and pick-up and delivery of customers boats. The property owner is RTE Corporation. The property is zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
Planner Censky presented the proposed site plan of the applicant to repurpose the existing building at 1045 Hickory St. The applicant’s plans call for utilization of up to ~70,000 sq. ft. of the center of the building for boat and RV storage, sales and services, trailers and related accessories, boat detailing and servicing as well as pick-up and delivery of customer boats. The use of the balance of the building in undetermined at this time. The plan calls for adding a large, fenced and landscaped area in the front of the property for outdoor storage of boats, RVs and related equipment. The applicant intends to create more green space where surplus parking is currently located and might be removed. Discussion followed regarding the location of the outdoor storage, the height of the fence, landscaping and green space. The applicant shared that his preference is to invest more money in the landscaping with mature trees rather than an excessive fence height. There was discussion about reconfiguring the outdoor storage space location options so as not to infringe too much on the right-of-way setback requirements. The Commission was generally in favor of the use, the increased green space plans, the use of mature trees for screening, the proposed electric gate with security cameras as well as a higher fence with some sort of opaque slat. The applicant’s intent is to return to the Commission with detailed final plans seeking a CUG for this location.
7. Citizen Comments
Citizen comments were not addressed.
8. Adjournment
Comm. Grabowski moved, seconded by Comm. Zompa to adjourn the November 12, 2020 Regular Plan Commission meeting at approximately 8:16 p.m.
Motion carried 5-2 with Comm. Mantz and Trustee Roberts voting no.
Respectfully submitted,
Jackie Schuh
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer