Plan Commission Meetings and Agendas

VILLAGE OF PEWAUKEE
PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES
February 11, 2021

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

President Knutson called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m.
Plan Commission members present:  Comm. Joe Zompa, Comm. Jim Grabowski, Comm. Cheryl Mantz, Comm. Eric Rogers, Trustee Craig Roberts and President Jeff Knutson.  Comm. Ryan Lange was excused.
Also present:  Village Attorney Mark Blum, Village Planner Mary Censky, Village Administrator Scott Gosse and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Jackie Schuh.

2. Public Hearings

a. Proposed Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District No. 3 in the Village of Pewaukee.
None.

b. Conditional Use Grant Amendment request to increase the permitted size of vehicles for a portion of the 80-van fleet currently approved to operate in/out of the AMW Transport site located at 462 Hickory Street. The applicant is Waleed Adoud d/b/a AMW Transport. The property owner is Babi LB Venture LLC and Jelco WI Inc in c/o Matthew Quest. The property is Zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
Waleed Adoud @ N63W23347 Main St Apt 107, Sussex - Mr. Adoud spoke of improvements they have made to the property as well as changes to the access points that employees use and/or vans use to enter and exit the property.  Currently, all employees enter through the back of the property in the industrial area instead of the residential area so as not to disturb the neighbors.  Per Adoud, they have minimized the reverse beeping alarms and they have been responsive to neighbor comments as they arise.  The traffic issues are being addressed. He wants to ensure the Village that he is willing to work with them to ensure neighbors are happy.  

c. To modify, extend, terminate or make permanent, the Temporary Conditional Use Grant Amendment changes approved by the Planning Commission on 10/13/20 as to the specific permitted hours and pattern of use/operation for the existing AMW Transport use located at 462 Hickory Street. The applicant is Waleed Adoud d/b/a AMW Transport. The property owner is Babi LB Venture LLC and Jelco WI Inc in c/o Matthew Quest. The property is Zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
Waleed Adoud @ N63W23347 Main St Apt 107, Sussex - Mr. Adoud thanked the Commission for their assistance with establishing a temporary time adjustment for them during the busy holiday season.  Per Adoud, coming April or May of 2021 they will not need the time pattern adjustment as Amazon has worked with them to change the time.  

3. Citizen Comments - None.

4. Approval of the Minutes:

a. Regular Plan Commission Meeting – December 10, 2020
Comm. Mantz motioned, seconded by Comm. Rogers to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2020 Regular Plan Commission Meeting as presented. 
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

b. Regular Plan Commission Meeting – January 14, 2021
Comm. Grabowski motioned, seconded by Comm. Mantz to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2021 Regular Plan Commission Meeting as presented.
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

5. Old Business

a. Review and possible action on the request to amend the current conditional use “cemetery per existing conditions” on the west side of Burroughs Drive at Evergreen Lane through the addition of a new accessory storage shed, 120 square feet in area, to be located at a setback less than the 50 feet typically required in the IPS Institutional and Public Service District. The applicant/property owner is Queen of Apostles Congregation.
Planner Mary Censky briefly reviewed the details of the proposed 120 sq ft/8 ft tall shed including a 16 ft setback from their existing east lot line along Evergreen Lane at Burroughs Dr. Materials discussed included wood siding and asphalt shingles and a door opening that faces west.  Underground utilities were not confirmed by WE-Energies per Censky.  As there are no plans for lighting or plumbing the Commission felt it unnecessary to address electricity at this time.
Comm. Grabowski motioned, seconded by Comm. Zompa to the approve the request to amend the current conditional use "cemetery per existing conditions" on the west side of Burroughs Drive at Evergreen Lane through the addition of a new accessory storage shed with the following recommendations:
1) Village Staff review/approval of the color scheme for all exterior materials prior to issuance of a building permit for this shed;
2) Applicant to secure a building permit prior to construction of the shed;
3) Applicant to install at least five medium height shrubs/trees along the south, east and north sides of the shed in order to screen it from the surrounding view – the final plan for planting type and locations to be approved by Village Staff prior to the issuance of a building permit for this shed.
4) Village Staff, at their discretion, may modify the terms of the setbacks once information is obtained regarding the WE Energies lines buried at the proposed site.
5) No plumbing to be allowed.
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

b. 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 guided the Commission through discussions on 5 areas of the Village in regards to the Comprehensive Plan.
1. Downtown Village Center - Planner Censky walked the Commission through the boundaries of the downtown area as it currently stands.  The Commission discussed their visions for this area.  Items of discussion included making the downtown area pedestrian friendly with more sidewalks, parks and street modifications, debate on apartments versus condominiums including rental versus owner-occupied housing, mixed-use commercial/residential buildings, possibly rezoning parcels to meet the vision they hold or allow changes to happen organically and possible target parcels for redevelopment.  Working with UWM on capstone projects was suggested as was working with professionals on traffic flow studies.  General consensus was to leave the land use as it is currently designated.

The following items were postponed until a later meeting:

2. Trackside (South) at Capitol Dr/Oakton Ave and Clark St
3. W Wisconsin Ave between High St and Quinlan Dr
4. Farmland on both sides of Sussex St at Ole Dairy Rd
5. Riverside Dr at Ridgeway Dr

6. New Business

a. Discussion and possible action on Plan Commission Resolution No. 2021-01, a Resolution formally adopting the Proposed Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District No. 3.
Administrator Gosse introduced the Commission to Brian Ruechel of Baird who walked the them briefly through the project plan for the blight elimination TID.  Administrator Gosse followed up with details contained in the report as well as types of projects and their proposed costs which include the purchase of St. Mary’s property, offsite sanitary sewer line upsizing from 8" to 12", Evergreen Lane Watermain relay, the razing of the school/gym and rectory and environmental remediation, financing and interest costs, administrative/organizational fees and cost of issuance.  The cost of the items discussed totaled $3,240,000.00.  Main points reviewed supporting the need of a TID included: 1) the district as blighted due to the fact the redevelopment would not occur or would not occur in the manner at the value or within the timeframe desired by the Village, 2) the redevelopment areas current stormwater management system would not accommodate the density and type of development desired by the Village, 3) there is inadequate vehicular access to support a wholesale redevelopment of the area, 4) the area contains an abandoned, unoccupied church and school, 5) the condition of the church and school has deteriorated to the point of dilapidation, 6) the area is an in-fill area contained within a mature, developed, single-family residential subdivision, 7) there are irregularly shaped parcels, large open spaces, unused church and school structures which have been rejected by previous developers due to their incompatibility with surrounding neighborhoods, 8) current structures will further deteriorate, 9) the Village will have to make substantial investments to pay for the costs of property, right-of-way and easement acquisition, site preparation, installation and construction of utilities, installation streets and related streetscape items, environmental mediation, grants and loans.  Also reviewed was a map of proposed projects which must fall within one half mile from TID boundary.  Attorney Blum reviewed the definition of blight and how it relates to TIF districts and development.  He spoke of the proposed infrastructure changes, access drives to the property and the villages desire to develop this property to be more in line with the surroundings.  
Comm. Roberts motioned, seconded by Comm. Mantz to the approve the Plan Commission Resolution No. 2021-01, a Resolution formally adopting the Proposed Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District No. 3 with the following recommendations:
1) Reference of a blight designation
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

b. Review and discussion on the Conditional Use Grant Amendment request to increase the permitted size of vehicles for a portion of the 80-van fleet currently approved to operate in/out of the AMW Transport site located at 462 Hickory Street. The applicant is Waleed Adoud d/b/a AMW Transport. The property owner is Babi LB Venture LLC and Jelco WI Inc in c/o Matthew Quest. The property is Zoned B-5 Light Industrial District. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
Per Planner Censky, the applicant is requesting to increase the size of 15 of the 80 current vans used to operate at that location, but not the number of vehicles itself. Proposed vans would be 18 feet long, 8 feet wide and 7 feet tall.  Photos depicting the vehicle comparisons were reviewed.  Censky confirmed that the number of vehicles will fit the same stall sizes although the vehicles will be more visible than the original trucks.  Discussion followed regarding screening, whether they are gas or diesel trucks and whether they are louder than the previous trucks.  Mr. Adoud of AMW Transport confirmed that the 15 trucks have V8 engines, are not diesel, have softer back-up noises as well as 360-degree cameras.  He also stated he is willing to work with neighbors and the Village as/if problems arise and assured the Commission that only his best drivers are assigned to these larger trucks.
No action was taken at this meeting.

c. Review and discussion whether to modify, extend, terminate or make permanent, the Temporary Conditional Use Grant Amendment changes approved by the Planning Commission on 10/13/20 as to the specific permitted hours and pattern of use/operation for the existing AMW Transport use located at 462 Hickory Street. The applicant is Waleed Adoud d/b/a AMW Transport. The property owner is Babi LB Venture LLC and Jelco WI Inc in c/o Matthew Quest. The property is Zoned B-5 Light Industrial District. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
Planner Censky reviewed the temporary CUG sought by the applicant in late 2020 so as to help reduce the traffic on the residential streets surrounding 462 Hickory St.  Per Censky, the time restrictions that were granted AMW may not be needed in the coming months as the applicant has made changes at the corporate level.  They will, however, need the update in order to continue to operate until that point.  Discussion followed regarding the possible need of hour adjustments in the future and whether it would be beneficial to leave the hours where they are in case they are needed in the future.  The Commission was in agreement to continue the hours as long as there are no complaints from the community. 
No action was taken at this meeting.

d. Review, discussion and possible recommendation to the Village Board on the Land Use Plan Amendment request of applicant/property owner Queen of Apostles Congregation to change a portion of their property from existing Institutional land use classification to Single-Family Residential (4 units/acre max. density) land use classification and a portion of their property from existing Single-Family Residential (4 units/acre max. density) classification to Institutional classification. The property is located at and surrounding 449 W. Wisconsin Avenue.
Planner Censky reviewed the current land use map with the Commission and emphasized that zoning should be in line with land use as a rule.  She outlined the proposed changes that will adjust the land use classification boundaries to property aligned with the planned future residential use of the property and ongoing institutional uses of the property.  
Comm. Grabowski motioned, seconded by Comm. Zompa to approve recommendation to the Village Board on the Land Use Plan Amendment request of applicant/property owner Queen of Apostles Congregation to change a portion of their property at 449 W. Wisconsin Avenue from existing Institutional land use classification to Single-Family Residential (4 units/acre max. density) land use classification and a portion of their property from existing Single-Family Residential (4 units/acre max. density) classification to Institutional classification with the following recommendations:
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

e. Review, discussion and possible recommendation to the Village Board on the Rezoning request of applicant/property owner Queen of Apostles Congregation to change a portion of their property from existing Institutional District zoning to R-5 Single-Family Residential District zoning. The property is located at and surrounding 449 W. Wisconsin Avenue.
Planner Censky walked the Commission through proposed changes to the Zoning which will allow for the planned future residential use of the property and the ongoing institutional uses of the property.  Administrator Gosse clarified that the map shown was inaccurate and that the backward 7 property would be included in the overlay district.
Comm. Mantz motioned, seconded by Comm. Grabowski to the approve to the Village Board on the Rezoning request of applicant/property owner Queen of Apostles Congregation to change a portion of their property at 449 W. Wisconsin Avenue from existing Institutional District zoning to R-5 Single-Family Residential District zoning with the following recommendations:
1. Include the backward 7 parcel and the two rectory properties in the district
2. That the Land Use Plan first be amended to reflect the proper underlying classifications necessary to ensure that this proposed zoning change is consistent with the Land Use Plan.
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

f. Discussion and possible action on the Sign Code waiver request of Rising Health Chiropractic Wellness in c/o Dr. James Hauke, to place a 38 sq. ft. wall sign where Code provides for up to 30 sq. ft., at 617 Ryan Street-Unit#240. The property owner is Lake Country Plaza LLC and the property is zoned B-1 Community Business District.
Planner Censky briefly explained that the facade of the multi-tenant building is difficult to view from any public streets and/or the shared private drive/parking area onsite.  The proposed sign is 38 sq. ft. and Planner Censky’s belief is that it is a good fit at that size.
Comm. Zompa motioned, seconded by Comm. Rogers to the approve the Sign Code waiver request of Rising Health Chiropractic Wellness in c/o Dr. James Hauke, to place a 38 sq. ft. wall sign at 617 Ryan Street-Unit#240 with the following recommendations:
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 6-0.

g. Review, discussion and consultative feedback to applicant/property owner Martin P. Heise Trust, in c/o Robert and Mike Heise, regarding possible redevelopment of the property located at 101 W. Wisconsin Avenue which is zoned B-2 Downtown Business District.
Planner Censky reviewed predictable issues for the site in question, including parking and to what extent will the code minimum parking standard be attached.  President Knutson requested the applicant give a brief rundown on what they have in mind.  Applicant Mr. Robert Heise stated that they are leaning towards a mixed-use commercial/residential development.  The first floor would be 1200 sq. ft. commercial office/retail space, floors 2-4 would be upscale 1-2  bedroom apartments and there would be 25 parking spaces below and at grade.  He believes this is in line with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.  He also spoke of a digital sign on the corner which would be accessible to the Village.  Discussion followed regarding the preference for owner-occupied housing, concern for the height of a 3-4 story building, parking issues, water/foundation issues.  The Commission was generally in favor of the mixed-use type development.  It was confirmed that this is not an historical building.

h. Review, discussion and consultative feedback to applicant/property owner Anna E. Heise Trust, in c/o Robert and Mike Heise, regarding possible redevelopment of the property located at 430/440 Oakton Avenue which is zoned B-5 Light Industrial District.
President Knutson turned discussion over to Applicant Michael Heise.  Ideas for this location include smaller buildings that would be 2-3000 sq. ft. and would house contractor-type businesses.  They envision electricians/plumbers/hvac contractors, light manufacturing.  It would be a small complex with 12 buildings with high ceilings and tall garage doors.   They would not be normal industrial-style buildings and would not house residential due to the increased costs associated with fire codes.  The Commission responded favorably to the initial discussion.  Discussion followed regarding screening at the side that faces residential homes, razing of existing buildings and the desire to see living quarters above or behind the commercial spaces.

7. Citizen Comments - None.

8. Adjournment

Comm. Rogers motioned, seconded by Comm. Grabowski to the adjourn the February 11, 2021 Regular Plan Commission meeting at approximately 10:05 p.m.
Motion carried by roll call vote 6-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Jackie Schuh
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer