WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.760 for Washington Planning Commission meeting for September 7th, 2026. 00:04.960 --> 00:11.040 Roll call, all commissioners are present. Mr. Ehrlich is excused if he doesn't come, 00:11.040 --> 00:18.160 and if he's late, he's late. So with that, I need a motion or conversation around the previous 00:18.160 --> 00:25.280 meetings minutes. There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Seconded. Any questions or 00:25.280 --> 00:30.560 concerns on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:31.200 --> 00:35.360 Okay, motion carries. The next item on the agenda is public comments and appearances. 00:35.360 --> 00:39.200 Please remember, as community members, you have the three minutes to speak and a maximum of 30 00:39.200 --> 00:45.440 minutes and comments need to be relevant to agendas on the Planning Commission. Any public 00:45.440 --> 00:52.640 comments? Any public comments? Any public comments? All right, seeing none, that moves us into 00:52.640 --> 00:57.600 agenda item number four, which is use interpretation, consideration, and possible action on a use 00:57.600 --> 01:05.600 determination for a proposed intergenerational daycare facility located at 104 West Main Street. 01:05.600 --> 01:10.080 Zeal Investment Partners is the applicant. The subject for this evening is that the 01:10.080 --> 01:16.080 Planning Commission is being asked to reconsider the original proposal and motions from the last 01:16.080 --> 01:20.480 meeting together and potentially take action on that. The Planning Commission is being asked to 01:20.560 --> 01:25.040 reconsider a previous determination that a proposed intergenerational daycare facility is 01:25.040 --> 01:29.280 permissible in the B4 zoning district as a community service use and private club. 01:29.840 --> 01:33.920 And the recommendation is that the Planning Commission move to reconsider the original motion 01:33.920 --> 01:38.720 and then deny the original motion to classify the proposed use, a community service establishment 01:38.720 --> 01:44.960 as a private larger club. Mr. Harris. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So from at the last meeting, 01:44.960 --> 01:51.600 the Planning Commission took up this matter of a intergenerational daycare facility. 01:51.600 --> 01:57.680 And the specific issue was that under the zoning code, there is an ability by the Planning Commission 01:59.120 --> 02:04.240 in the case of a question as a classification of a use. It shall be submitted to the Planning 02:04.240 --> 02:12.080 Commission for determination. In this case, it was determined that a community service use 02:12.080 --> 02:20.000 private lodge or club is a for-profit motive. And therefore, it did not explicitly meet the 02:20.000 --> 02:29.600 definition of a community service or a public private lodge or club. And therefore, the August 02:29.600 --> 02:36.640 interpretation went beyond the parameters of this interpretation. So we are here tonight to 02:37.280 --> 02:47.680 take up this consideration again. So this is kind of a two-part step here. So to reconsider that 02:47.680 --> 02:55.360 August motion, the Planning Commission shall make a motion to reconsider that motion 02:56.000 --> 03:02.800 and classify the, and that motion was to classify the proposed use as a private club. 03:03.440 --> 03:10.000 So this is to reconsider that motion. This is an action item, and there should be a motion to 03:10.000 --> 03:16.560 reconsider and then seconded and then a vote by the Commission. And so if that vote moves forward, 03:17.200 --> 03:24.800 then we go back to that original question of, is this a community service use or private club? 03:24.880 --> 03:33.280 And the action is taken again, repeating that August step. So I hope I clarify that for you. 03:34.080 --> 03:37.440 We do have the City Attorney, if you have any specific or detailed questions. 03:38.240 --> 03:41.760 But with that, I will hand it over to the Commission. 03:41.760 --> 03:46.800 Yeah. So with that then, following parliamentary procedures, the first vote would be, 03:47.600 --> 03:52.480 so imagine a piece of paper, we're moving this back onto the table for reconsideration 03:53.280 --> 03:58.080 after, if we decide to do that, when it comes back up, the recommendation for Mr. Harris is to 03:58.080 --> 04:04.320 make the motion on the original motion and then to ensure that we are following both the law 04:04.320 --> 04:10.720 and our own ordinances, then we would need to vote that down. Okay. So I can't tell you how to 04:10.720 --> 04:17.760 vote, but the recommendation is we approve the reconsideration, we then remake the motion, 04:17.760 --> 04:22.240 and then that we vote down that motion. So I'm going to start the this off with, 04:22.240 --> 04:27.680 I'm going to move to reconsider the August 26, 2026 action to classify the use of a community 04:27.680 --> 04:32.240 service establishment as a private, larger club. So someone willing to second that motion. 04:33.920 --> 04:40.400 Seconded, Mr. Reyer or Nate. Okay. Mr. Herlank. Any questions or concerns on that motion? 04:41.680 --> 04:45.200 All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? 04:45.840 --> 04:50.160 Okay. That brings back to the floor of the original motion and the original motion is to 04:50.160 --> 04:56.080 classify the proposed use of a community service establishment as a private, larger club and that 04:56.080 --> 05:03.600 original motion then to be brought back to the floor for consideration and the recommendation 05:03.600 --> 05:10.560 again from staff is to vote down that motion. So I'm going to make the motion to bring back 05:10.560 --> 05:15.280 to the floor the classification of the proposed use as a community service establishment as a 05:15.280 --> 05:20.320 private club or lodge and the original motion is now on the floor. Is there a second? 05:21.360 --> 05:26.160 Second. There's a second on that motion. All right. Any questions or concerns on the motion? 05:28.560 --> 05:33.520 All right. So all in favor to classify the proposed use of a community service 05:33.520 --> 05:41.040 attachment or private lodge signify by saying aye. Opposed? Nay. The motion fails. 05:42.400 --> 05:48.320 Okay. Thank you very much and we'll start over and you have a new pathway. Okay. All right. 05:48.320 --> 05:51.440 That brings us to the second agenda item. Thank you for everyone for following that 05:51.440 --> 05:56.240 parliamentary procedure piece. Those of us model United Nations veterans. No, that was fun. 05:57.760 --> 06:02.560 Consideration and possible action on a proposed piano retail store to be located at 700 North 06:02.560 --> 06:07.440 Wisconsin Street. Ross line Weber is the applicant. The consideration and possible action on this 06:07.440 --> 06:13.040 is to ask the is asking for the plan commission to review and approve the proposed use for the 06:13.040 --> 06:21.200 subject property. The staff recommendation on this is to approve is to approve the recommendation 06:22.320 --> 06:28.880 as is Mr Harris. Okay. So I know all of you are familiar with the Kissinger building at 700 06:28.960 --> 06:35.840 North Wisconsin. And as you know, that was recently purchased by a local property owner. 06:36.560 --> 06:43.520 And he has been doing some upgrades to the building, both internal and external prior to 06:43.520 --> 06:50.720 seeking commercial space tenants for that ground floor. The building is a bit of an oddity zoning 06:50.720 --> 06:57.920 wise. It is a base zoning of residential, but it has a there aren't many properties with this 06:57.920 --> 07:03.760 overlay, but it's an office and special service district commercial overlay allowing for 07:05.680 --> 07:15.200 retail and other commercial uses in this property. And specifically, it is a specialized retail 07:15.200 --> 07:20.960 is specifically in the zoning code, which this would fall under. And it is, you know, it gives 07:20.960 --> 07:27.920 examples such as appliances, obviously, flowers, gift shops. And I think as also we would be 07:27.920 --> 07:35.840 approving this retail shop for Heartland pianos. There has been there's no changes to the 07:37.360 --> 07:44.320 exterior as part of this application. And there is no other changes to the building or site. 07:44.800 --> 07:51.680 The brief blurb on the hours of operation are in your packet, but the applicant is here. 07:52.240 --> 07:59.120 If you have any specific questions or curious questions for their business, otherwise staff 07:59.120 --> 08:07.760 recommends to approve. Any questions or wonderings? Roger? I think it's a great use of the site. 08:07.760 --> 08:13.520 I move to approve. There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? There's a second. Any questions 08:13.520 --> 08:19.440 or concerns on the motion? All right, seeing none. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. 08:19.440 --> 08:28.320 Opposed? Okay. All right. How awesome for us? This will be very cool. Look forward to having a 08:28.320 --> 08:34.240 piano man out on the corner there every day taking requests. Yeah. Yeah, that's that's your job. 08:35.040 --> 08:38.320 Yeah, excellent. Well, we'll get you a cabaret license. You can serve beer. It'll be awesome. 08:39.280 --> 08:45.520 All right. So that takes us to the last gen item, a pre-concept plan presentation and discussion 08:45.520 --> 08:51.440 under proposed single-family subdivision containing approximately 107 lots located on 61 acres of land 08:51.440 --> 08:57.280 on the south side of East Soc Road, east of I-43 and west of the Ozaki Inner Urban Trail in the 08:57.280 --> 09:03.840 town of Grafton. Troy Harchas, R.A. Smith, is the applicant. The project is being done by the local 09:03.840 --> 09:10.080 developer Bob Tillman. And the staff recommendation is none at this time. This is a discussion item 09:10.080 --> 09:16.560 only, Mr. Harris. So as the commission knows, when we do have a proposed subdivision, we always start 09:16.560 --> 09:22.480 off with a what we call a pre-concept plan. And that is an old action item, a discussion item only, 09:22.480 --> 09:29.440 and it allows adjacent residents or residents in the area just kind of a heads up of a proposed 09:29.440 --> 09:34.640 subdivision and offers just an opportunity to discuss the project, to ask questions, 09:35.440 --> 09:41.520 without it having an action item immediately following. So up on the screen, you see the 09:42.160 --> 09:48.720 location of the proposed subdivision. So it is kind of on our, what I call our western growth area 09:49.440 --> 09:54.560 as of late because it is just southwest of the recently, or the newest subdivision of Highland 09:54.640 --> 10:01.280 Point North. It's on the south side of Esoc Road. And then it kind of has a border with the I-43 10:01.840 --> 10:08.720 right away and the interurban trail. And then this is a close up of the, just a conceptual 10:08.720 --> 10:19.760 layout of the lots. It is about 107 lots in this iteration. And then just showing just kind of 10:19.760 --> 10:27.920 layout. And I noted a couple of features of the subdivision. It'll have, as at least in this 10:27.920 --> 10:33.520 concept plan, some double-fronted lots with some birming and landscaping if it goes through in 10:33.520 --> 10:42.000 this format along Esoc Road and along Ridgewood Road as well. Has three or four cul-de-sacs. 10:42.800 --> 10:47.840 And then it has an abutting to the Ozaki Trail. And I anticipate a connection to that. 10:48.720 --> 10:54.000 That's the overall summary of the subdivision and the applicant and the engineering team are 10:54.000 --> 11:01.440 here if you have any questions. Any questions or wonderings? Mr. Ehrlich. 11:02.480 --> 11:07.520 So my only question would be is we should review it with the fire chief just to make sure as far as 11:07.520 --> 11:14.000 because there are so many cul-de-sacs. And there's only one main road in, correct, 11:14.000 --> 11:16.880 from what I can tell. There's two egresses. Okay. 11:19.040 --> 11:23.120 Okay. Ridgewood. Okay. Okay. I would just make sure that we talk, 11:23.120 --> 11:30.080 talk to the fire chief and that they can get in and out easily. And so. Otherwise, I think it's, 11:30.080 --> 11:35.920 I think it's great that we're, we're expanding to our west and utilizing some of that space. 11:37.120 --> 11:41.600 Yeah. I want to thank Mr. Tillman for bringing this forward with the developer because this is, 11:42.480 --> 11:46.080 if you guys could get this built by December, we could probably sell it out for you pretty 11:46.080 --> 11:50.720 quickly with the growth. When you look at Ozaki County's growth rates and then you look at 11:50.720 --> 11:56.320 poor Washington property values and rapidness of sales and property valuations going over 11:56.320 --> 12:02.400 112, 120 percent of listing costs, you know, we're a destination community. So it'll be nice to have 12:02.400 --> 12:06.800 this, especially on that side of town. And I had two wonderings for the superintendent. 12:06.800 --> 12:10.880 The first one was, what attendance area for elementary schools would this be? 12:12.400 --> 12:15.200 Unfortunately, this is Grafton School District as it's zoned. 12:15.200 --> 12:16.720 It's zoned in the Grafton School District. 12:16.720 --> 12:21.600 It is literally the corner of Dunwoody and Stockville. So we will heavily recruit for open enrollment, 12:21.600 --> 12:24.720 but this is Grafton School District as it's currently. 12:24.720 --> 12:30.400 Okay. I'm going to move to not allow this development. No, I'm kidding. 12:32.080 --> 12:35.760 Okay. Then thank you for that. We probably should give them a heads up that that that's 12:35.760 --> 12:38.080 coming then. Okay. Other other questions? 12:38.080 --> 12:39.120 Just one question. 12:39.120 --> 12:42.560 All the sec to the city engineer. I know in the past, 12:43.680 --> 12:48.880 engineering has sort of been opposed to future cul-de-sacs. Are you on board with this? Is 12:48.880 --> 12:53.120 engineering on board? For plowing reasons, I realize. 12:54.720 --> 13:02.320 Yeah. I mean, we like to obviously eliminate all the cul-de-sacs as we can. We do at least 13:02.320 --> 13:09.440 reduce the number. I don't, like I said, this is a pre-concept plan that kind of shows 13:10.560 --> 13:19.520 roughly. I mean, I'm expecting that the engineering team will continue to work on layout. It might 13:19.520 --> 13:22.240 be substantially like this when it's all said and done. 13:26.880 --> 13:34.400 Yeah. The point is, and I should say Bob does generally reach out to the 13:35.440 --> 13:39.680 fire chief, but we'll make sure that he's in love with it. 13:41.520 --> 13:42.080 Okay. Thank you. 13:43.040 --> 13:47.040 And then my only other request to the developer is if you could please meet with who your 13:47.120 --> 13:51.120 older person would be and just review the plans in depth with them so they can understand it and 13:51.120 --> 13:53.280 approach and support their neighbors. 13:54.320 --> 13:59.280 Just one other comment with the subdivision that would be a benefit to the city, actually, 13:59.280 --> 14:03.440 is for them to get a sewer connection, it would run through the park. 14:06.720 --> 14:13.360 One park that is off of Highland, which would set up that park to eventually have bathroom. 14:17.040 --> 14:18.320 Excellent. Mr. Reyer? 14:19.280 --> 14:23.920 I was just going to say, could you just put me down as an abstention from the conversation on this one? 14:26.160 --> 14:27.120 Yeah. Thank you. 14:28.320 --> 14:33.120 Any other questions or concerns? There's no motion. It's just for review, and then that begins the process. 14:36.720 --> 14:42.160 None? Excellent. I just noticed, I really appreciate that we have the time and temperature 14:42.160 --> 14:45.680 over there, like we're running the Port Washington State Bank sign downtown. That's really cool. 14:46.320 --> 14:49.600 All right. With that, Mr. Harris, you have a staff update. 14:49.600 --> 14:57.200 I do. Real brief zoning code. The draft of the entirety of the code is on our website, 14:57.200 --> 15:02.080 which is accessible right from the front page of City of Port Washington website, along with the 15:03.440 --> 15:09.920 proposed zoning map. And we are working hard to tee this up and kick it off to Plan Commission in 15:09.920 --> 15:16.880 October. And there will be multiple opportunities for the public to engage, review, and come to our 15:16.880 --> 15:20.800 meetings as we're having those conversations, correct? Correct. And we would highly encourage 15:20.800 --> 15:25.440 people to do that, because this was a long journey. This was part of our strategic plan to ensure that, 15:25.440 --> 15:30.080 you know, we had an ordinance update and now a zoning code update, and we are officially in the 15:30.080 --> 15:36.160 21st century. Mr. Reyer? Is that the public hearing in October or is it, how do you do that with the 15:36.240 --> 15:41.520 city's adoption of the code? Is it like multiple? You know, it's a minimum. It's an ordinance. In 15:41.520 --> 15:47.600 the end, it's an ordinance. So it's a minimum of one public hearing, but we have discretion to open 15:47.600 --> 15:54.240 that up as well. Okay. And I just would remind everyone for context, we went to extraordinary 15:54.240 --> 16:00.720 lengths to engage the community videos, social media opportunities come in. We reviewed, you know, 16:00.800 --> 16:07.040 sections at a time every month. So sometimes people pay attention too late and hopefully we can 16:07.040 --> 16:11.760 get them engaged at this point as well. So all right. Thank you, Mr. Harris. Thank you. Any other 16:11.760 --> 16:20.640 questions for Mr. Harris or Bob? All right, friends, Mr. Reyer? There's a motion to adjourn. Is there a second? 16:21.440 --> 16:24.800 I'll second. Seconded. All right. All in favor signify by saying aye. 16:25.360 --> 16:27.920 Aye. Opposed? All right. Motion carries.