PLAN COMMISSION
Regular MeetingMadison, WI · May 9, 2022
Minutes
City of Madison
City of Madison Madison, WI 53703
www.cityofmadison.com
Meeting Minutes - Approved
PLAN COMMISSION
Consider: Who benefits? Who is burdened?
Who does not have a voice at the table?
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?
This meeting may be viewed LIVE on Charter Spectrum Channel 994, AT&T U-Verse Channel
99 or at www.madisoncitychannel.tv.
Monday, May 9, 2022 5:30 PM **Virtual Meeting**
Some or all of the members of the Plan Commission, applicants, or members of the
public, may participate in the meeting remotely by teleconference or videoconference.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
Present: 5 - Patrick W. Heck; Kathleen L. Spencer; Anthony S. Fernandez; Bradley A.
Cantrell and Maurice C. Sheppard
Excused: 4 - Lindsay Lemmer; Christian A. Albouras; Ledell Zellers and Nicole A.
Solheim
Bradley Cantrell was chair for the meeting.
Staff Present: Heather Stouder and Chris Wells, Planning Division;
Also Present: Ald. Carter, Dist. 14
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. 60306 Plan Commission Public Comment Period
There were no registrants for public comment.
COMMUNICATIONS, DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS
There were no communications, disclosures or recusals by the Commission.
MINUTES OF THE APRIL 25, 2022 REGULAR MEETING
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Approve the
Minutes. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Regular Meetings:
- Monday, May 23 and June 13, 27, 2022
Special Working Session/Meeting:
- Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
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AGENDA NOTE:
Note: Hearing items may be called at any time after the beginning of the meeting. Those
wishing to speak on an item must register with the Secretary. The Plan Commission uses a
consent agenda, which means that the Commission can consider any item where there are
no registrants wishing to speak in opposition regardless of its placement on the agenda.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Zoning Map Amendment
2. 70956 SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 15.01(629) of the Madison General
Ordinances entitled “City Boundaries" and being part of the chapter entitled
“Alder Districts and Wards" attaching to the 20th Alder District the property
located at 3262 High Point Road in the Town of Middleton, amending Section
15.02(148140) of the Madison General Ordinances to attach the property to
Ward 148140, and assigning a permanent zoning classification of Suburban
Residential - Consistent District 1 (SR-C1).
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission recommended approval of the
zoning text amendment by voice vote/ other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to RECOMMEND TO
COUNCIL TO ADOPT - PUBLIC HEARING. The motion passed by voice
vote/other.
Conditional Use Requests, Demolition Permits & Related Requests
Note: Items 3-5 are related and should be referred to May 23, 2022 at the request of the
applicant
3. 70539 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to allow demolition of nine multi-family residences.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission voted to refer this item to the
May 23, 2022 Plan Commission meeting at the request of the applicant. That motion passed by voice
vote / other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Refer to the
PLAN COMMISSION and should be returned by 5/23/2022. The motion passed
by voice vote/other.
4. 70540 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional
use in the Downtown Residential 2 (DR2) District for a multi-family dwelling
with greater than eight units, and consideration of a conditional use to
construct two additional stories in Area C of the "Additional Heights Area Map"
in MGO Section 28.071(2)(b), to allow construction of a six-story, 140-unit
apartment building.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission voted to refer this item to the
May 23, 2022 Plan Commission meeting at the request of the applicant. That motion passed by voice
vote / other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Refer to the
PLAN COMMISSION and should be returned by 5/23/2022. The motion passed
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by voice vote/other.
5. 70560 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Virtue, LLC and John
and Christine Aufderharr located at 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald.
Dist.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission voted to refer this item to the
May 23, 2022 Plan Commission meeting at the request of the applicant. That motion passed by voice
vote / other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Refer to the
PLAN COMMISSION and should be returned by 5/23/2022. The motion passed
by voice vote/other.
6. 70541 710 John Nolen Drive; 14th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Suburban Employment (SE) District for a restaurant-tavern in Urban Design
Dist. 1.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission found that the standards were
met and approved this item subject to comments and conditions contained in the Plan Commission
materials. This item passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
7. 70727 114 N Blount Street; 6th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit to
demolish single-family residence.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Ald. Heck, the Plan Commission voted to recommend this item be
placed on file without prejudice. That motion passed by voice vote / other. In the discussion on the
motion, the Plan Commission specified that, given the recommendation of the Landmarks Commission
regarding the historic value of the subject building, that demolition permit approval standards #4 and #7
were not met.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Heck, to Place On File Without
Prejudice. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
8. 70748 1701 Moorland Road; 14th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in IL
(Industrial-Limited District) zoning to convert a restaurant-tavern to a
restaurant-nightclub.
On a motion by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission found that the standards were
met and approved this item subject to comments and conditions contained in the Plan Commission
materials. This item passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
BUSINESS BY MEMBERS
There was no Business By Members.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
Heather Stouder summarized the upcoming matters for the Plan Commission.
- Upcoming Matters – May 23, 2022
- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair, and appointments to the Transportation Planning and Policy Board and
Joint Campus Area Committee
- Zoning Text Amendment - Amend Table 28C-1 to create a column ‘Multi-Family Dwelling (37-60) Units’,
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and amend the tables in Section 28.051
- Zoning Text Amendment - Repeal Sec. 28.182(5)(c) regarding protest Petitions and amend Sec.
28.182(5)(b) to require a two-thirds favorable vote by the Common Council to pass zoning map
amendments
- 1802 Pankratz Street - Conditional Use - Expand private school in Urban Design Dist. 4
- 3706 S Dutch Mill Road - Demolition Permit - Approval of a previously demolished industrial building
- 616 E Mifflin Street and 609 E Dayton Street - Demolition Permit, Conditional Use, and CSM Referral -
Demolish two commercial buildings to construct a three-story 55-room hotel with restaurant-tavern on
one lot, with existing two-story residence to remain
- 2303 W Beltline Highway - Demolition Permit - Demolish auto sales building
- 2310 Crossroads Drive - Conditional Use for a university tenant in existing commercial building
- 2425 S Stoughton Road - Conditional Use for an auto repair tenant in existing commercial building
- 5158 Spring Court - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront parcel
- Upcoming Matters – June 13, 2022
- 222-232 E Olin Avenue - SE to TE, Demolition Permit, and Conditional Use - Demolish restaurant-tavern
to construct 12-story mixed-use building with approximately 13,500 sq. ft. of commercial space and 192
apartments, with a two-story restaurant-tavern to remain
- 3900-3920 Monona Drive & 109 Cottage Grove Road - NMX to TSS, Demolition Permit, Conditional Use,
and CSM Referral - Demolish four commercial buildings to construct five-story mixed-use building with
approximately 6,400 sq. ft. of commercial space, two vehicle access sales and service windows, and
69 apartments on one lot
- 222-230 Merry Street - Rezone parcels from TR-U2 to TR-U1 consistent with Comprehensive Plan land
use recommendations
- (Tentative) 2007 Roth St., 1810 & 1834 Commercial Ave., et al - IL and IG to CN, RMX and TR-U2 -
Rezone consistent with recommendations in Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan (Revised request)
- (Tentative) Amend Official Map to map reservation for Ruskin Street/Huxley Street and Roth Street to
Packers Avenue connections (Revised alignment)
- (Tentative) 702 Ruskin Street - IL to CC-T and CN - Rezone consistent with recommendations in Oscar
Mayer Special Area Plan (Revised request)
- 705 Woodward Drive - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront parcel
- 6067 Gemini Drive & 5909 Sharpsburg Drive - Alteration to PD(SIP) and Conditional Use - Approve an
outdoor eating area for a restaurant-nightclub (coffee shop) in a multi-tenant commercial building
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Sheppard, seconded by Fernandez, to Adjourn at 6:49
pm. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
REGISTRATIONS
A final, complete list of persons registered for items on the Plan Commission
agenda will be attached to the below-listed file following adjournment of the
meeting. The final list of registrations for a particular meeting will include the
meeting date in the title of the file. Registrants will no longer be entered on the
minutes after each item. An agenda item with no registrants will not appear on
the table of registrants attached for that meeting; however, that item will still
have been considered as noted in the proceedings for that meeting.
69103 Registrants for 2022 Plan Commission Meetings
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Agenda
City of Madison
City of Madison Madison, WI 53703
www.cityofmadison.com
Agenda - Approved
PLAN COMMISSION
Consider: Who benefits? Who is burdened?
Who does not have a voice at the table?
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?
This meeting may be viewed LIVE on Charter Spectrum Channel 994, AT&T U-Verse Channel
99 or at www.madisoncitychannel.tv.
Monday, May 9, 2022 5:30 PM **Virtual Meeting**
Some or all of the members of the Plan Commission, applicants, or members of the
public, may participate in the meeting remotely by teleconference or videoconference.
The City of Madison is holding this Plan Commission meeting virtually to help protect
our community during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Important information regarding how to listen to or watch and participate in this meeting:
1. WRITTEN COMMENTS: You can send comments on agenda items to
pccomments@cityofmadison.com. Comments received after 3:00 p.m. on the day of the
meeting may not be added to the public record until after the meeting.
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agenda item at the virtual meeting in support, opposition, or neither support or opposition,
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register to speak OR answer questions, you will be prompted to provide contact
information so that you can be sent an email with the information you will need to join the
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. 60306 Plan Commission Public Comment Period
COMMUNICATIONS, DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS
Members of the body should make any required disclosures or recusals under the City's
Ethics Code.
MINUTES OF THE APRIL 25, 2022 REGULAR MEETING
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SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Regular Meetings:
- Monday, May 23 and June 13, 27, 2022
Special Working Session/Meeting:
- Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
AGENDA NOTE:
Note: Hearing items may be called at any time after the beginning of the meeting. Those
wishing to speak on an item must register with the Secretary. The Plan Commission uses a
consent agenda, which means that the Commission can consider any item where there are
no registrants wishing to speak in opposition regardless of its placement on the agenda.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Zoning Map Amendment
2. 70956 SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 15.01(629) of the Madison General
Ordinances entitled “City Boundaries" and being part of the chapter entitled
“Alder Districts and Wards" attaching to the 20th Alder District the property
located at 3262 High Point Road in the Town of Middleton, amending Section
15.02(148140) of the Madison General Ordinances to attach the property to
Ward 148140, and assigning a permanent zoning classification of Suburban
Residential - Consistent District 1 (SR-C1).
Conditional Use Requests, Demolition Permits & Related Requests
Note: Items 3-5 are related and should be referred to May 23, 2022 at the request of the
applicant
3. 70539 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to allow demolition of nine multi-family residences.
4. 70540 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional
use in the Downtown Residential 2 (DR2) District for a multi-family dwelling with
greater than eight units, and consideration of a conditional use to construct two
additional stories in Area C of the "Additional Heights Area Map" in MGO Section
28.071(2)(b), to allow construction of a six-story, 140-unit apartment building.
5. 70560 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Virtue, LLC and John
and Christine Aufderharr located at 519-547 W Washington Avenue; 4th Ald.
Dist.
6. 70541 710 John Nolen Drive; 14th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Suburban Employment (SE) District for a restaurant-tavern in Urban Design
Dist. 1.
7. 70727 114 N Blount Street; 6th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit to
demolish single-family residence.
8. 70748 1701 Moorland Road; 14th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in IL
(Industrial-Limited District) zoning to convert a restaurant-tavern to a
restaurant-nightclub.
BUSINESS BY MEMBERS
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SECRETARY'S REPORT
- Upcoming Matters – May 23, 2022
- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair, and appointments to the Transportation Planning and
Policy Board and Joint Campus Area Committee
- Zoning Text Amendment - Amend Table 28C-1 to create a column ‘Multi-Family
Dwelling (37-60) Units’, and amend the tables in Section 28.051
- Zoning Text Amendment - Repeal Sec. 28.182(5)(c) regarding protest Petitions and
amend Sec. 28.182(5)(b) to require a two-thirds favorable vote by the Common Council to
pass zoning map amendments
- 1802 Pankratz Street - Conditional Use - Expand private school in Urban Design Dist. 4
- 3706 S Dutch Mill Road - Demolition Permit - Approval of a previously demolished
industrial building
- 616 E Mifflin Street and 609 E Dayton Street - Demolition Permit, Conditional Use, and
CSM Referral - Demolish two commercial buildings to construct a three-story 55-room
hotel with restaurant-tavern on one lot, with existing two-story residence to remain
- 2303 W Beltline Highway - Demolition Permit - Demolish auto sales building
- 2310 Crossroads Drive - Conditional Use for a university tenant in existing commercial
building
- 2425 S Stoughton Road - Conditional Use for an auto repair tenant in existing
commercial building
- 5158 Spring Court - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront parcel
- Upcoming Matters – June 13, 2022
- 222-232 E Olin Avenue - SE to TE, Demolition Permit, and Conditional Use - Demolish
restaurant-tavern to construct 12-story mixed-use building with approximately 13,500 sq.
ft. of commercial space and 192 apartments, with a two-story restaurant-tavern to remain
- 3900-3920 Monona Drive & 109 Cottage Grove Road - NMX to TSS, Demolition Permit,
Conditional Use, and CSM Referral - Demolish four commercial buildings to construct
five-story mixed-use building with approximately 6,400 sq. ft. of commercial space, two
vehicle access sales and service windows, and 69 apartments on one lot
- 222-230 Merry Street - Rezone parcels from TR-U2 to TR-U1 consistent with
Comprehensive Plan land use recommendations
- (Tentative) 2007 Roth St., 1810 & 1834 Commercial Ave., et al - IL and IG to CN, RMX
and TR-U2 - Rezone consistent with recommendations in Oscar Mayer Special Area
Plan (Revised request)
- (Tentative) Amend Official Map to map reservation for Ruskin Street/Huxley Street and
Roth Street to Packers Avenue connections (Revised alignment)
- (Tentative) 702 Ruskin Street - IL to CC-T and CN - Rezone consistent with
recommendations in Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan (Revised request)
- 705 Woodward Drive - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront
parcel
- 6067 Gemini Drive & 5909 Sharpsburg Drive - Alteration to PD(SIP) and Conditional Use
- Approve an outdoor eating area for a restaurant-nightclub (coffee shop) in a multi-tenant
commercial building
The Plan Commission may preview these projects online at
https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/current-projects/1599/.
Projects are generally grouped by Plan Commission date. The information on the Current
Projects pages may be different than the information in the Plan Commission materials
for the meeting when a particular item will be considered.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
REGISTRATIONS
Following adjournment of the meeting, a final, complete list of persons registered for
items on the agenda will be attached to File ID 69103, Registrants for 2022 Plan
Commission Meetings.
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