PLAN COMMISSION
Regular MeetingMadison, WI · July 11, 2022
Minutes
City of Madison
City of Madison Madison, WI 53703
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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, July 11, 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: 9 - Jael Currie; Patrick W. Heck; Erik Paulson; Ledell Zellers; Kathleen L.
Spencer; Maurice C. Sheppard; Anthony S. Fernandez; Nicole A. Solheim
and Arnold (Gabe) Mendez
Excused: 1 - Bradley A. Cantrell
Zellers was chair for this meeting.
Solheim arrived following approval of the Consent Agenda and during Items 3-6
Staff Present: Heather Stouder and Tim Parks, Planning Division
Alders Present: Ald. Syed Abbas, Dist. 12 and Ald. Charles Myadze, Dist. 18
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. 60306 Plan Commission Public Comment Period
There were no registrants for public comment.
"Test" in the list of registrants was Tech. Facilitator Joe Schraven from the City's Information
Technology Department.
COMMUNICATIONS, DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS
There were no communications, disclosures, or recusals.
MINUTES OF THE JUNE 27, 2022 REGULAR MEETING
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Sheppard, to Approve the
Minutes. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Regular Meetings:
- Monday, July 25 and August 8, 29, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
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Special Meeting:
- Thursday, September 29, 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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Zoning Map Amendments & Related Requests
2. 55383 Creating Section 28.022 -- 00371 of the Madison General Ordinances to
change the zoning of property located at 2005 N. Sherman Avenue, 12th
Aldermanic District, from TR-C4 (Traditional Residential-Consistent 4)
District to NMX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use) District.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Plan Commission found the standards met and
recommended approval of the zoning map amendment to the Common Council subject to the comments
and conditions contained in the Plan Commission materials. The motion to recommend approval passed
by voice vote/ other.
A motion was made by Paulson, seconded by Mendez, to RECOMMEND TO
COUNCIL TO ADOPT WITH CONDITIONS - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARING. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
Note: Items 3-6 are related and were considered as one public hearing.
3. 71655 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to demolish a bakery.
On a motion by Solheim, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission found the standards met and
approved the demolition permit subject to the comments and conditions contained in the Plan Commission
materials. The motion to approve passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Solheim, seconded by Fernandez, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
4. 72188 Creating Section 28.022-00567 of the Madison General Ordinances to change
the zoning of property located at 3401 East Washington Avenue, 12th
Aldermanic District, from IL (Industrial-Limited) District to CC-T (Commercial
Corridor-Transitional) District.
On a motion by Solheim, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission found the standards met and
recommended approval of the zoning map amendment to the Common Council subject to the comments
and conditions contained in the Plan Commission materials. The motion to recommend approval passed
by voice vote/ other.
A motion was made by Solheim, seconded by Fernandez, to RECOMMEND TO
COUNCIL TO ADOPT WITH CONDITIONS - PUBLIC HEARING. The motion passed
by voice vote/other.
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5. 71657 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald. Dist. Urban Design Dist. 5:
Consideration of a conditional use in the [Proposed] Commercial
Corridor-Transitional (CC-T) zoning district for multi-family dwellings with 37
or more units; consideration of conditional use in the CC-T District for outdoor
recreation; consideration of a conditional use in the CC-T District to construct
a mixed-use building with greater than 60 dwelling units; all to construct a
two-story building with 12 townhouses, a five-story, mixed-use building with
approximately 4,350 square feet of commercial space and 77 apartments and
resident amenity spaces, a five-story, 110-unit apartment building with a
community room and a shared rooftop plaza, and a three-story, 46-unit
apartment building with a community room as part of a planned multi-use site.
On a motion by Cantrell, seconded by Fernandez, the Plan Commission found the standards met and
approved the conditional use requests for the proposed development subject to the comments and
conditions contained in the Plan Commission materials. The motion to approve passed by voice vote/
other, with Ald. Currie abstaining.
A motion was made by Solheim, seconded by Sheppard, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other, with Ald. Currie Abstaining.
6. 71884 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Wisconsin Housing
Preservation Corporation located at 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald.
Dist.
On a motion by Solheim, seconded by Ald. Paulson, the Plan Commission recommended approval of the
Certified Survey Map to the Common Council subject to the comments and conditions contained in the
Plan Commission materials. The motion to recommend approval passed by voice vote/ other.
A motion was made by Solheim, seconded by Paulson, to RECOMMEND TO
COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF MGO 2.055. The motion passed
by voice vote/other.
Conditional Use Requests, Demolition Permits & Planned Development Alterations
7. 69791 428, 434 and 444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to allow demoltion of three mixed-use buildings.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Plan Commission referred the demolition permit (ID
69791), conditional use requests (69792), and Certified Survey Map (ID 69800) to a future meeting (no
date specified) pending a recommendation by the Urban Design Commission on the project. The motion
passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Refer to the PLAN
COMMISSION. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
8. 69792 428-444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Downtown Core (DC) District for a new building; and consideration of a
conditional use for nonresidential development immediately adjacent to the
boundary of a City-owned public park, to allow construction of a six-story tall
mixed-use building containing up to 6,445 square feet of commercial space
and 26 apartments adjacent to Lisa Link Peace Park.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Plan Commission referred the demolition permit (ID
69791), conditional use requests (69792), and Certified Survey Map (ID 69800) to a future meeting (no
date specified) pending a recommendation by the Urban Design Commission on the project. The motion
passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Refer to the PLAN
COMMISSION. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
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9. 69800 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by JD McCormick, LLC
located at 428-444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Plan Commission referred the demolition permit (ID
69791), conditional use requests (69792), and Certified Survey Map (ID 69800) to a future meeting (no
date specified) pending a recommendation by the Urban Design Commission on the project. The motion
passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Refer to the PLAN
COMMISSION. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
10. 71637 222 W Gorham Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in
the Downtown Core (DC) District for an outdoor eating area to allow
construction of a second floor outdoor eating area for a restaurant-nightclub.
On a motion by Ald. Heck, seconded by Sheppard, the Commission found the standards met and
approved the conditional use request subject to the comments and conditions contained in the Plan
Commission materials and following additional conditions:
- That the pedestrian/person doors to the outdoor area not be propped open during business hours.
- That the overhead doors facing northeast be closed at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) nightly.
- That a solid barrier be added behind the gabion wall to provide additional noise attenuation.
The motion passed by voice vote/ other.
A motion was made by Heck, seconded by Sheppard, to Approve. The motion
passed by voice vote/other.
11. 71648 402 Rustic Drive; 3rd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Suburban Residential-Consistent 1 (SR-C1) District for a community living
arrangement with 9-15 residents.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Plan Commission referred this request to July 25,
2022 at the request of the applicant. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Refer to the PLAN
COMMISSION and should be returned by 7/25/2022. The motion passed by
voice vote/other.
12. 71881 610 Junction Road; 9th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of an alteration to an
approved Planned Development District-Specific Implementation Plan
(PD-SIP) to convert a portion of the second floor of an existing two-story
mixed-use building into 17 apartments.
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Commission found the standards met and the
project consistent with the concept approved by the Common Council and approved the PD(SIP)
Alteration subject to the comments and conditions contained in the Plan Commission materials. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
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13. 71882 7317 Cottage Grove Road; 16th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to demolish a single-family residence
On a motion by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, the Commission found the standards met and
approved the demolition permit subject to the comments and conditions contained in the Plan Commission
materials. The motion passed by voice vote/other.
A motion was made by Fernandez, seconded by Mendez, to Approve. The
motion passed by voice vote/other.
BUSINESS BY MEMBERS
There was no business by members.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
Heather Stouder summarized upcoming matters for the Plan Commission.
- Upcoming Matters – July 25, 2022
- Authorizing the Planning Division’s shift to a Planning Framework with 13 higher level Area Plans
- Incorporating Health & Safety Goals, Strategies, and Actions into the City’s Performance Excellence
Framework
- 802-826 Regent Street - Demolition Permit, Conditional Use, and Certified Survey Map Referral -
Demolish two commercial buildings, one church, and two residences to construct a ten-story mixed-use
building with approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of commercial space and 178 apartments on one lot
- 402 W Wilson Street - PD to Amended PD(GDP-SIP) and Demolition Permit - Partial demolition of office
building, and renovation of remaining building and construction of an addition to create a four-story,
54-unit apartment building
- 437 S Yellowstone Drive - Conditional Use for a retail tenant in a multi-tenant commercial building
- 2253 Keyes Avenue - Demolition Permit - Demolish single-family residence
- 4035 Owl Creek Drive - Demolition Permit - Demolish street-facing wall of office/ industrial building to
construct an addition
- Upcoming Matters – August 8, 2022
- (Tentative) - Zoning of Town of Madison properties attaching to the City of Madison on October 30,
2022
- 1801 Northport Drive - Conditional Use - Construct one-story restaurant with vehicle access sales and
service window
- 102 S Sprecher Road - Temp. A to TR-U1, Conditional Use, and Certified Survey Map Referral -
Construct four-story, 160-unit apartment building on one lot, with one outlot
- 5158 Spring Court - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront parcel
- 9501 Spirit Street - Conditional Use - Construct residential building complex with 31 townhouses in
eight buildings
- 302 Chaska Drive - Conditional Use - Construct residential building complex with 20 townhouses in
four buildings
- 3393 Burke Road - Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map - Create one residential lot and one institutional
lot in the Town of Burke
- 25 S Livingston Street - Conditional Use for an outdoor eating area for concert hall
- 4100 Nakoma Road - Conditional Use for a private school tenant in place of worship
- (Tentative) Discussion on proposed Transit-Oriented Development ordinance language (Follow-up to
June 23, 2022 special meeting)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
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ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Solheim, seconded by Sheppard, to Adjourn at 6:58
p.m. 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
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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, July 11, 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
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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 JUNE 27, 2022 REGULAR MEETING
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SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
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 Amendments & Related Requests
2. 55383 Creating Section 28.022 -- 00371 of the Madison General Ordinances to change
the zoning of property located at 2005 N. Sherman Avenue, 12th Aldermanic
District, from TR-C4 (Traditional Residential-Consistent 4) District to NMX
(Neighborhood Mixed-Use) District.
Note: Items 3-6 are related and will be considered as one public hearing. Following the public
hearing, the Plan Commission shall make separate findings and motions on each agenda
item.
3. 71655 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to demolish a bakery.
4. 72188 Creating Section 28.022-00567 of the Madison General Ordinances to change
the zoning of property located at 3401 East Washington Avenue, 12th
Aldermanic District, from IL (Industrial-Limited) District to CC-T (Commercial
Corridor-Transitional) District.
5. 71657 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald. Dist. Urban Design Dist. 5: Consideration
of a conditional use in the [Proposed] Commercial Corridor-Transitional (CC-T)
zoning district for multi-family dwellings with 37 or more units; consideration of
conditional use in the CC-T District for outdoor recreation; consideration of a
conditional use in the CC-T District to construct a mixed-use building with
greater than 60 dwelling units; all to construct a two-story building with 12
townhouses, a five-story, mixed-use building with approximately 4,350 square
feet of commercial space and 77 apartments and resident amenity spaces, a
five-story, 110-unit apartment building with a community room and a shared
rooftop plaza, and a three-story, 46-unit apartment building with a community
room as part of a planned multi-use site.
6. 71884 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Wisconsin Housing
Preservation Corporation located at 3401 E Washington Avenue; 12th Ald. Dist.
Conditional Use Requests, Demolition Permits & Planned Development Alterations
Note: Items 7-9 are related and should be referred to a future meeting (no date specified)
pending a recommendation by the Urban Design Commission
7. 69791 428, 434 and 444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition
permit to allow demoltion of three mixed-use buildings.
8. 69792 428-444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Downtown Core (DC) District for a new building; and consideration of a
conditional use for nonresidential development immediately adjacent to the
boundary of a City-owned public park, to allow construction of a six-story tall
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mixed-use building containing up to 6,445 square feet of commercial space and
26 apartments adjacent to Lisa Link Peace Park.
9. 69800 Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by JD McCormick, LLC
located at 428-444 State Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.
10. 71637 222 W Gorham Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Downtown Core (DC) District for an outdoor eating area to allow construction of
a second floor outdoor eating area for a restaurant-nightclub.
11. 71648 402 Rustic Drive; 3rd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the
Suburban Residential-Consistent 1 (SR-C1) District for a community living
arrangement with 9-15 residents.
12. 71881 610 Junction Road; 9th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of an alteration to an approved
Planned Development District-Specific Implementation Plan (PD-SIP) to
convert a portion of the second floor of an existing two-story mixed-use building
into 17 apartments.
13. 71882 7317 Cottage Grove Road; 16th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit
to demolish a single-family residence
BUSINESS BY MEMBERS
SECRETARY'S REPORT
- Upcoming Matters – July 25, 2022
- Authorizing the Planning Division’s shift to a Planning Framework with 13 higher level
Area Plans
- Incorporating Health & Safety Goals, Strategies, and Actions into the City’s
Performance Excellence Framework
- 802-826 Regent Street - Demolition Permit, Conditional Use, and Certified Survey Map
Referral - Demolish two commercial buildings, one church, and two residences to
construct a ten-story mixed-use building with approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of commercial
space and 178 apartments on one lot
- 402 W Wilson Street - PD to Amended PD(GDP-SIP) and Demolition Permit - Partial
demolition of office building, and renovation of remaining building and construction of an
addition to create a four-story, 54-unit apartment building
- 437 S Yellowstone Drive - Conditional Use for a retail tenant in a multi-tenant
commercial building
- 2253 Keyes Avenue - Demolition Permit - Demolish single-family residence
- 4035 Owl Creek Drive - Demolition Permit - Demolish street-facing wall of office/
industrial building to construct an addition
- Upcoming Matters – August 8, 2022
- (Tentative) - Zoning of Town of Madison properties attaching to the City of Madison on
October 30, 2022
- 1801 Northport Drive - Conditional Use - Construct one-story restaurant with vehicle
access sales and service window
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- 102 S Sprecher Road - Temp. A to TR-U1, Conditional Use, and Certified Survey Map
Referral - Construct four-story, 160-unit apartment building on one lot, with one outlot
- 5158 Spring Court - Conditional Use - Construct accessory building on lakefront parcel
- 9501 Spirit Street - Conditional Use - Construct residential building complex with 31
townhouses in eight buildings
- 302 Chaska Drive - Conditional Use - Construct residential building complex with 20
townhouses in four buildings
- 3393 Burke Road - Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map - Create one residential lot and
one institutional lot in the Town of Burke
- 25 S Livingston Street - Conditional Use for an outdoor eating area for concert hall
- 4100 Nakoma Road - Conditional Use for a private school tenant in place of worship
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.
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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