CITY PLAN COMMISSION
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · May 7, 2018
Minutes
809 N. Broadway
City of Milwaukee First Floor Boardroom
Milwaukee, Wi 53202
Meeting Minutes
CITY PLAN COMMISSION
PATRICIA NAJERA, CHAIR
Larri Sue Jacquart , Vice Chair
Whitney Gould, Stephanie Bloomingdale, Joaquin Altoro and
Preston Cole
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant, 286-2232, clee@milwaukee.gov
Monday, May 7, 2018 1:30 PM 809 N Broadway, First Floor Boardroom
Meeting convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: 5 - Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, Altoro
Excused: 1 - Cole
Individuals also present:
Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development Planning Division
Kristin Connelly, Dept. of City Development Planning Division
1. Review and approval of minutes from April 9, 2018
Member Jacquart moved approval, seconded by member Gould, of the meeting
minutes from April 9, 2018. There was no objection.
Zoning
2. 171904 Resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed Planned
Development known as Block 4 - Arena Master Plan (Entertainment
Block) to approve the design of Building D, which will be located at
1129-35 North Old World Third Street, on the west side of North Old
World Third Street, south of West Juneau Avenue, in the 4th Aldermanic
District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
Individual appearing:
Steve Morales, Rinka Chung Architecture Inc.
Member Gould moved adoption, seconded by member Jacquart. (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by Whitney Gould that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS &
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
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No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Comprehensive Planning
3. 180045 Resolution amending certain land use recommendations within the West
Side Area Comprehensive Plan, part of Milwaukee’s Overall
Comprehensive Plan, for the property at 5800 West Hope Avenue on the
east side of North 60th Street and south of West Fond du Lac Avenue, in
the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Individuals appearing:
Joseph LaDien, Phoenix Investors
John Peret, Phoenix Investors
Kyle Gast, Dept. of City Development
Member Altoro moved conditional adoption, seconded by member Bloomingdale.
(Prevailed 5-0)
Conditions:
1. Approval of land use change by the Common Council.
2. Dept. of City Development staff to approve final exterior landscape design plan.
A motion was made by Joaquin Altoro, seconded by Stephanie Bloomingdale,
that this Resolution be APPROVED CONDITIONALLY. This motion PREVAILED
by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
A motion was made by Joaquin Altoro, seconded by Stephanie Bloomingdale,
that this Resolution be REFERRED TO to the ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS &
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Zoning - Public Hearing 1:45 p.m.
4. 180121 Resolution approving the request for a deviation from the performance
standards established by the Midtown Center Development Incentive
Zone (DIZ) overlay to allow an indoor wholesale and distribution facility as
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a permitted use within the former Lowe's building at 5800 West Hope
Avenue, located on the south side of West Fond du Lac Avenue, east of
North 60th Street, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Joseph LaDien, Phoenix Investors
John Peret, Phoenix Investors
Kyle Gast, Dept. of City Development
Member Altoro moved conditional adoption, seconded by member Bloomingdale.
(Prevailed 5-0)
Conditions:
1. Approval of land use change by the Common Council.
2. Dept. of City Development staff to approve final exterior landscape design plan.
A motion was made by Joaquin Altoro, seconded by Stephanie Bloomingdale,
that this Plan Commission Resolution be APPROVED CONDITIONALLY. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Zoning
5. 180125 Resolution approving site and building changes to the former Lowe's
located at 5800 West Hope Avenue, on the south side of West Fond du
Lac Avenue, east of North 60th Street, within the Midtown Center
Development Incentive Zone established by Section 295-91.0044 of the
former Milwaukee Code, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Joseph LaDien, Phoenix Investors
John Peret, Phoenix Investors
Kyle Gast, Dept. of City Development
Member Altoro moved conditional adoption, seconded by member Bloomingdale.
(Prevailed 5-0)
Conditions:
1. Approval of land use change by the Common Council.
2. Dept. of City Development staff to approve final exterior landscape design plan.
A motion was made by Joaquin Altoro, seconded by Stephanie Bloomingdale,
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that this Plan Commission Resolution be APPROVED CONDITIONALLY. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Streets & Alleys
6. 171381 Resolution to vacate a portion of North 2nd Street from West Wells Street
to West Wisconsin Avenue and a portion of the east-west alley in the
block bounded by West Wells Street, West Wisconsin Avenue, North 2nd
Street and North Old World Third Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Dan Casanova, Dept. of City Development
Member Gould moved adoption, seconded by member Jacquart. (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by Whitney Gould, seconded by Larri Sue Jacquart, that
this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Streets & Alleys
7. 171748 Resolution to vacate a portion of East Vine Street between North
Hubbard Street and North Commerce Street, in the 6th Aldermanic
District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Carl Tomich
Member Bloomingdale moved conditional adoption, seconded by member Gould.
(Prevailed 5-0)
Conditions:
1. Submittal of a deposit.
2. Submittal of an executed petition.
A motion was made by Stephanie Bloomingdale, seconded by Whitney Gould,
that this Resolution be APPROVED CONDITIONALLY. This motion PREVAILED
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by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
A motion was made by Stephanie Bloomingdale, seconded by Whitney Gould,
that this Resolution be REFERRED TO to the PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Comprehensive Planning
8. 171851 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the
Anti-Displacement Plan for the Neighborhoods Surrounding Downtown
Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development
Nolan Zaroff, Dept. of City Development
Member Bloomingdale moved placing on file, seconded by member Gould. (Prevailed
5-0)
A motion was made by Stephanie Bloomingdale, seconded by Whitney Gould,
that this Plan Commission Resolution be PLACED ON FILE. This motion
PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Najera, Jacquart, Bloomingdale, Gould, and Altoro
No: 0
Excused: 1- Cole
Meeting adjourned at 3:24 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Record's Section
City Clerk's Office
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Agenda
809 N. Broadway
City of Milwaukee First Floor Boardroom
Milwaukee, Wi 53202
Meeting Agenda
CITY PLAN COMMISSION
PATRICIA NAJERA, CHAIR
Larri Sue Jacquart , Vice Chair
J. Allen Stokes, Whitney Gould, Stephanie Bloomingdale,
Joaquin Altoro and Preston Cole
Monday, May 7, 2018 1:30 PM 809 N Broadway, First Floor Boardroom
1. Review and approval of minutes from April 9, 2018
Zoning
2. 171904 Resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed Planned
Development known as Block 4 - Arena Master Plan (Entertainment Block)
to approve the design of Building D, which will be located at 1129-35 North
Old World Third Street, on the west side of North Old World Third Street,
south of West Juneau Avenue, in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
Comprehensive Planning
3. 180045 Resolution amending certain land use recommendations within the West
Side Area Comprehensive Plan, part of Milwaukee’s Overall
Comprehensive Plan, for the property at 5800 West Hope Avenue on the
east side of North 60th Street and south of West Fond du Lac Avenue, in
the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Zoning - Public Hearing 1:45 p.m.
4. 180121 Resolution approving the request for a deviation from the performance
standards established by the Midtown Center Development Incentive Zone
(DIZ) overlay to allow an indoor wholesale and distribution facility as a
permitted use within the former Lowe's building at 5800 West Hope
Avenue, located on the south side of West Fond du Lac Avenue, east of
North 60th Street, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Zoning
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5. 180125 Resolution approving site and building changes to the former Lowe's
located at 5800 West Hope Avenue, on the south side of West Fond du
Lac Avenue, east of North 60th Street, within the Midtown Center
Development Incentive Zone established by Section 295-91.0044 of the
former Milwaukee Code, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Streets & Alleys
6. 171381 Resolution to vacate a portion of North 2nd Street from West Wells Street
to West Wisconsin Avenue and a portion of the east-west alley in the block
bounded by West Wells Street, West Wisconsin Avenue, North 2nd Street
and North Old World Third Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Streets & Alleys
7. 171748 Resolution to vacate a portion of East Vine Street between North Hubbard
Street and North Commerce Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Comprehensive Planning
8. 171851 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the
Anti-Displacement Plan for the Neighborhoods Surrounding Downtown
Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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