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Landmarks Commission approves three exterior improvement projects in downtown business district

CedarburgApr 23, 20262 min read

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Meeting held April 23, 2026 at City Hall (W63 N645 Washington Avenue). Chair Tom Kubala and five commissioners present. The commission unanimously approved: (1) exterior upgrade of a detached garage at W63 N684-86 Washington Avenue (Washingstone LLC) with required building permits; (2) a natural wood stockade gate to screen a dumpster at W63 N664-66 Washington Avenue (Camp Bar/John Roth Building LLC), conditioned on completion of a floodway survey confirming the gate is not in Cedar Creek’s floodway; and (3) replacement of the flat roof membrane, insulation and gutters on the old mill at N70 W6340 Bridge Road (applicant James Pape), with Pape recused from voting. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 a.m.

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Approved exterior renovation of detached garage at W63 N684-86 Washington Avenue (Washingstone LLC, c/o Greg Zimmerschied): re-side to match adjacent building, remove south-facing garage doors, add man-door and windows. Approval conditioned on obtaining necessary building permits. Motion by Commissioner Krimmel, seconded by Commissioner Yip; carried unanimously.
Approved installation of a natural wood stockade gate with wrought-iron hardware to screen the dumpster at W63 N664-66 Washington Avenue (tenant Paul Hackbarth of Camp Bar; owner Lance Lichter of John Roth Building LLC). Approval conditioned on completion of a floodway survey to confirm the gate will not be located in Cedar Creek’s floodway. Motion by Commissioner Yip, seconded by Commissioner Krimmel; carried unanimously.
Approved replacement of flat roof membrane, new insulation, and new gutters/downspouts on the old mill at N70 W6340 Bridge Road (applicant/property owner James Pape). Roof appearance from ground unchanged; new gutters 8" half-round galvanized and 6" round downspouts. Commissioner Pape recused from voting. Approval conditioned on securing all necessary building permits. Motion by Commissioner Krimmel, seconded by Commissioner Yip; carried unanimously among voting members.

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Landmarks Commission Meeting-4th Monday

Apr 23, 2026, 8:30 AMW63N645 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, WI 53012completed

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
A. Chairperson Tom Kubala, Vice Chairperson James Pape, Tomi Fay Forbes, Doug Yip, Elizabeth Krimmel, Erin Puro
Decision: Roll Call
3. Statement of Public Notice
4. Approval of Minutes
A. April 9, 2026
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Decision: Approval of Minutes
5. Comments and Suggestions From Citizens
6. Regular Business; and Action Thereon
A. Review, discussion, and possible approval of the request by property/building owner Washingstone LLC in c/o Greg Zimmerschied, to upgrade the exterior elevations of the existing detached garage building on this .20-acre site, located at W63 N684-86 Washington Avenue. This property is zoned B-3 Central Business District with HPD Historic Preservation Overlay District.
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Decision: Regular Business; and Action Thereon
B. Review, discussion, and possible approval of the request by the tenant and the property owner (Paul Hackbarth of Camp Bar, and Lance Lichter of John Roth Building LLC, respectively) to add a gate parallel to Washington Avenue on the north side of their site to form a dumpster screening/enclosure solution. This .24-acre B-3 Central Business District with HPD Historic Preservation Overlay District zoned property is located at W63 N664-66 Washington Avenue.
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Decision: Regular Business; and Action Thereon
C. Review, discussion, and possible approval of the request by property owner/applicant James Pape, to replace the existing flat roof membrane and gutters on the old mill building located at N70 W6340 Bridge Road. This .58-acre site is zoned B-3 Central Business District with HPD Historic Preservation Overlay District.
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Decision: Regular Business; and Action Thereon
7. Comments and Announcements by Landmarks Commissioners
8. Adjournment
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