Housing and zoning projects advance
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The committee recommended approval of several housing, zoning, and tax increment financing items, including a 100-unit affordable housing development at Austin Commons and two neighborhood infrastructure funding changes.
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What this means
The committee moved forward a group of development items that could lead to new housing, site changes, and public improvements in Milwaukee. It backed a new 100-unit affordable rental housing project at Austin Commons, including 14 supportive housing units, and approved zoning changes tied to a 200-unit multifamily project on South Water Street and a gas station expansion on West Layton Avenue. The committee also supported funding changes for infrastructure, street safety, lighting, playground equipment, and housing-related programs in tax increment districts. Separately, it heard an operational update from the Department of Neighborhood Services about staffing, complaint handling, and code enforcement work, but that item was held for the chair.
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- Held the Department of Neighborhood Services operational status update to the call of the chair.
- Recommended adoption of the sale of city-owned tax deed properties at 2034-2038 West Greenfield Avenue.
- Recommended adoption of the sale of the city-owned tax deed property at 3068 North Teutonia Avenue.
- Recommended passage of the zoning change for The Everett Multifamily project at 234 South Water Street.
- Recommended passage of the zoning change for 1215 West Layton Avenue to support a gas station expansion.
- Recommended adoption of the fund transfer for comprehensive planning, zoning analysis, GIS mapping, printing, and related administrative work.
- Substituted and recommended adoption of Amendment No. 1 for Tax Incremental District No. 62.
- Substituted and recommended adoption of Amendment No. 2 for Tax Incremental District No. 72.
- Substituted and recommended adoption of Amendment No. 2 for Tax Incremental District No. 74.
- Recommended adoption of Tax Incremental District No. 134 for Austin Commons, a 100-unit affordable rental housing project with 14 supportive housing units.
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ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Amended 7/2/26 - Item 10, CCFN 252193, added.
Agenda
- Communication from the Department of Neighborhood Services providing an operational status update.
- Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed properties at 2034-2038 West Greenfield Avenue, in the 8th Aldermanic District.
- Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 3068 North Teutonia Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
- A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from General Planned Development to a new Detailed Planned Development known as The Everett Multifamily to allow a multi-family residential development on the property located at 234 South Water Street, on the east side of South Water Street, south of East Pittsburgh Avenue, in the 12th Aldermanic District.
- A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Light, IL1, to Industrial Office, IO1, for the western 50 feet of 1215 West Layton Avenue, located on the south side of West Layton Avenue, east of South 13th Street, in the 13th Aldermanic District.
- Resolution authorizing and directing a transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund to a subaccount for comprehensive planning, land use and zoning analysis, GIS mapping, printing, and other related administrative activities.
- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 62 (DRS Power & Control Technologies), in the 1st Aldermanic District.
- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 72 (Bishops Creek), in the 1st and 7th Aldermanic Districts.
- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 74 (North 35th Street and West Capitol Drive), in the 6th and 7th Aldermanic Districts.
- Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 134 (Austin Commons), in the 14th Aldermanic District.
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- Meeting convened at 9:03 a.m.
- Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 62 (DRS Power & Control Technologies), in the 1st Aldermanic District.
- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 72 (Bishops Creek), in the 1st and 7th Aldermanic Districts.
- Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the Project Plan and authorizing expenditures for Tax Incremental District No. 74 (North 35th Street and West Capitol Drive), in the 6th and 7th Aldermanic Districts.
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