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The commission approved a consent agenda of site and architectural plans (parking expansion, hangars, building repairs, and a storage shed), approved a certified survey map and rezoning for the Smart Trust property, approved a new intersection and stormwater facilities with conditions, and approved a 47,000 sq. ft. addition for Lifeway. Two industrial expansion proposals were discussed as consultations with no formal action.
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The commission signed off on several building and site projects around the city, including airport hangars, a parking-lot expansion, and repairs to existing buildings. It approved a land division and rezoning that will create an institutional parcel and a parcel for single-family homes, and it approved a plan for a new intersection and stormwater work that will extend Country Crest Lane — engineering will study where stop signs should go. A large addition for Lifeway was approved to support new packaging lines; two other industrial additions were discussed but not decided.
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- Consent agenda approved by unanimous consent, including: 804 Corporate Ct parking expansion (Milwaukee Motorwerks); a 7-unit hangar at 620 Northview Road; siding and reroof at 1820 E. Main Street; two hangars at 2525 Aviation Drive; and a storage shed at 1317 Arcadian Avenue.
- Approved Certified Survey Map (PC26-0010) for Smart Trust with 1 lot, 2 outlots and public ROW dedication for Country Crest Lane and Red Maple Way (access to Summit Avenue), with conditions.
- Approved rezoning (PC26-0011) of ~9.78 acres from T-1 to a mix of I-1 Institutional (7.76 acres) and Rs-3 Single Family Residential (2.02 acres), with conditions.
- Approved final site plan (PC26-0020) for a new intersection at Summit Avenue and Country Crest Lane and associated stormwater facilities; directed engineering to study stop sign locations.
- Approved final site plan (PC26-0021) for a new 47,000 sq. ft. addition at 2101 Delafield Street (Lifeway) to support new packaging lines (carried 5–1).
- Held consultations (no action) on proposed additions for Innio (proposed ~83,000 sq. ft. testing facility) and Aries Industries (proposed ~8,000 sq. ft. metal building).
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Agenda
- Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- Public Comment
- Approval of Minutes
- Minutes of February 25, 2026
- Consent Agenda
- Final Site Plan & Architectural Review - 804 Corporate Ct, Milwaukee Motorwerks – A request to approve final plans for a 5,130 sq. ft. parking lot expansion extending off the north end of the parking lot in the M-3 Limited Business and Industrial Park District.
- Final Site Plan & Architectural Review - 620 Northview Road, Hanger Building – A request to approve final plans for a new 7-unit hangar building on lot 624 at the Waukesha County Airport.in the A-1 Airport District.
- Minor Site Plan & Architectural Review - 1820 E. Main Street – A request to approve plans to remove the vinyl siding on the building and replace with horizontal LP Smartsiding in a cannon steel color, along with reroofing the building in the B-4 Office Business District
- Final Site Plan & Architectural Review - 2525 Aviation Drive, Two Hangar Buildings – A request to approve final plans for two new hangar buildings to be located on lots 620D and 620E at the Waukesha County Airport.in the A-1 Airport District.
- Minor Site Plan & Architectural Review - 1317 Arcadian Avenue, Johns Root Beer – A request to approve plans for the placement of a storage shed behind the building in the B-3 General Business District.
- Business Items
- Certified Survey Map - Smart Trust, west of Meadowbrook Road and north of Summit Avenue – A request to approve a CSM including 1 Lot, 2 Outlots and Public Street ROW dedication for Country Crest Lane and Red Maple Way providing access on to Summit Avenue.
- Rezoning Petition – Smart Trust, west of Meadowbrook Road and north of Summit Avenue - A request to rezone approximately 9.78 acres of vacant land from T-1 to a mix of I-1 Institutional District (7.76 acres), and Rs-3 Single Family Residential District (2.02 acres).
- Final Site Plan & Architectural Review, Summit Ave/Country Crest Lane, Smart – A request to approve final plans for a new intersection at Summit Avenue and Country Crest Lane along the north side of Summit Avenue, as well as stormwater facilities along either side of the new Country Crest Lane to be extended north to the future intersection with Coren Hills Drive.
- Final Site Plan & Architectural Review, 2101 Delafield Street, Lifeway – A request to approve final plans for a new 47,000 sq. ft. addition at the rear of the industrial building to support new packaging lines for the current and future needs of the Lifeway foods site located in the M-2 General Manufacturing District.
- Consultation - 1101 W. St. Paul Avenue, Innio - A request to discuss potential plans for a proposed 83,0000 sq. ft. addition to serve as a state-of-the-art testing facility supporting a new engine line at the facility in the M-2 General Manufacturing District. This item is an opportunity for discussion between the developer and the Plan Commission; no formal action will be taken on the plans at this meeting.
- Consultation - 576 Elizabeth Street, Aries Industries Expansion - A request from Berg Management to discuss potential plans for a proposed 8,000 sq. ft. metal building addition behind the existing industrial building at 576 Elizabeth Street in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District. This item is an opportunity for discussion between the developer and the Plan Commission; no formal action will be taken on the plans at this meeting.
- Director of Community Development Report
- Adjournment
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