Plan Commission Meetings and Agendas

Plan Commission Meeting
March 14, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Village Hall
235 Hickory Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072

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1. Call to Order and Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance, & Moment of Silence
Trustee Roberts called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m.
Plan Commission members present: Comm. Mark Grabowski; Comm. Theresa Hoff; Comm. Brian Belt; Comm. Katie Jelacic; and Trustee Craig Roberts.
Excused: President Jeff Knutson and Comm. Sam Liebert.

Also present: Village Attorney, Matt Gralinski; Village Administrator, Scott Gosse; and Village Deputy Clerk, Jenna Peter. Village Planner, Mary Censky joined via conference call.

2. Public Hearings - 
a. Conditional Use Grant request of applicant Alltrux Holdings LLC, in c/o Richard Yezzi and d/b/a JX Truck Center-Battle Motors, to add the subordinate, accessory use Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Sales to his current, principal use of the premises for vehicle service center at 1291 Hickory St. This 3.27-acre, B-5 Light Industrial zoned property is owned by Zimmermann & Schwartz Real Estate LLC in c/o John Schwartz. – No comments.

b. Conditional Use Grant request of applicant Jennifer & Ben Washburn, d/b/a Daily Dose Juice Bar, to locate their health café in ~2,450 sq. ft. of space at 115 W. Wisconsin Ave. This 0.16-acre, B-2 Downtown Business zoned property is owned by Joseph Grasch Development LLC in c/o Joseph Grasch. – No comments.

3. Citizen comments – None.

4. Approval of the Minutes - 
a. Regular Plan Commission Meeting – February 8, 2024.
Comm. Grabowski motioned/seconded by Comm. Belt to approve the February 8, 2024, Regular Plan Commission Meeting minutes.
Motion carried 5-0.

5. Old Business – None.

6. New Business - 
a. Review and Possible Action on Conditional Use Grant request of applicant Alltrux Holdings LLC, in c/o Richard Yezzi and d/b/a JX Truck Center-Battle Motors, to add the subordinate, accessory use Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Sales to his current, principal use of the premises for vehicle service center at 1291 Hickory St. This 3.27-acre, B-5 Light Industrial zoned property is owned by Zimmermann & Schwartz Real Estate LLC in c/o John Schwartz.
Village Planner Recommendation:
1. Conditional Use Grant document (per the DRAFT CUG contained in the Planning Commission packet) to be fully signed and recorded prior to the start of vehicle sales use at this site.
Comm. Belt motioned/seconded by Comm. Hoff to approve the amendment to the Conditional Use Grant as presented.
Motion carried 5-0.

b. Review and Possible Action on Conditional Use Grant request of applicant Jessica & Ben Washburn, d/b/a Daily Dose Juice Bar, to locate their health café in ~2,450 sq. ft. of space at 115 W. Wisconsin Ave. This 0.16-acre, B-2 Downtown Business zoned property is owned by Joseph Grasch Development LLC in c/o Joseph Grasch.
Planner Censky explained this would be a new use for the property and that it is allowed by CUG in the B-2 District. The plans submitted show there will be 7 off-street parking stalls – the Code requires 6. There is also on-street parking in the front of the building, as well as a public lot nearby. No changes will be made to the exterior with respect to walls, roofing, doors, landscaping, parking, or exterior lighting. No alcohol is proposed to be served at this café. The proposed hours of operation are Tuesday – Friday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They would also like to be open for extended hours during community and special events happening in the downtown area. The site plan does not prescribe an outdoor seating area, however there is some space directly adjacent to the front building wall for up to 3 tables. Censky touched on the need for a dumpster enclosure and resolving the final location/screening for that.
The applicant, Jessica Washburn stated the owner of the property, Joe Grasch is working with staff on the dumpster enclosure and a required handicapped access ramp.
Village Planner Recommendations:
1. Approval is subject to applicants’ full compliance with the terms of the attached DRAFT CUG document and related floor plan and site plan.
2. Applicant to secure all required building, electrical, plumbing, … and similar permits prior to the start of any building or site work in support of this project.
3. Full signatures and recording of the Conditional Use Grant (per the DRAFT CUG contained in the Planning Commission packet) prior to the start of any building or site work in support of this project.
4. Applicant to work with Village Staff in resolving the final location and structure details as to a dumpster/enclosure to serve this site as well as any other exterior structures or improvements as may be required by building code due to this new occupancy type in the building (such as handicapped ramp for instance). Occupancy as to this café use shall not be permitted until the dumpster/enclosure are in place at this site and any other exterior structures or improvements as may be required by building code due to this new occupancy type in the building (such as but not necessarily limited to handicapped ramp for instance) are completed and ready for use.
Comm. Hoff motioned/seconded by Comm. Grabowski to approve the Conditional Use Grant with the Planner’s recommendations, changing the hours of operation to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week and the number of outdoor tables, chairs, and furnishings to be worked out with staff.
Motion carried 5-0.

c. Review and Possible Action on the Building and Site Plan Amendment request of property owner/applicant Wisconsin Shirdi Sai Inc. to add screened HVAC equipment along the south side/wall of their existing temple building located at 111 Prospect Avenue. This .98-acre property is zoned IPS Institutional & Public Service District.
Censky explained back in December 2022 the applicant received Planning Commission approval to make modifications to/expansion of their existing kitchen use and facilities located in the basement level of this existing temple building. As a condition of that approval, the applicant was requested to work out a plan to properly screen, without visually obstructing the very beautiful wall of colored window glass, the new/more substantial HVAC equipment that is required to support the kitchen modifications. The plans bring the HVAC equipment out through the south basement level building wall into an excavated area with the grade set low enough into the sloping yard, so the proposed landscaped, cement capped, screening wall only has to be a few feet tall to screen the equipment that sits on the excavated grade. The plan also calls for a new vertical chase to be constructed along the south building wall near its east end wherein the exhaust equipment will be run out from the basement level wall and up through the roof. Both the new screening wall and the chase are proposed to be constructed of brick material matching the existing brick building wall. Where the exhaust system comes through the roof line, the equipment is proposed to be sprayed to color match the existing shingles.
Village Planner Recommendations:
1. Applicant to secure all required building, electrical, plumbing, and similar permits as may be required, prior to the start of work on this project.
2. The elevation at the top of the landscaped screening wall shall not exceed 6-inches less than the elevation of the existing window ledge directly behind the landscaped screening wall.
3. Any new/replacement roofing membrane or flashing needed in the area of the roof penetration shall be
color spec’d in black.
4. If the roofing of the building is ever changed, the Village may require that the property owner repaint the exhaust equipment to color match the new roofing.
5. The applicant shall work with Village Staff to gain approval of a landscaping plan to be implemented in the foreground of the new structural features as might enhance the final appearance of this work, such landscaping to be completed within 6 months of completion of the project. Any existing landscaping that is removed in order implement this project, whether in the foreground of the wall or not, shall be replaced with like/similar kind plantings of a size to be reviewed/approved by Village Staff.
Censky added a 6th recommendation pertaining to the equipment contained behind the screening wall should not extend above the screening wall.
Village Engineer, Tim Barbeau submitted his report and recommends approval of the proposed exterior site modifications as shown on the site plan.

Roberts asked if signage was part of the plan. Censky stated when the final plan is approved, they would come back and discuss the signage. That will go through the ordinary sign process.
Comm. Grabowski motioned/seconded by Comm. Belt to approve the building and site plan amendment request with the Planner’s conditions plus addition of recommendation #6 and with the Engineer’s recommendation.
Motion carried 5-0.

d. Review, discussion, and possible action on the Sign code waiver request of Aaron Grochowski of Signarama, Glendale Heights, IL, to install an oversized wall mounted front façade sign for tenant
Rosati’s Pizza in c/o John Bakas, at 690 Westfield Way-Suite C. This 4.4-acre, B-1 Community Business zoned property is owned by 690 Westfield Way LLC in c/o Saf Sarich.
Censky explained the requested sign is 193% of what is permitted (30 sq ft is what is allowed, and they are asking for 86 sq ft.) The building is setback over 500 feet from Capitol Dr. The proposed sign appears to be consistent in scale to other existing signs already/ previously in place on this building façade.
Village Planner Recommendation:
1. Applicant to secure all necessary permits, such as but not limited to Sign Permit, Electrical Permit,…prior
to placement/installation at the site.

Hoff asked if the sign was comparable to another that was recently approved (We Rock the Spectrum). Censky stated that sign was 172 sq ft. that was approved.
Comm. Grabowski motioned/seconded by Comm. Hoff to approve the Sign Code Waiver with the
Planner’s recommendations.
Motion carried 5-0.

7. Citizen Comments – None.

8. Adjournment - 
Comm. Belt motioned/seconded by Comm. Hoff to adjourn the March 14, 2024, Regular Plan Commission meeting at approximately 6:38 p.m.
Motion carried 5-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Jenna Peter
Deputy Clerk