CITY PLAN COMMISSION

Monday, July 20, 2026 · 1:30 PM AM · Room 301-A, 3rd Floor, City Hall 200 E. Wells St. Milwaukee, WI 53202

TL;DR

The Milwaukee City Plan Commission held a meeting on July 20, 2026 to review zoning changes and development proposals across the city. Key items included correcting zoning on South Muskego Avenue, rezoning properties for the Bader Philanthropies development, and approving modifications to the former Walmart site on West Hope Avenue for self-storage use.

Key Decisions

  • South Muskego Avenue Zoning Correction Public hearing held
  • Bader Philanthropies Development - Rezoning to Detailed Planned Development Public hearing held
  • West Hope Avenue (former Walmart) - Self-Storage Facility Deviation Modified proposal narrowed to self-storage only (data processing/computer services removed)
  • West Hope Avenue - Site Changes for Development Incentive Zone Resolution considered
  • Previous Meeting Minutes Review and approval agenda item
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This is also a virtual meeting. Additional instructions, virtual access and registration information, and meeting details can further be found on the City Plan Commission website: https://city.milwaukee.gov/CPC. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable or the internet at https://city.milwaukee.gov/cityclerk/CityChannel.
  2. Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from June 29, 2026.
  3. Zoning - Public Hearing 1:30 PM
  4. 2. A substitute ordinance correcting the mixed zoning of the parcel located at 1993 South Muskego Avenue, on the west side of South Muskego Avenue, north of West Rogers Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District and assigning the zoning of Local Business, LB2, to the property.
    Ordinance
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  6. Zoning - Public Hearing 1:35 PM
  7. 3. A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Two-Family Residential, RT4, and Local Business, LB2, for the properties located at 410 West Concordia Avenue and 3301 and 3307 North Vel R. Phillips Avenue to Detailed Planned Development, DPD, and the 1st Amendment to the DPD known as Bader Philanthropies to add the subject sites to the DPD that currently includes 3300 North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the north side of West Concordia Avenue, east of North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Ordinance
  8. Zoning PLEASE NOTE: For items 4 & 5, the applicant has submitted an updated narrative and exhibits dated 7/1/2026 for consideration by the City Plan Commission that removes the data processing/computer services/computational research facility use from the proposal, and limits the deviation request to the self-service storage facility use within the rear portion of the building. A Proposed Substitute A for item 4 will be considered by the City Plan Commission that reflects this narrowed request.
  9. 4. 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 self-storage facility and a data processing/computer services/computational research facility as permitted uses within a portion of the former Walmart building at 5825 West Hope Avenue, located on the east side of North 60th Street, north of West Capitol Drive, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
    Plan Commission Resolution
  10. 5. Resolution approving changes to the site and existing building previously occupied by Walmart located at 5825 West Hope Avenue, on the east side of North 60th Street, north of West Capitol Drive, relative to the Midtown Center Development Incentive Zone (DIZ) overlay established by Section 295-91.0044 of the former Milwaukee Code, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
    Plan Commission Resolution
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