CITY PLAN COMMISSION
TL;DR
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission held a zoning hearing on September 28, 2026, to review five major development proposals including commercial rezoning, a bank with drive-through ATM, and new residential construction across various city districts. The commission also considered a temporary pause on new data center development and approved the 2027 meeting calendar.
Key Decisions
- Family Day Care Homes Zoning Regulations Public hearing held
- Commercial Rezoning at 2841 South Howell Avenue
- Bank Construction at Southgate Marketplace Public hearing held - 5th Amendment to allow bank with drive-through ATM at 3473 South 27th Street
- Multi-Family Residential Building (Bookends Development) Public hearing held - rezoning to allow multi-family construction at 711 East Kilbourn Avenue and 822 North Van Buren Street
- Data Center Development Pause Public hearing held - temporary pause on new data center establishment and development
Agenda
- 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.
- Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from August 17, 2026.
- Zoning - Public Hearing 1:30 PM
- 2. A substitute ordinance relating to zoning regulations for family day care homes.Ordinance
- PAGE BREAK
- Zoning - Public Hearing 1:35 PM
- 3. A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Two-Family Residential, RT4, to Neighborhood Shopping, NS2, to allow a wider mix of commercial uses on the property located at 2841 South Howell Avenue, on the west side of South Howell Avenue, south of East Schiller Street, in the 14th Aldermanic District.Ordinance
- Zoning - Public Hearing 1:40 PM
- 4. A substitute ordinance relating to the 5th Amendment to the Detailed Planned Development known as Southgate Marketplace, Phase 1 to allow the construction of a bank with drive-through ATM at 3473 South 27th Street, on the west side of South 27th Street, north of West Morgan Avenue, in the 11th Aldermanic District.Ordinance
- Zoning - Public Hearing 1:50 PM
- 5. An ordinance relating to the change in zoning from General Planned Development known as Bookends to a Detailed Planned Development to allow the construction of a multi-family residential building at 711 East Kilbourn Avenue and 822 North Van Buren Street, on the east side of North Van Buren Street, south of East Kilbourn Avenue, in the 4th Aldermanic District.Ordinance
- PAGE BREAK
- Zoning - Public Hearing 2:10 PM
- 6. A substitute ordinance relating to a temporary pause in the establishment and development of data centers.Ordinance
- Miscellaneous
- 7. Resolution approving the 2027 City Plan Commission meeting dates.Plan Commission Resolution
- This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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