2026-10-19 - City Plan Commission
Summary
Built from the posted agenda and the closed captions of the 18-minute posted video, which are of poor quality with no speaker labels; the video ends as the meeting adjourns but may be partial. Names are omitted because the captions garble them.
- Hybrid format with public testimony in person and online. Minutes of the prior meeting approved by roll call with no opposition heard.
- Public hearing on file 260563, a substitute ordinance on notification by the Board of Zoning Appeals of expired appeals: it requires notice to the local Common Council member and the Department of Neighborhood Services within 15 days of an expiration, including case number, applicant and location, so the Department can check compliance once an approval lapses. See Zoning Appeals Expiration Notification. The technical committee had approved it September 24 and staff recommended approval. A Board of Zoning Appeals representative said the department can generate an expiration report to meet the requirement; a sponsoring alderperson and another alderperson spoke in favor, citing operators who keep operating after approvals expire. Motion to close the hearing and approve passed on a roll call with no opposition heard.
- Adjourned by voice vote.
Agenda
City Plan Commission 10/19: prior minutes approval and a zoning public hearing on an ordinance on Board of Zoning Appeals notification of expired appeals (agenda posted as completed).
Sources
- Video: https://milwaukee.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=13560&GID=5&G=08FEFB22-B33A-4882-9C5A-6D37E84EF01D
- Agenda: https://milwaukee.legistar1.com/milwaukee/meetings/2026/10/13560_A_CITY_PLAN_COMMISSION_26-10-19_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
Video
Transcript
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Transcript
00:00>> Between a crate
00:02Commissioner, Jesus Gonzales,
00:04president
00:06commissioner to make Moody
00:09Commissioner Willie Smith
00:13commissioner now Washington.
00:18Ok? Thank you very much.
00:21Alright, out. Oh, and I forgot
00:23is fun. Second, would you like
00:24to give us instructions for the
00:26meeting? Plant Salute Lee,
00:28thank you, Madam.
00:29>> Today say Plan commission
00:30meeting will be carried out in
00:31a hybrid format, meaning we're
00:33accepting public testimony,
00:34both in person at 809, or
00:36throttling
00:37and online and go to webinar.
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00:41in-person testimony, please
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00:57now and doing your agenda.
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01:00raise hand function and the
01:01commission staff assistant
01:03Chris Lea will call on you
01:05during the public testimony
01:06portion of the item. If anyone
01:08is watching on channel,
01:09TWENTY-FIVE would like to
01:10participate in the hearing.
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01:22and from the Web page you can
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01:26provide testimony during any of
01:27the items with the public
01:28hearing. Whether you're
01:30providing testimony in person
01:32or remotely, please state your
01:34name address an affiliation
01:36with the item for your
01:37testimony. Thank you for your
01:39participation.
01:43We don't have the minutes.
01:47Here is a copy of the minutes
01:50it could look at.
01:52>> All right. Thank you.
01:53All right. Thank you. And the
01:55first item on the agenda is to
01:57review the minutes from the
01:58previous meeting.
02:02And so commissioners, if you've
02:03had an opportunity to to do
02:06that.
02:09>> Make a motion to approve the
02:11last meeting minutes.
02:13All right. There's been a
02:14motion. Is there a second
02:16commissioner movie seconds?
02:17Okay. There's been a motion a
02:19second. Any further discussion
02:22seeing none
02:26since we have people online.
02:29I will take the role of you're
02:30in favor. Please say Aye.
02:31All snow mix. Aisha Nelson,
02:33a mic
02:34Commissioner Katrina create.
02:36She's not here yet.
02:37Commissioner Jesus Gonzalez,
02:39I
02:40commissioner to make Moody
02:44all right. Motion passes.
02:46And then we have our next item.
02:50Public hearing item number 2,
02:52this fun second. Would you like
02:54to introduce the file? Sure.
02:56>> Item number 2 is found
02:57number 2, 6, 0, 5, 6, 3,
02:59a substitue ordinance relating
03:01to notification by the Board of
03:03Zoning Appeals of expired
03:04Appeals.
03:06This was put forth by president
03:09president addition to all the
03:10room, Westmoreland and Alderman
03:12Jackson who were all sponsors
03:14of the file. This file would
03:17require the Board of Zoning
03:19Appeals to notify the local
03:20local Common Council member in
03:23the Department of Neighborhood
03:24Services within 15 days.
03:26Whenever a zoning appeal
03:27expires, the notification will
03:30include the case number and
03:31type the applicant's name and
03:33the location of the premises in
03:35your file. President press did
03:39add a letter to explain this a
03:42little bit more and also
03:44mentioned that the purpose of
03:46this notification of the
03:47expiration would signal the
03:50process for the Department of
03:51Neighborhood Services to see
03:53compliance once and approval
03:56has expired. This item
04:00they go to the technical
04:01Committee on September 24th and
04:04the committee unanimously
04:05approved a motion finding that
04:07this I need to replace the
04:09current language, the criteria
04:12like legality and
04:13enforceability, administrative
04:15efficiency and consistency with
04:17the format of the zoning coach.
04:19So staff recommends approval of
04:22the file before U.S.. India
04:24Guard from the Board of Zoning
04:26Appeals is here if we have any
04:28questions on this item.
04:32All right. Wonderful.
04:35>> As India and God knows a
04:37guy,
04:38we left them that those where
04:40you work nicely, I should be
04:42wearing my glasses and these
04:45clues. Introduce yourself.
04:46You commissioners. I yet are
04:48those that in a student
04:49manager.
04:50Okay. You want to tell us a
04:51little bit about this.
04:53>> So from my understanding
04:55speaking with us at 7,
04:59it says act for us. This is
05:01just the kind of by you.
05:03And I said districts over Mr.
05:06Cole percent with some
05:08assistance with the team to
05:10fight
05:11it. Calls for this is a Senate
05:13seat either, especially you,
05:15sir, variance, approval artist
05:18ewells and maintaining that
05:19their their minds. But that
05:22like the time of the edge,
05:25I didn't either events, not
05:27concerns, but
05:28operators that are operating on
05:30site you.
05:31>> Their arrival could face
05:34delays continue, please
05:35continue.
05:36>> Operators that are operating
05:38past the time that they are or
05:41and so this but essentially
05:43assist with that, that it's not
05:46keep them from continuing.
05:48I'm so you are. We are able to
05:51do that. We've been working the
05:52that argument is that thing
05:56report or we can all of that
05:59expiration the out of the solar
06:01system and will be generated
06:03excel sheet and so to find
06:06those honors it and that's
06:07whenever appeals coming that
06:10search sick. And if you spirit,
06:13especially you start to mention
06:14she has come hot springs,
06:17some cities.
06:21>> So you review this and you
06:22feel that your department will
06:24be able to fulfill this.
06:26>> Change? Yes, should be able
06:28to do that. I'm just a stop
06:31that same year. What kind of
06:33information that they're
06:34seeking? Mr. Clutch be
06:36imminent.
06:39Thank you. Commissioners.
06:40You have any further questions,
06:45OK? Thank you.
06:47And I see that we have it all.
06:51The men. Perez, would you like
06:52to
06:54come to the podium n
06:55tell us about this.
06:57>> Thank you to change. Your
07:00first
07:03root for us is pretty simple.
07:08Charles said, well, I have some
07:10last year. Florida's only knows
07:13turns office first mission
07:16with better threat around for
07:18certain.
07:19We know there's just so our
07:22talk a little bit of hope was
07:23gone.
07:25But we thought that this was
07:28his side's at the end of this.
07:30It is surely a little more than
07:32other age
07:35operators. My district are too
07:38of it, too.
07:41And so it's not that he's a spy
07:43is completed, which there's
07:46both of you.
07:48But as I can see part,
07:52but here, too, in the
07:53community, it's Latina. And
07:55also so I had be this question
07:58to our offices all over this
08:00far into the flight.
08:04We had almost all of that.
08:06Thanks, Bob. Our digital
08:07department vehicles on the
08:08street. And so we started
08:10didn't realize it was a
08:13to the U.S. Forest.
08:16If you go, that's comprised of
08:186 months after that, you no
08:20longer and its first community
08:23residents, buildings for
08:25office. So some your support on
08:29forward
08:31this legislation is we can make
08:34sure that was fiction,
08:37the party. But, you know,
08:38all the students,
08:40we've got those too.
08:44>> And so
08:47let me ask you,
08:51Alderman Perez did that
08:55if they're if they're you'll
08:57have this information
08:59in plenty of time. If you do
09:00not want to renew,
09:03if there's reason not to renew
09:09for whatever reason.
09:13>> That's not, you know,
09:14the plot
09:17by reasons to the rack. And
09:19that's that's part of that,
09:21Lou. Okay. You know, we will
09:23participate in
09:26and all the various the Bush
09:28op.
09:29First of all, the Roche,
09:31you know, all of the operator
09:34or is that all these people are
09:37occupied, the concerts fired.
09:40Sure about it. Well, let it be
09:44said,
09:45Scott fight it
09:4615 days after the expiration.
09:48It's human nature to get that.
09:51But.
09:53>> Okay. Well, this seems like
09:54a very sensible change which
09:57will help everyone. We like
09:59that. We like when there's
10:01sensible changes of help,
10:03the whole system run smoothly.
10:05Commissioners, do you have any
10:06other questions for?
10:08>> I do. I don't know if it's
10:09wrong to run for, as I would
10:10imagine is probably more for
10:11bowl. So what is the
10:12notification process as
10:17a special U starts to come up
10:19for expiration or occupancy
10:21cause starts to come up for
10:22exploration to so we fully
10:24understand kind of
10:26what 30 happened before this
10:28expiration hits.
10:30>> I understand the past.
10:32We cannot send a notification
10:35for whatever reason. Speak for
10:37us tonight, Stu, not to reason
10:41why that's now.
10:43I know that there S a guy
10:46section broke. I'm playing,
10:50you know, well.
10:51>> And I make sure operators
10:53for the better.
10:55>> With that high rates and
10:56being offered to people that
10:58saw us, he did it. So I think
11:02this is a guy that
11:05yet both older and pianist,
11:07but that's not something that's
11:08coming as for Asian. And yes,
11:12you shouldn't get to some of us
11:15now.
11:21>> So conceivably know what
11:23someone might not know, that
11:24they're going to not.
11:27>> To lose their occupancy
11:29there. So there's it's a good
11:30sign to see whether she didn't
11:32approve a letter. She that many
11:34of the decisions and also that
11:35he is how much time that
11:38they're there to tip your body
11:39and pass. So as that
11:42right now, there is not
11:43anything in place anymore.
11:45That's letting them know ahead
11:46of time when something's
11:47inspiring. That's their take.
11:50Let's talk to us.
12:01Yeah, he's
12:04>> really
12:06inspections in general had a
12:08change to the budget to invest
12:10that for me.
12:12Neighborhoods out all through.
12:15I mean, George of it until
12:17somebody that, you know,
12:18that's so
12:21yeah, we want to see
12:24that to the extent that we're
12:27also from where it was obvious
12:29from my office trying to
12:33what's that, some of you gotta
12:35see this
12:37only when necessary here.
12:39Why spend over 5 or 10 years
12:42short of that so that we can do
12:44it
12:45that request when, you know,
12:48really sure that all the
12:50apartments on your front door,
12:54that's because you chose the
12:55word to me. Want to make sure
12:57that we have a shorter
13:00lifespan. She got up and ensure
13:02targeted and gives us an
13:04opportunity.
13:06It's a comeback to tie it to
13:09you and use some cases repair
13:12or you might just recounts
13:14ensuring that you shouldn't be
13:18the other.
13:20>> A version and Shannon's
13:21neighbor this years without
13:22chains to ensure were asked to
13:26work in the kitchen.
13:34I just wanted to say that the
13:35favorable sponsors winds are on
13:37the list, also projects.
13:39>> So you think, okay, thank
13:41you. And all the men Jackson,
13:43would you like to speak about
13:45this matter?
13:52>> That meant to me. So this is
13:54important. I think it's kind of
13:56expectation was that it is that
13:59was once. So this never comes.
14:03Let's get it. Let's secure a
14:05first.
14:06We'll grant as this is out of
14:09the hole is almost that.
14:12So,
14:13you know, that's the place to
14:14have to pass one building.
14:17Yeah, some places that say
14:19there's still a lot of park
14:21across the street. So various
14:24things that, yes, the most
14:27amazing things change and this
14:29is an operator.
14:31So I want no part Torres and
14:34moved the forecast.
14:36So I think things cannot park
14:38arts and crafts are crossing
14:40the street.
14:43If you know what I do,
14:45I know they know what they're
14:47going to want to come to.
14:51What you're eating sugar here.
14:53This is the
14:55it wasn't sure if it's an
14:56ordinance. It is a full time.
14:59We're not going to want to
15:01trust. They can fly its it
15:03unit.
15:09>> So this commissioners,
15:12you have any other further
15:13questions for all that. And I
15:15do. I have a question I'm
15:17appreciative of this because I
15:18thought the business a time or
15:192 with those because of this
15:20happening, how soon that the
15:23process take place like
15:26how long will it take for this
15:28to be the norm?
15:30>> Look at the lower 80 seconds
15:32through the second is the
15:34city's hurricane.
15:36Well, 60 seconds, the rules.
15:41Yeah, that's definitely going
15:43to lose.
15:46>> So
15:48>> commission for further
15:49questions for Alderman Jackson.
15:52But this seems like, you know,
15:54very sensible, like I said
15:56before,
15:57a change to the to that to the
16:00process from President Perez
16:02and Alderman Jackson and Autumn
16:03in Westmoreland
16:05and looking at a way for
16:08you to have war influence on
16:11both the good players out there
16:13and also ones that have
16:15problems and was it may just
16:17not understand what their
16:20responsibilities are, too.
16:23What? What? What their coaches
16:25I south. I believe that is
16:28yes. So if yours.
16:30>> O cep space is so good ours.
16:32I knew this system will give us
16:35an idea that the
16:38so to come as the things that
16:39are going to get the vaccine
16:41this fast is the wait 5 years
16:44to say it's just we just pass.
16:48This is the car. It also
16:52increased the knot
16:552.
16:57Well, yeah,
16:58look. So we have to wait
17:02getting on board that 8 in the
17:05site is secure.
17:08>> Ok, we're going we can look
17:09forward to some some real
17:12positive changes based on this
17:14legislation. So thank you,
17:16Alderman Jackson.
17:20All right. Thank you.
17:22All right, commissioners,
17:23any anything else? Any other
17:25questions, comments discussion?
17:31If not, I will
17:33entertain a motion
17:35this item.
17:36>> Commissioner claim and
17:37motion to close the public
17:39hearing and to approve item to
17:426, 0, 5, 6, 3,
17:44All right. There's been a
17:45motion. Is there a second?
17:47>> Commissioner Washtenaw
17:48second.
17:50>> It's been a motion a second.
17:51Any further discussion.
17:54If not, I will call the roll
17:56and if you are in favor,
17:57please say Aye
17:59Commissioner Allison Nemec,
18:00I Commissioner Katrina Klein
18:03Commissioner Jesus Gonzalez.
18:04I commissioner to recruiting
18:08Commissioner Willie Smith
18:12Commissioner Ronald Washington.
18:15All right. Motion passes.
18:18Thank you
18:19and best of luck. So thank you
18:21very much.
18:22All right, commissioners,
18:24is there anything else for the
18:25good of the order today?
18:29Thank you. Could if not,
18:31I will entertain a motion to
18:32adjourn. So moved.
18:34Is there a second that all
18:36those in favor please say Aye.
18:38Aye. Aye. Okay.
18:41Getting injured and thank you