Waukesha City Council set to vote on citywide zoning rewrite; recent meetings yield no published decisions
The most consequential item facing Waukesha residents is a July 7 City Council vote on a comprehensive rewrite of the city's zoning and sign ordinances. No decisions from the past two weeks of public meetings are available yet — every recent meeting is listed as agenda-only with minutes not yet published, so it is not possible to report what was decided, proposed, or discussed beyond the published agendas.
Recent meetings (agendas only, no minutes published)
Ordinance & License Committee (June 22): Scheduled to review bartender and business license applications and a proposal to amend Municipal Code 9.115 to allow businesses to extend their licensed areas into Municipal Lot 13.
City Council (June 23): Held a workshop with no specific agenda items listed. The meeting appears procedural only.
Plan Commission (June 24): Scheduled to review a citywide zoning code update covering Chapters 22 and 27, which would replace the current zoning and sign ordinances. Other items on the agenda included rezoning and a site plan for Family Promise at 600 Maple Avenue, manufacturing expansion plans for INNIO at 1101 W St. Paul Avenue, conditional use permits for Bite Me Cigars at 202 Westminster Drive and Fast Pitch Factory at 2211 S. West Avenue, and an impact fee waiver request for Habitat for Humanity residential projects.
Administrative Review Appeals Board (June 24): Scheduled a public hearing on an appeal filed by The Boucher Group regarding the official address assignment for 1610 Manhattan Drive (ID#26-03964), followed by closed-session deliberation and potential open-session action.
Joint Review Board (June 26): Scheduled to review the city's 2025 Annual Tax Incremental District Report and approve previous meeting minutes.
Finance Committee (June 30): Scheduled to review a proposed budget amendment increasing capital expenses for the City Hall Security Improvements Project, plus approval of previous minutes.
Landmarks Commission (July 1): Scheduled to review Certificate of Appropriateness applications for a storm door replacement at 300 Windsor Dr. (Caples Park Historic District) and foundation tuckpointing at 311 McCall St. (McCall Street Historic District), along with Paint and Repair Grant applications for both properties. The commission also planned to hear a Waukesha Water Utility presentation regarding 445 W. Newhall Ave. and discuss a Certified Local Government Subgrant application.
Coming up
Building and Grounds (July 6): Will review multiple traffic and parking requests, including a traffic study at Rivers Crossing Drive and Tanglewood Drive, pedestrian and speed measures on Michigan Avenue between Mackenzie Drive and Greenmeadow Drive, a no-parking zone on the north side of Dopp Street from South Moreland Boulevard, warning signs at Spring City Drive and Chapman Drive, removal of a 1-hour parking restriction on West Newhall Avenue, a "No Trucks 3 Tons and Over" restriction for southbound River Valley Road, an engine braking ban from I-94 Southbound to US Highway 18/State Highway 59, no-parking zones on Gascoigne Drive off Pewaukee Road, and "Children with Disabilities Area" caution signs on Meadow Lane.
City Council (July 7): Will vote on the zoning code update replacing Chapter 22 (Zoning) and Chapter 27 (Signs). The council will also discuss a settlement in the SBV Fox River LLC v. City of Waukesha lawsuit, review a budget amendment for the City Hall Security Improvements Project, a change order for the 2027 bus purchase from Gillig, LLC, a contract change order for Frame Park Formal Gardens Pathway improvements, a developer's agreement and storm water agreement for VH Winterberry Reserve, LLC, and an impact fee waiver request for Habitat for Humanity residential projects.
Board of Public Works (July 9): Will review bids for utility and street improvements on Luke Avenue, Born Place, and Walton Avenue; a rebid for the Greenway Terrace Playground resilient surface; and a rebid for Grede Park irrigation installation. Also on the agenda are developer's agreements for Skyline Waukesha, LLC (Skyline subdivision Phase Two) and Smart Realty (Country Crest Lane development), a contract change order for Advance Construction, Inc. on the South Side Pump Station Consolidation, and one-time sewer credit requests from several residents.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — Zoning Code Overhaul Heads to Council; Downtown Lot Use, Traffic Changes on Agendas
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