PLAN COMMISSION RECAP - February 18

Action items
Public hearing – request to rezone land south of 1049 West Fond du Lac Street - The Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of a parcel of land behind Cliff's Tire and Battery from R-1 residential to Highway Business. Cliff's has a deal with Doctor Robert House to buy the piece of land, which is in the Rolling Hills subdivision, in order to expand or replace their current facility and increase parking and storage.
Discussion items
Review and discuss master plan streets found on the current official City map - The city wrote its current master street plans in 1990. Since things have changed since then, the Commission wants to review the existing streets to see if they still make sense, and look at other possible streets that may need to be planned. Some areas where more work is needed is north of the city where a new school will be built near Murray Park Elementary, and along Highway 23 East, where the city has annexed more than 140 acres of land along Douglas Street. The Commission agreed to break the map up into quadrants. The first area we will focus on is the Northwest (Highway 23 West, Berlin Road, Canterbury Subdivision, Murray Park area)
Discuss possible creation of special sign district for East Fond du Lac Street - The Commission decided to review the entire sign ordinance and will be looking to appoint a sub-committee to review and modernize the existing ordinances
Project updates
TIF District #6 neighborhood plan - This would cover Highway 23 West. The report should be ready for the public to view in the spring
Covenants for new business park - A subcommittee continues to work on building covenants for the new park, and should have a final report ready in March or April