City of Milwaukee - File #: 231461

• File #: 231461
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 1/17/2024
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Commercial, IC, to Industrial Mixed, IM, for the properties located at 324 North 15th Street and 1357-1439 West St. Paul Avenue, on the south side of West St. Paul Avenue, west of North 13th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/29/2024	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/23/2024	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/25/2024	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Appearing: Monica Wauck-Smith, DCD Planning Kendall Breunig, applicant Alan T. Rentmeester, Spire Engineering Mr. Leichtling and Ms. Wauck-Smith presented. Staff recommended to place on file as IM zoning was inconsistent with the Menomonee Valley Partners 2.0 Area Plan and the Industrial Land Analysis. Mr. Breunig and Rentmeester further presented. There were no other options other than adding residential to the building in order to restore, rehabilitate, and address existing blight and vandalism at the building, which were significant. The building was not suitable for being solely an industrial-commercial, manufacturing or office use. Public testimony in opposition: Corey Zetts, Menomonee Valley Partners Julie Penman, Penman Consulting Those who were in opposition testified against adding new residential zoning to the area in order to protect public health, especially against hazardous chemical and truck traffic/freight operations occurring in the area. Adding residential may negatively impact and deter existing industrial businesses in the area. There were no infrastructure in place to support residents. Residential zoning went against the industrial land analysis and would become a bad precedent. Conversion to residential would not be the solution to combat blight at the property. Industrial land, which were few, should be preserved as much as possible. The land analysis plans were well developed. There should be alternative use for the building, such as office, instead of residential. The City should perhaps invest in the building to provide financial assistance for a non-residential use. Public testimony in support: Dan Carey, Plum Media John Crone, River Valley Historic Venue Stacy Swadish Christopher Kidd, Christopher Kidd and Associates, LLC Steve Kaniewski, Brass Light Gallery Tom Olejniczak, Hardwood Engineering Consultants Eric Conley, Plum Media Korkut Colakoglu, House of Stone, Inc. Andy Gehl, Third Space Brewing Claude Krawczyk, Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Those who were in support testified that they represented neighboring businesses and manufacturers in the Menomonee Valley, the zoning change would allow the blighted site to be rehabilitated, all other options have been exhausted, the site did not have the necessary footprint or characteristics for IC or industrial/manufacturing use, public safety was not at risk based on current patronage existing in the area and on St. Paul Ave. corridor should residential be allowed there, the applicant had the expertise and track record, the applicant would be making significant investment to rehabilitate the building, the market would determine whether the site would be successful in incorporating residential, housing would benefit in connecting residents to employment and patronizing businesses in the Menomonee Valley, improving the aestheics of the building was worth the risk by allowing residential there, they no longer wanted the building to remain blighted for crime and safety reasons, an exception to the land analysis plans should be given to this site, the building needed to be historically preserved, and bad precedent would not occur, and there was no office or commercial use desired at the site. Ald. Robert Bauman, 4th Ald. Dist., testified in support of the industrial building of this nature to be converted to housing similar to others that had been converted in other areas such as the Third Ward, that resential development would add to the City's tax base, demolition of the building as a solution was unacceptable, land analysis plans needed to be updated and evolved, the St. Paul Ave. corridor was evolving to incorporate residential, there were more concerns with the industrial operations in the Menomonee Valley and not from residential, and that traffic use was light at best in the area. Mr. Breunig said he had extensive portfolio experience rehabilitating/converting other significant buildings within the city, he planned to install about 45 1 to 2-bedroom market rate apartments with rent ranging from $1500 to $2000, have a possible restaurant on the first floor, and the primary tenant market would be mostly for Marquette University staff and students. Member Smith moved approval, seconded by member Washington. (Failed 0-5-1) Excused - Moody; Abstained - Crane	Fail	0:5
3/25/2024	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Members discussed the impacts that could potentially result in having vacant land rezoned to IM and the potential result of allowing new construction of residential uses on rezoned parcels. Members also discussed the potential impacts of the IM limited use standards prohibiting residential zoning within 150 feet of heavy industrial zoning. Member Washington moved that the Commission recommend approval of the rezoning of the parcel at 324 N. 15th St. where the existing building is located but denying the rezoning of vacant land parcel at 1357-1439 W. St. Paul Ave. (Prevailed 3-2-1) No - Sas Perez; Bloomingdale; Excused - Moody; Abstained - Crane	Pass	3:2
1/22/2024	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
1/17/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

231461

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

151423

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Commercial, IC, to Industrial Mixed, IM, for the properties located at 324 North 15th Street and 1357-1439 West St. Paul Avenue, on the south side of West St. Paul Avenue, west of North 13th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.

Analysis

This zoning change was requested by Sunset Investors St. Paul, LLC and will allow other uses on the sites including but not limited to multi-family residential and an animal boarding facility.

Body

Resolved, That the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  That is added to the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances a new section to read as follows:

The zoning map is amended to change the zoning for  324 North 15th Street, Tax Key No. 399-9997-200; and 1357 West St Paul Avenue, Tax Key No. 399-9997-100, from Industrial Commercial (IC) to Industrial Mixed (IM).

Drafter

DCD:Samuel.Leichtling:kdc

04/23/24