By Jason Arndt
Editor
The Common Council on Tuesday endorsed a zoning map amendment for a former veterinary clinic property on McHenry Street.
The Plan Commission, which reviewed the amendment at an Oct. 8 meeting, recommended approval of the matter to the council.
City officials said the commercial property at 688 McHenry St., which will become a nutritional service and retail establishment, has been in the M-2 General Manufacturing zoning district for several years until the Council approved the transformation to B-1 Neighborhood Business.
City Planner Andy Cross, of the Lakota Group, said the property has always been in B-1 Neighborhood Business zoning district despite the previous designation.
“Records from 1993 identify a land use conflict related to a veterinary clinic on the site, as that use was not allowed in the M-2,” Cross wrote in a memorandum. “Instead of rezoning the property at that time, veterinary clinics were added to the list of allowable uses in the M-2, General Manufacturing zoning district.”
The veterinary clinic recently ceased operations after serving the community for decades.
Carrie and Jon Bratz, of Kansasville, applied for the rezone map amendment with plans to operate the retail and service establishment. However, under the previous designation, the operations would not have been allowed.
“This is not allowed in the M-2 zoning district but is entirely consistent with the surrounding B-1 Neighborhood Business district,” Cross wrote. “For this reason, it is appropriate to consider rezoning the property out of M-2 and into the B-1 retail and service-oriented land uses, which provides more flexibility.”
The property is surrounded by similar business operations, including a gas station/car wash facility and an indoor children’s party venue.
Credit reduction approved
The Common Council also approved a reduction in the letter of credit for Ardagh Glass.
Ardagh Glass, which completed its stormwater management solution, was one of several businesses along the McHenry Street corridor that experienced flooding concerns following persistent rainfall.
Other businesses included County Materials Corporations, County Prestress, LLC, and Lavelle Industries, all of which had recently closed out their letters of credit issued to the city as part of a Stormwater Master Agreement endorsed by the Common Council in May 2022.
The letters of credit, which had been disbursed to the city, looked to ensure all establishments completed their individual stormwater management solution following a stormwater analysis commissioned by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Greg Governatori, of engineering consultant Kapur and Associates, recommended approval of the credit reduction following an inspection earlier this year.
“During the final inspection completed in April, it was noted that the basin required some general maintenance and restoration,” he wrote. “Ardagh has since completed items as outlined in the inspection report.”
Other business
The Common Council approved the following resolutions on Tuesday:
• Authorized the sale of a utility pickup truck through Wisconsin Surplus Online Auction.
• Approved contract change order No. 2 with Asphalt Contractors, for an increase of $3,665.44.
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