Green Bay Zoning Decisions: March 2026

In March 2026, Green Bay held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 7 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 7 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was up 211% compared to February (80 activity items across 1 meeting).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 1696 Janice Ave.

Approved.

Approved amendment to Go Big Green Bay 2050 Comprehensive Plan changing future land use designation from multifamily residential to low-density residential for 1696 Janice Ave., a 2-acre wooded parcel. Change requested due to floodway and environmental constraints that make multifamily development impractical.

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Planned Unit Development for Brown County Library Expansion

Approved.

Approved PUD for library expansion at 515 S Pine St. and 201 N Monroe Ave. to add ADRC, Wisconsin Job Center, and Grounded Cafe uses. Includes demolition of former Bank Mutual building and construction of 54-stall surface parking lot on northern 190 feet of parcel 11-188. Southern 140 feet to remain landscaped for future development. Vote was with Commissioner Ravinsky voting nay. An amendment to require a development agreement contingency failed.

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Rezoning of 1696 Janice Ave.

Approved.

Approved rezoning from R3 (varied density residential) to R1 (low density residential) for 1696 Janice Ave. to allow development of seven single-family homes by Landmark Real Estate and Development Inc. Property contains floodway with 30-foot buffer setback requirements.

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Variance for Georgia Pacific parking lot at 1919 S Broadway

Approved.

Approved six variances for Brander Engineering on behalf of Georgia Pacific Corporation to reconstruct a 336-stall parking lot without meeting code requirements for: (1) 18-foot driveway throat length, (2) landscaping and screening requirements, (3) 10% interior lot landscaping, (4) landscape islands every 15 consecutive spaces, (5) 20-foot perimeter landscaping buffer from Broadway, and (6) 6-inch curbing adjacent to pedestrian ways. The 197-acre industrial site operates 24/7 with 1,476 peak employees needing parking but only approximately 1,100 total spaces available site-wide.

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Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 801 & 821 Limekiln Road

Approved.

Amendment to Go Big Green Bay 2050 comprehensive plan changing property designation from Neighborhood Commercial to Regional Commercial (CPA 26-01). Approved vote.

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Downtown BID Year-End Financial Report 2025

Approved.

Approved Downtown Business Improvement District's 2025 year-end financial report. BID received approximately $265,000 from property owners and utilized funds for 50+ special events, beautification initiatives, marketing, and business development. Executive Director Jeff Marcus reported 475 residential units currently under construction in downtown district.

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Conditional Use Permit Amendment - Facility Expansion

Approved.

Planning Commission item 1 approved with amendment striking recommendation number four (no building addition shall extend past the front building facade) to allow window addition matching other side of building.

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Zoning Changes

• R3 (varied density residential) → R1 (low density residential), approximately 2 acres at 1696 Janice Ave. (Brad Reimer of Urbacore on behalf of Landmark Real Estate and Development Inc.)
• PI (public institutional) and D1 (downtown one) → PUD with D1 underlying zoning, Two parcels acres at 515 S Pine St. and 201 N Monroe Ave. (Dan Teeters of Brown County)
• Neighborhood Commercial → Regional Commercial at 801 and 821 Limekiln Road (Not specified)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 32 instances
• residential: 26 instances
• density: 22 instances
• PUD: 14 instances
• land use: 13 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 256% from February.
• Residential is new this month with 26 mentions, not present in February.
• Density is new this month with 22 mentions, not present in February.
• PUD is new this month with 14 mentions, not present in February.
• Land use is new this month with 13 mentions, not present in February.

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