Green Bay Zoning Decisions: May 2026

In May 2026, Green Bay held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. Of 7 zoning decisions with a clear outcome this month, 7 were approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 51% compared to April (305 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Conditional Use Permit for Safe Haven Hope Center at 315 S Jefferson St.

Approved.

Approved conditional use permit for a 20-bed homeless shelter operated by Safe Haven Hope Center at 315 S Jefferson St., serving adults with mental illness or substance use disorders who cannot succeed in traditional shelters. The facility will operate with harm reduction principles and 24-hour staffing.

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Corner Front Yard Setback Variance at 1437 Baumgart Rd.

Approved.

Variance granted to Jim Wolfe (Vierbacher applicant) and Dan Peters of Robert Peters Construction, Inc. to allow a corner front setback of 39.5 feet from the West Point right-of-way instead of aligning with the neighboring property's 86-foot setback. The variance allows for a 46.5-foot difference from code requirements. The single-family home will be 35.5 feet wide with an attached two-stall garage, positioned 5 feet from the side yard setback and 26 feet from Baumgart Road frontage.

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Conditional Use Permit for Rooming House at 828 Cherry St.

Approved.

Approved CUP to allow a sober living rooming house for up to 20 men at 828 Cherry St. Applicant David Nelson and executive director Lamont Jensen confirmed 24-hour on-site management, house manager living on premises, and privacy fencing for adjacent property. Facility will be WASH certified.

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PUD Ordinance Amendment for Development Areas

Approved.

Amended proposed ordinance by striking section 2.D.2.D in its entirety and amending section 2.D.2.A by revising 'development areas A, B, and C' to read 'development areas A, B, C, and F' to allow housing construction by modifying setback requirements.

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PUD Amendment for Brown County Library (Third on the Square)

Approved.

Approved zoning ordinance 03-26 for the Brown County Library, ADRC, Grounded Cafe, and Job Center consolidation project. Amendment replaced 'Job Center' language with 'public or semi-public users' in 8 locations throughout the PUD to address concerns about state-controlled Job Center lease termination affecting parking rights. Vote was.

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PUD Amendment for Northwest/Southeast Parcels

Approved.

Approved Planning Commission item 1 regarding PUD amendments for two different developers seeking changes to street patterns and housing type distribution in northwest and southeast parcels. Changes reflect code updates from Chapter 13 to Chapter 44 and density table modifications from October-December council actions on affordability and setback standards.

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Fire Truck Antitrust Litigation Involvement

Approved.

Approved city involvement in fire truck antitrust litigation against fire truck manufacturers pending in Eastern District of Wisconsin Green Bay Division.

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Zoning Changes

• Not specified → Conditional Use Permit approved at 315 S Jefferson St., Green Bay (Safe Haven Hope Center)
• Multifamily Residential → Low Density Residential at 1696 Janus Ave. (Not specified (CPA 26-02))
• Existing PUD → Amended PUD at Brown County Central Library site (parcel 11263) and bank mutual site (Brown County)

Top Keywords This Month

• PUD: 21 instances
• setback: 13 instances
• conditional use: 7 instances
• density: 7 instances
• variance: 5 instances

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