Milwaukee Zoning Decisions: January 2026

In January 2026, Milwaukee held 5 public meetings covering zoning matters. 9 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 9 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was up 169% compared to December (42 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rezoning at 342 East Bay Street from RT-4 to LB-2

Approved.

File 251260 changing zoning from two-family residential (RT-4) to local business (LB-2) for property at 342 East Bay Street in the 14th Aldermanic District. The property will be combined with adjacent commercial property at 338 East Bay Street for an Italian wine and cocktail bar. Applicant: 338 East Bay Street LLC.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Park Place GPD Amendment for Assembly Hall Use at 11301 West Lake Park Drive

Approved.

File 251261 approving the fourteenth amendment to the Park Place general plan development to add assembly hall and catering service as permitted uses for a vacant 40,000 square foot building in the 9th Aldermanic District. Applicant: Myana Lee. The space will be used primarily for cultural memorials and gatherings for the Hmong community with a commercial kitchen.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Riverwalk Deviation at 350 South Water Street

Approved.

File 251591 approving deviation from Riverwalk SPRAZ performance standards for a five-story office building at 350 South Water Street in the 12th Aldermanic District. Applicant: Pontus LLC. Deviation allows temporary non-public access until adjacent Riverwalk segments are constructed, and partial frontage construction due to railroad bridge obstruction.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Riverwalk and Building Plans at 350 South Water Street

Approved.

File 251592 approving Riverwalk and associated plans for a five-story office building (approximately 30,000 square feet) at 350 South Water Street in the 12th Aldermanic District. Applicant: Pontus LLC. Building includes ground floor parking and four floors of office space with 29 feet of Riverwalk frontage constructed.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Sale of 3743 N 35th St to Connect the DOTS Property Investment LLC

Approved.

City-owned tax deed property (7,000+ sq ft parking lot with breezeway) sold to Kenyatta Hendricks of Connect the DOTS Property Investment LLC for customer parking adjacent to her existing commercial warehouse building used for home staging and design business. Located in 7th Aldermanic District.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Sale of 1246 W Atkinson Ave to Anthony Avery

Approved.

City-owned tax deed property (2,300+ sq ft mixed-use building at corner of 12th and Atkinson) sold to Anthony Avery for small tool rental business with potential future ice cream shop. Property acquired through tax foreclosure in September 2014. Located in 6th Aldermanic District.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

No Kid Hungry Grant for Childhood Hunger Alliance

Approved.

Resolution authorizing Environmental Collaboration Office to receive $25,000 grant from Share Our Strengths No Kid Hungry campaign as part of mayor's alliance to end childhood hunger. Competitive award to eight municipalities targeting four food recovery organizations with grants of $5,000-$7,500 each.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Expanded Notification Requirements for ZND Committee

Approved.

Substitute ordinance increasing notification distance from 200 to 250 feet for zoning map amendments before the Zoning Neighborhoods and Development Committee, and requiring notice to all mailing addresses (not just property owners) within that radius.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Showing the 8 most significant of 9 recorded zoning decisions. See all Milwaukee meetings →

Zoning Changes

• RT-4 (Two-Family Residential) → LB-2 (Local Business) at 342 East Bay Street, 14th Aldermanic District (338 East Bay Street LLC)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 27 instances
• historic preservation: 13 instances
• commercial: 12 instances
• residential: 5 instances
• industrial: 5 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 350% from December.
• Historic preservation is new this month with 13 mentions, not present in December.
• Residential is new this month with 5 mentions, not present in December.
• Industrial is new this month with 5 mentions, not present in December.

Stay on Top of Milwaukee Meetings

This roundup covers the highlights. ZoneWire can email you the moment a new Milwaukee meeting is posted, with the agenda, so you never have to check the calendar yourself.

Get free New Meeting Alerts for Milwaukee. No card required.