Common Council, May 5, 2026
Approved: PUD amendment for northwest and southeast parcels (Planning Commission item 1), passed
What happened
On May 5, 2026, Green Bay approved PUD amendment for northwest and southeast parcels (Planning Commission item 1).
The Green Bay Common Council approved (11-1) an amended PUD for the Brown County Library 'Third on the Square' project (zoning ordinance 03-26), replacing 'Job Center' references with 'public or semi-public users' after county concerns; a competing amendment to generalize 'Ground…
- Jurisdiction
- Green Bay, WI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings828 Cherry Street
ApprovedPUD for Brown County Library 'Third
Approved 11-1Free sample: decision 1 of 14
Comprehensive Plan Amendment public hearing at 1696 Janus Avenue
Public hearing on amendment to the Go Big Green Bay 2050 Comprehensive Plan for property at 1696 Janus Avenue, changing designation from multifamily residential to low density residential. No one spoke; no vote taken at hearing. CPA 26-02.
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Key Decisions (14)
Comprehensive Plan Amendment public hearing at 1696 Janus Avenue
PUD for Brown County Library 'Third on the Square' project
Amendment replacing 'Job Center' language in PUD
Failed amendment to generalize 'Grounded Cafe' to 'cafe'
Improvement and Services Committee item 7 - barn contract bid
PUD amendment for northwest and southeast parcels (Planning Commission item 1)
Conditional use permit for rooming house at 828 Cherry Street
Failed motion to refer personnel process item back to staff
Personnel committee open-positions reporting process change
Resolution supporting Neville Public Museum
Fire truck antitrust litigation involvement
Resolutions 1 through 13 including creation of Ward 48
Resolution item 14 laid on table
First reading ordinances items 1 and 2 advanced
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Development Activity (3)
Third on the Square (Brown County Library, ADRC, Grounded Cafe, Job Center)
Mixed-Use
Rooming house / sober living home at 828 Cherry Street
Residential
PUD amendment for northwest and southeast parcels
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Council approved a 20-resident men's sober-living rooming house at 828…
Sentiment
Council resists surface parking lots downtown, preferring tight conditional parking…
Commercial Demand
Multiple downtown cultural stakeholders (Tarleton Theater, Green Bay Film Society)…
Infrastructure
A land swap with Bellevue created new Ward 48 covering…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 6 Public, 1 Mayor, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 2 Councilmember, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: David Nelson, Applicant.
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Zoning terms (14)
85 recorded timestamps
- comprehensive plan (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (23 timestamps)
- approved (21 timestamps)
- PUD (17 timestamps)
- public hearing (2 timestamps)
- residential (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (13)
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