Zoning & Planning Board of Appeals, September 21, 2026
Recommends denial: Commercial driveway and landscaping variances at 1700 block University Avenue, 1-2
What happened
On September 21, 2026, the Zoning & Planning Board of Appeals recommended denial of Commercial driveway and landscaping variances at 1700 block University Avenue (1-2).
The Green Bay Zoning & Planning Board of Appeals decided four variance appeals on 2026-09-21. It granted appeal 26-20 (Raquel Alvarez, side-yard setback for a porch at 919 Division Street) and denied the other three: appeal 26-21 (Joseph Gerrits, front-yard parking at 503-507 Ste…
- Jurisdiction
- Green Bay, WI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends denial, 1-2
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsFront-yard fence
Denied503-507 Stevens Street
DeniedAccessory building bulk
DeniedCommercial driveway and landscaping
Denied 1-2919 Division Street
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 5
Side-yard setback variance at 919 Division Street
Variance request from Raquel Alvarez, applicant and property owner, to deviate from the minimum five-foot side yard setback for a principal residence in an R-1 low density residential district. Applicant seeks a two-foot side yard setback for a 10-by-14-foot attached porch that replaced a prior legal non-conforming porch. Board granted the variance.
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Key Decisions (5)
Side-yard setback variance at 919 Division Street
Front-yard parking variance at 503-507 Stevens Street
Front-yard fence variance at 813-815 14th Avenue
Commercial driveway and landscaping variances at 1700 block University Avenue
Accessory building bulk variance at 3805 Humboldt Road
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Development Activity (1)
Hurley's Beverage retail store at University Avenue and North Henry Street
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A liquor retailer sought to build a new storefront on…
Housing Demand
Board noted numerous vacant lots and empty buildings on University…
Infrastructure
Narrow 12-foot alleys serving University Avenue businesses and adjacent residences…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteUniversity Avenue variance
3805 Humboldt Road variance
503- 507 Steven Street variance
813-815 14th Avenue variance
Who spoke
12 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Witness, 6 Applicant, 1 Chair, 2 Board Member, 1 Public, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 6 Applicant, 1 Chair, 2 Board Member, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Joshua Dvorak, Applicant.
9 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 2 Board Member, 5 Applicant, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (11)
89 recorded timestamps
- zoning (9 timestamps)
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- variance (26 timestamps)
- setback (18 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
- residential (20 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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