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Zoning & Planning Board of Appeals, September 21, 2026

Recommends denial: Commercial driveway and landscaping variances at 1700 block University Avenue, 1-2

2h 6m18,105 words
89 mentionszoningmotion to approvevariancesetbackdensityresidentialduplexapprovedmotion to denycommercialconditional useGreen Bay, WI
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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…

Meeting key facts
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)

Front-yard fence

Denied

503-507 Stevens Street

Denied

Accessory building bulk

Denied

Commercial driveway and landscaping

Denied 1-2

919 Division Street

Recommended

Free 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)

Approved

Side-yard setback variance at 919 Division Street

Vote: unanimousMoved by Steven Sugar
Denied

Front-yard parking variance at 503-507 Stevens Street

Vote: unanimousMoved by Steven Sugar
Denied

Front-yard fence variance at 813-815 14th Avenue

Vote: unanimousMoved by Josh Cook
Denied

Commercial driveway and landscaping variances at 1700 block University Avenue

Vote: 1-2Moved by Josh Cook
Denied

Accessory building bulk variance at 3805 Humboldt Road

Vote: unanimousMoved by Steven Sugar

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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

503- 507 Steven Street variance

District District 10
No vote recorded

813-815 14th Avenue variance

District District 9
No vote recorded

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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