ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, February 24, 2026
Approves 4417 North 27th Street Sale for Custom Coatings Business, unanimous
What happened
The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved seven property sales for development projects including a YouthBuild housing program (7 lots for single-family homes), commercial conversions, and small business expansions.
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Sprinkler Installation Permit Fee Waiver
Ordinance waiving city permit fees for voluntary sprinkler installation in apartment buildings currently exempt from sprinkler requirements. Permit fees typically represent about 1% of total installation cost ($2,200 on a $230,000 installation). Fiscal note estimates $35,000 annual impact based on approximately 6 projects.
- Applies only to buildings voluntarily retrofitting sprinklers that are not legally required to have them
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved seven property sales for development projects including a YouthBuild housing program (7 lots for single-family homes), commercial conversions, and small business expansions.
Key Decisions (10)
Sprinkler Installation Permit Fee Waiver
Employee Down Payment Assistance Program Study
Milwaukee Community Crossroads YouthBuild Lot Sales
912 West Burley Street Sale to Z Luxury Living LLC
4232 North Teutonia Avenue Lot Sale
4417 North 27th Street Sale for Custom Coatings Business
1633-35 West Center Street Sale for Healthy Cafe
TIF Amendment for 100 East Wisconsin Conversion
Parking Infrastructure Inspection Ordinance
Historic Building Demolition Scanning Requirement
Development Activity (9)
YouthBuild Single Family Homes
Residential
100 East Wisconsin Conversion
Residential
Healthy Food Cafe
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Commercial-to-residential conversions facing 15-25% cost increases when using union contractors…
Commercial Demand
100 East Wisconsin building's assessed value dropped from over $100M…
Infrastructure
Parking structure failures prompting new inspection requirements; recent incident at…
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