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ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, February 24, 2026

Recommends approval: 4417 North 27th Street Sale for Custom Coatings Business, unanimous

1h 53m18,519 words
29 mentionszoningresidentialduplexapprovedcommercialhistoric preservationMilwaukee, WI
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On February 24, 2026, the ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE recommended approval of 4417 North 27th Street Sale for Custom Coatings Business (unanimous).

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.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Milwaukee, WI
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
February 24, 2026
Decisions
10 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, unanimous
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

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

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Key Decisions (10)

Approved

Sprinkler Installation Permit Fee Waiver

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Employee Down Payment Assistance Program Study

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Milwaukee Community Crossroads YouthBuild Lot Sales

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

912 West Burley Street Sale to Z Luxury Living LLC

Vote: unanimous
Approved

4232 North Teutonia Avenue Lot Sale

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

4417 North 27th Street Sale for Custom Coatings Business

Vote: unanimous
Approved

1633-35 West Center Street Sale for Healthy Cafe

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Amended

TIF Amendment for 100 East Wisconsin Conversion

Vote: 4-1 (Alderman Coggs objected)1 conditions attached
Approved

Parking Infrastructure Inspection Ordinance

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Historic Building Demolition Scanning Requirement

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached

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Development Activity (9)

YouthBuild Single Family Homes

Residential

100 East Wisconsin Conversion

Residential

Healthy Food Cafe

Commercial

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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…

3 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.

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Zoning terms (6)

29 recorded timestamps

  • zoning (1 timestamps)
  • residential (4 timestamps)
  • duplex (2 timestamps)
  • approved (10 timestamps)
  • commercial (11 timestamps)
  • historic preservation (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (10)

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