West Birch Avenue vacation
Case 251259
Approved 6-0 (unanimous)ZoneWire called it
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CITY PLAN COMMISSION, January 26, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 342 East Bay Street from RT-4 to LB-2, 6-0 (unanimous)
1h 51m17,070 words
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What happened
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission approved several zoning and development items including expanding public hearing notification requirements from 200 to 250 feet, a right-of-way vacation at West Birch Avenue for HACM park development, a rezoning from RT-4 to LB-2 at 342 East Bay…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0 (unanimous)
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearings342 East Bay Street
Approved342 East Bay Street, 14th Aldermanic District · 338 East Bay Street LLC
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Expanded Notification Requirements for ZND Committee
Substitute ordinance increasing notification distance from 200 to 250 feet for zoning map amendments before the Zoning Neighborhoods and Development Committee, and requiring notice to all mailing addresses (not just property owners) within that radius.
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Meeting Summary
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission approved several zoning and development items including expanding public hearing notification requirements from 200 to 250 feet, a right-of-way vacation at West Birch Avenue for HACM park development, a rezoning from RT-4 to LB-2 at 342 East Bay…
Key Decisions (8)
Approved
Expanded Notification Requirements for ZND Committee
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)
Approved
Expanded Notification Requirements for CPC Public Hearings
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)
Approved
Right-of-Way Vacation at West Birch Avenue
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)Conditions attached
Approved
Exterior Modifications at 1010 West Layton Avenue (Baraka Roastery)
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)
Approved
Rezoning at 342 East Bay Street from RT-4 to LB-2
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)
Approved
Park Place GPD Amendment for Assembly Hall Use at 11301 West Lake Park Drive
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)
Approved
Riverwalk Deviation at 350 South Water Street
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)Conditions attached
Approved
Riverwalk and Building Plans at 350 South Water Street
Vote: 6-0 (unanimous)Conditions attached
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (5)
Westlawn West Park
Infrastructure
Baraka Roastery Coffee Shop
Commercial
Italian Wine and Cocktail Bar
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Middle Eastern coffee shop franchise (Hamawi/Baraka Roastery) expanding from Illinois…
Commercial Demand
Hmong community seeking large-scale event space (40,000 SF, 1,200 capacity)…
Infrastructure
City continuing to implement Riverwalk system through public-private partnerships, with…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 4 of 4 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
350 South Water Street site plan
Case 251591
Approved 6-0 (unanimous)ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-0 (unanimous)1 condition of approval
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350 South Water Street site plan
Case 251592
Approved 6-0 (unanimous)ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-0 (unanimous)1 condition of approval
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342 East Bay Street rezone
Case 251260
Approved 6-0 (unanimous)Not forecast
freeApproved 6-0 (unanimous)
Park Place site plan
Case 251261
Approved 6-0 (unanimous)ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-0 (unanimous)
A substitute ordinance relating to notification requirements for city plan commission… rezone
Case 251071
No vote recorded
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