ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, July 28, 2026
Votes on Data center temporary pause/moratorium held
What happened
The Milwaukee Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved seven TID-related housing and development items and a corrective rezoning at 1993 South Muskego Avenue (file 260183) to LB2, all by voice vote with no objections.
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- July 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCorrective
RecommendedImani Homeownership Initiative
Recommended1101-1113 West Historic Mitchell Street
RecommendedMidtown Commons project plan and
Recommended 15-0Free sample: decision 1 of 16
Rental Property Inspection Program items held
Item one (260362) substitute resolution designating an area in the 15th Aldermanic District as a rental property inspection program district, and item two (260363) substitute ordinance establishing a rental property inspection program. Both held at the call of the chair.
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 Milwaukee Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved seven TID-related housing and development items and a corrective rezoning at 1993 South Muskego Avenue (file 260183) to LB2, all by voice vote with no objections.
Key Decisions (16)
Rental Property Inspection Program items held
Briefing on 21st Century Road to Housing Act
Corrective rezoning at 1993 South Muskego Avenue to LB2
Bader Philanthropies DPD amendment at 3300 North Martin Luther King Drive
TID 75 Reed Street Yards Amendment No. 4
TID 135 workforce housing at 1101-1113 West Historic Mitchell Street
TID 121 Bronzeville Arts and Tech Hub Amendment No. 1
TID 136 Imani Homeownership Initiative
TID 132 Midtown Commons
Lease of former Walmart at 5825 West Hope Avenue for municipal use
Data center temporary pause/moratorium held
Amended ground lease with UW-Milwaukee at 2185 North Prospect Avenue
Sale back of tax deed property at 920 South 33rd Street
Sale back of tax deed property at 2976 North 21st Street
Sale back of tax deed property at 3269-83 North 11th Street
Sale back of tax deed property at 2859 North 22nd Street
Development Activity (6)
Bader Philanthropies DPD expansion
Other
Historic Mitchell Street workforce housing (old Grand Apartment store)
Residential
Bronzeville Arts and Tech Hub (Phase 2 commercial)
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Milwaukee is aggressively deploying TIF-backed affordable and workforce housing (Imani…
Sentiment
Officials expressed frustration that federal 21st Century Road to Housing…
Commercial Demand
Data center interest is a rising concern; the city lacks…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 7 staff members, an attorney, and 4 applicants.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
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