At its Oct. 7 meeting the Plan Commission of the City of West Bend approved multiple zoning and site items and heard a quarterly update on downtown activities.

Votes at a glance
- 508 North Main Street (PSE Investments LLC / Parrish Survey & Engineering): The commission approved a rezoning from B‑1 Community Business District to B‑2 Central Business District to accommodate owner Kevin Parrish’s plan to convert the building for office use and indoor storage of survey vehicles. The public hearing was opened and closed with no substantive opposition; the commission voted to approve the rezoning.

- 840 & 860 West Paradise Drive (coordinated commercial development/site plan): The commission approved an amendment to the planned unit development overlay and a related site plan for a building addition, façade work and modified parking/loading configuration. Commission discussion noted conditions including required screening around the trash compactor and minor technical corrections. During the discussion a commissioner announced the tenant for the renovated space as Burlington; staff confirmed the project meets parking requirements.

- Sculpture relocation: The commission approved a site plan to relocate an existing sculpture from the foot of the pedestrian bridge near Veterans Avenue to the tip of Sixth Street and Main Street in Old Settlers Park. Staff noted the new site is outside the flood plain and visible traffic areas; the applicant will present the plan to the Parks Commission later in the month.

- Certified survey map (1518 Bluebell Drive): The commission approved a one‑lot certified survey map that combines two parcels owned by John and Deborah Buschlik, moving improvements onto a single compliant lot. Approval included minor technical corrections for bearings and distances.

- Campus Drive street vacation: The commission recommended proceeding with vacating Campus Drive, a city‑owned street that has been maintained privately; the recommendation will proceed with the city's formal process for vacating rights‑of‑way and recording maintenance responsibilities with the future property owner.

- 2020 Comprehensive Plan amendment #42 / zoning schedule: The commission voted to direct staff to schedule public hearings on a proposed change in recommended land use from single‑family to two‑family residential for roughly 0.69 acres near Highmount Road and Stratford Road, and the corresponding zoning consideration. Staff briefed the commission on infrastructure challenges and cost drivers that motivated the request and said a new site plan would be required if the zoning proceeds.

Staff also provided a quarterly downtown master plan update, noting positive feedback on recent plantings and public art installations, upcoming holiday displays downtown, and the announced Midwest Museum of Firefighting redevelopment at the existing fire station site.

What this means: Most approvals were for plan or zoning actions and site plans; several require technical corrections, screening details, state/local environmental or right‑of‑way steps, or additional hearings. The Burlington tenant announcement for the Paradise Drive property reflects a leasing decision tied to an approved site plan; parking and loading changes will be finalized with technical corrections and required screening.