Plan Commission clears multiple projects: Rainbow Lake subdivision, Majak move, site plans; some approvals pending traffic studies

The West Bend Plan Commission at its Sept. 2 meeting advanced several development projects across the city, approving land-use plans, survey maps and site plans while flagging traffic studies for a few projects. Items approved included: extraterritorial survey maps for Trenton and Barton townships; a conditional-use permit transfer and updated permit for Majak to operate at a new address; land-use and zoning approvals for the Rainbow Lake subdivision on the city's north end (one- and two-family units); and site-plan approvals for the Stratford/Highmount development previously acted on by the council. Commissioners also reviewed site changes at a former bank/auto site for a proposed car wash on Silverbrook and Highway 45; the commission approved the site plan changes pending completion of a traffic analysis. Similarly, a proposed Culver's on South Main (acquiring two properties into one parcel) was reviewed and the site plan approved subject to a traffic study being completed. The commission approved public-art site plans for sculptures at Riverside Park and Veterans Avenue and set a public hearing for a proposed multifamily project at Paradise and River Road. Why it matters: approvals and conditional approvals clear the way for new housing, commercial activity and public-art installations; traffic analyses are required where vehicle circulation could affect safety or neighborhood traffic flow. Next steps: developers must complete required traffic analyses where indicated and secure final permits and inspections before construction can begin; the commission will continue to review pending items at subsequent meetings.