City Plan Commission Approves Rezoning Of Dorn Annexation To Allow Single-Family House Construction, Approves Annexation Of 72 Acres Into City Along French Road

The City Plan Commission met 05/14/2025. They took up two main action items. One was a request to rezone the Dorn Annexation that was recently brought into the city from the Town of Grand Chute from an AG Agricultural District to an R-1B Single-family District. […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Vote On Rezoning Of 96 Acres Recently Annexed Into City, Annexation Of 72 Acres Along French Road Into City

The City Plan Commission is meeting 05/14/2025 at 3:30PM. They will be voting on a request to rezone the Dorn Annexation from AG Agricultural District to R-1B Single-family District. This will facilitate the construction of single-family houses on the land. They will also be voting […]

City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Landscape Business, Rezoning Request, Annexation Of 95 Acres Into Appleton, And Design Of Lundgaard Park Pavilion

The City Plan Commission met 04/09/2025. They have four action items on their agenda including a special use permit for a landscape business, a rezoning, an annexation of 95 acres of Grand Chute farmland into the City of Appleton, and approval of the Lundgaard Park […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 04/09/2025 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit, Rezoning, Annexation, and Lundgaard Park Pavilion

The City Plan Commission is meeting 04/09/2025 at 3:30PM. They have four action items on the agenda, two of which have associated public hearings. The first action item with a public hearing is a request to approve a special use permit for a landscape business […]

City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Stand-alone Parking Lot Next To Chase Bank Redevelopment Project – Mayor Woodford Expresses Desire That Site Can Be Further Developed In The Future

The City Plan Commission met 03/26/2025. The one action item they voted on was a request from the redeveloper of the Chase Bank redevelopment project for a special use permit to allow for a stand-alone off-street parking lot located at the southwest corner of Appleton […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 03/26/2025 – Will Vote On Selfie Sculpture Withdrawal Request, Special Use Permit For Parking Lot Behind Chase Bank Development

The City Plan Commission is meeting 03/26/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One of the items is the proposed selfie-sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc had been seeking permission to install in Houdini Plaza. The aluminum sculpture featured locator pins with […]

City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Auto Sales Display At Wisconsin Avenue Business – Approval Contingent On Landscaping Improvements

The city Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the selfie sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc is requesting permission to place in Houdini Plaza, but they also took up a request from Captain’s Auto Service on the corner […]

City Plan Commission Unanimously Approves Placement Of Selfie Sculpture In Houdini Plaza – Discussion Emphasizes That Piece Is Not Intended To Be “Fine Art”

The City Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc (ADI) to install a selfie-sculpture or selfie-station in Houdini Plaza. Jennifer Stephany, ADI’s executive director, stressed that the sculpture was not intended to be […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 03/12/2025 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit For Used Car Sales Business On Wisconsin, Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture

The City Plan Commission is meeting 03/12/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on their agenda.  The first is a special use permit for a used car business on the corner is Wisconsin Avenue and Oneida Street. This item also has a public hearing […]

City Plan Commission Receives Update On Update To City’s Comprehensive Plan

It’s a quiet week this week with only a couple committee meetings, so I would like to go back to earlier this month to the 01/08/2025 City Plan Committee meeting. During that meeting the commission received an update on the current efforts to update the […]