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 […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 01/08/2025 – Will Receive Information On Comprehensive Plan/Sub-Area Planning Update

The City Plan Commission is meeting 01/08/2025 at 3:30PM. They have no action items on their agenda, but they will be receiving one information item which is an check-in on the City Comprehensive Plan/Sub-Area Planning Update. The entire process is expected to be completed in […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 11/13/2024 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discuss Land Acquisition In Industrial Park

The City Plan Commission is meeting 11/13/2024 at 3:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the land acquisition of certain real estate located with the city’s industrial park. The agenda packet provides no further details on that proposed land acquisition, and the […]

City Plan Commission Votes Unanimously To Approve Municipal Code Amendments That Will Conform Code To State Statute, Streamline Processes, Allow Driveway-Related Variance Requests To Be Heard By Board Of Zoning Appeals, And Prevent Single-Family Homes From Being Built On Land Zoned For Agricultural Use

The City Plan Commission met 10/09/2024. They had three action items and three associated public hearings on the agenda. The three action items were proposed text amendments to the Municipal Code. These items were discussed as information items at the 09/25/2024 commission meeting. For the […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Municipal Code Amendments That Will Conform Code To State Statute, Streamline Processes, Allow Driveway-Related Variance Requests To Be Heard By Board Of Zoning Appeals, And Prevent Single-Family Homes From Being Built On Land Zoned For Agricultural Use

The City Plan Commission is meeting 10/09/2024 at 3:30PM. They have three public hearings on their agenda as well as three associated actions items. All three of those items are proposed changes to the Municipal Code that were brought before the commission as information items […]

City Plan Commission Reviews Proposed Code Amendments – Would Conform Code To State Statute, Streamline Processes, Allow Driveway Related Variance Requests To Be Heard By Board Of Zoning Appeals, Prevent Single-Family Homes From Being Built On Land Zoned For Agricultural Use

The City Plan Commission met 09/25/2024. As information items, they reviewed proposed changes and updates to the Municipal Code related to driveways, driveway extensions, parking pads, streets, sidewalks, and alcohol-related license, permits, and business regulations. For the most part, the changes would rearrange where in […]