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Altoona Plan Commission Meeting – February 10, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, February 10, 2026
BodyAltoona, Wisconsin
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, February 10, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:00

Which

Speaker 1

0:00

means that we just means that the treaty fairly right is that

Unassigned speaker

0:05

your

Speaker 1

0:06

reason was pulled

Unassigned speaker

0:09

they

Speaker 2

0:09

didn't have enough instructors.

Unassigned speaker

0:11

So they're looking for the loots and by granite.

Speaker 3

0:16

I think we're all set for Zoom and regular.

Speaker 4

0:18

All right, let's go ahead and call the Plan Commission meeting Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 to order.

0:25

We have roll calls.

Speaker 3

0:29

Mayor Brendan Pratt.

0:31

Member Ryan Looney.

0:33

Member Nicholas Hog.

0:35

Member Dean Roth.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Member Beer and Matthew Beeron.

Speaker 5

0:38

Here.

Speaker 3

0:39

Member Bill Hepner.

0:40

And then via Zoom, we have Member Sue Rowe.

0:44

And we also have uh Taylor Greenwell Planning Director and Cindy Bowers, City Clerk.

0:49

We have a forum.

Speaker 4

0:54

Anybody like to reply?

0:56

Otherwise.

0:57

Motion.

Unassigned speaker

0:58

Have

Speaker 4

0:58

a move to close.

0:59

Roth will second.

Unassigned speaker

1:00

We

Speaker 4

1:00

have a motion and a second.

1:02

All in favor say aye.

1:03

Aye.

1:05

Opposed.

1:06

Motion curious.

1:07

Discuss consider approval of the minutes of the January 13th, 2026 regular plan commission meeting.

Speaker 6

1:14

Bureau move for approval of the minutes.

1:16

Have no second.

Unassigned speaker

1:18

I

Speaker 4

1:18

have a motion and a second.

1:19

All in favor say aye.

1:22

I opposed.

1:23

Motion carries.

1:25

All right, moving on to the new business.

1:27

Number one, discussion.

1:28

Consider recommendation to council amending Title 19 zoning of the Altuna Municipal Code.

1:34

Public hearing at the February 26th, 2026 council meeting.

Speaker 7

1:39

Yeah, thank you, Your Honor.

1:41

So this has been a long process.

1:44

We I think about two and a half about two and a half years ago.

1:47

Um overhaul.

2:01

We'd like to have sort of a discussion type to this, where we can ask questions, um feedback.

2:07

That's really what this is for is uh as you basically provide your recommendation to city council on the ordinance.

2:13

Uh we want to be in answering questions you might have and have a nice discussion around this.

2:19

So uh that'll be carried a bit, I guess.

Speaker 8

2:25

Good evening, and thank you for having me.

2:28

Um we are going to be talking about the full development code.

2:32

So um just a few things kind of to orient you to the process.

2:36

Um tonight we're just gonna be going over the main major changes from the overview of the code itself.

2:43

Um this is based on impact uh input that we received from the CPAC, as well as all of you and as we got from uh city staff working very closely with them.

2:53

We also received some information from the public that was included over over the course of this project.

3:00

So this is really intended to receive that kind of final policy decision, some direction um on a few items, and then really what we're seeking is uh moving forward for council consideration.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning Ordinances█████████████████████████████████████████████59%
Real Estate Development████████10%
Transportation Safety███████9%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████8%
Procedural██3%
Environmental Protection██3%
Affordable Housing██2%
Parks and Recreation██2%
Public Safety█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Altoona Plan Commission Meeting – February 10, 2026

The Altoona Plan Commission met to discuss and consider a recommendation to the City Council on amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Altoona Municipal Code. The meeting focused on a comprehensive overhaul of the zoning code, with extensive discussion on parking requirements, building design standards, landscaping, and other provisions. A motion to recommend approval with specific modifications was passed.

Discussion Items

  • Zoning Code Overhaul Presentation: The Planning Director and a consultant presented a comprehensive update to the zoning code, developed over 2.5 years with input from the Zoning Policy Advisory Committee, city staff, and the public. Key changes include new zoning districts (e.g., Downtown Mixed Use, Flex Industrial), reduced lot sizes, updated use tables, and enhanced landscaping and design standards.
  • Parking Ratio Debate: A central point of contention was the minimum off-street parking requirement for residential dwellings. The draft proposed 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit for most types, with a 30% maximum above the minimum. Mayor Brendan Pratt and others argued for a one-to-one ratio to enable smaller lots and promote on-street parking, citing affordability and infill development goals. Members Bill Hepner and Dean Roth expressed concerns about insufficient parking leading to street congestion and undesirable aesthetics. Christina Thrun (Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association) supported a one-to-one minimum but requested removal of the maximum to allow market flexibility. The commission reached a consensus to direct staff to explore language that would set a one-to-one ratio as the default, with a mechanism to require 1.5 where on-street parking is unavailable.
  • Garage Width Limitation: The draft limited garage width to 45% of the front facade for townhomes and two-family dwellings, to prevent

Meeting Transcript

Which means that we just means that the treaty fairly right is that your reason was pulled they didn't have enough instructors. So they're looking for the loots and by granite. I think we're all set for Zoom and regular. All right, let's go ahead and call the Plan Commission meeting Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 to order. We have roll calls. Mayor Brendan Pratt. Member Ryan Looney. Member Nicholas Hog. Member Dean Roth. Here. Member Beer and Matthew Beeron. Here. Member Bill Hepner. And then via Zoom, we have Member Sue Rowe. And we also have uh Taylor Greenwell Planning Director and Cindy Bowers, City Clerk. We have a forum. Anybody like to reply? Otherwise. Motion. Have a move to close. Roth will second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion curious. Discuss consider approval of the minutes of the January 13th, 2026 regular plan commission meeting. Bureau move for approval of the minutes. Have no second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. I opposed. Motion carries. All right, moving on to the new business. Number one, discussion. Consider recommendation to council amending Title 19 zoning of the Altuna Municipal Code. Public hearing at the February 26th, 2026 council meeting. Yeah, thank you, Your Honor. So this has been a long process. We I think about two and a half about two and a half years ago. Um overhaul. We'd like to have sort of a discussion type to this, where we can ask questions, um feedback.

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