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Milwaukee Board of Zoning Appeals Special Meeting - June 25, 2026

Common Council — Thursday, June 25, 2026
BodyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council
DateThursday, June 25, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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0:01

Okay.

0:02

Welcome everybody.

0:03

Sorry for the late start.

0:05

You have a unique situation tonight.

0:08

Our vice chair Henry Schmeisky, who's not doing well and had to leave, which leaves us.

0:13

We only have four members tonight because another member was on vacation.

0:17

We've gotten her on the fall.

0:19

Raw.

0:20

And she's going to be able to help us with a very small portion of our meeting tonight, which is the administrative consent agenda.

0:26

These items are items that you're.

0:35

Can you get a better?

0:41

Not really.

0:42

Are you turned as your mic on?

0:45

Uh it wasn't.

0:46

The one in front of me was not, but I think this one is.

0:48

Um, so I apologize to everyone.

0:52

Uh, we're gonna try to reschedule the public hearings as quickly as possible.

0:59

Um, because we know these items are important, but we do need to have four board members to have a quorum.

1:04

Uh, we have we can do we can help us out from uh abroad and for verification to do the consent agenda and we'll get everything else rescheduled as soon as we possibly can.

1:15

Um the consent agenda is a number of items that will be read in order.

1:20

There are recommendations made by the city departments.

1:23

If anyone is here for one of those items and wishes for it to be pulled from the consent agenda and put on for public hearing, uh we can do that, but otherwise, what we're gonna have to have Madam Secretary do after we do a roll call is to read off these items and the recommended dispositions by city departments and the board can vote on them, and then as I indicated, we'll have to adjourn the uh items 25 through the balance of the uh hearing and get those rescheduled as promptly as we can.

1:50

It may not be on a standard uh third standard Thursday.

1:54

We'll find them we can get a room and we'll get notice out and we'll reach out uh to all the applicants to make sure you guys know.

1:59

So I apologize, but things do happen.

2:02

Can't believe it hasn't happened yet in my tenure uh because you know people get sick, but thank you for your patience, and um we can uh start by calling the rule.

2:11

All right, board member St.

2:12

Arnold Bell here, board member Rocker here, board member current.

2:19

Here, Vice Chairman Samyski, he's excused, and Chairman Lomberg.

2:24

And here.

2:25

So we do have our four.

2:26

We can do uh the business that we've just discussed, so I'll have madam secretary read off the consent agenda.

2:34

Item number one, 516 North Hopkins Street, a condition modification request.

2:39

Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice.

2:42

Item number two, 5525 North 27th Street, an extension of time requests staff recommends a one-year approval.

2:51

Item number three, 6435 West Capitol Drive Unit A, a special use request.

2:57

Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice.

3:00

Item number four, 531 East Keith Avenue, a use variance request.

3:05

Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice.

3:08

Item number five, 1901 South 26th Street, an extension of time requests staff recommends a one year approval.

3:16

Item number six, eighty-two sixty west northridge mall road, a special use and dimensional variance requests staff recommends dismissal without prejudice.

3:26

Item number seven, 5430 West Belite Street, a dimensional variance request.

3:31

Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice, item number eight, 1704 West Hays Avenue, a special use request.

3:39

Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice.

3:42

Item number nine, 1700 East North Avenue, a spasha use request.

3:47

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

3:50

Item number 10, 765 North Jackson Street, a spashi use request.

3:55

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

3:57

Item number 11, 2708 West Wisconsin Avenue, a spashi use request.

4:02

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

4:05

Item number 12, 3444 Northport Washington Avenue.

4:10

Aspasha use requests staff recommends a 10-year approval.

4:14

Item number 13, 2445 North Holton Street, a special use request.

4:19

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

4:22

Item number 14, 4206 West Capitol Drive, a spasha use request.

4:27

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

4:30

Item number 15, 450 South 11th Street, a spashi use request.

4:34

Staff recommends approval to run through December 12, 2028.

4:39

Item number 16, 9438 North 107th Street, a spashi use and use variance requests.

4:46

Staff recommends a three-year approval.

4:49

Item number 17, 5927 West North Avenue, a dimensional variance request.

4:55

Staff recommends approval to run with the land.

4:59

Item number 18, 6161 West Forest Home Avenue, especially use requests.

4:59

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

5:15

Can everyone hear me?

5:33

Okay.

5:38

Item number 19, 3241 South 72nd Street, a dimensional variance request.

5:44

Staff recommends approval to run with the land.

5:47

Item number 20, 901 South 10th Street, a special use request.

5:51

Staff recommends a 20-year approval.

5:54

Item number 21, 5356 South 13th Street, a use variance request.

6:00

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

6:05

Item number 22, 4200 South 27th Street, a special use request.

6:10

Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

6:12

Item number 23, 517 West Leyden Avenue, a special use and dimensional variance requests.

6:19

This uh staff recommends that the special use uh run through July 27, 2033, and the dimensional variance run with the land, and item number 24, 325 East Wilbur Avenue, a dimensional variance request.

6:32

Staff recommends approval to run with the land.

6:36

All right, is anybody here on any of the items that were just read?

6:40

Are you just here to observe what happened or are you asking for it to be pulled and put on a public hearing?

6:46

Everyone's just here to observe, okay.

6:48

If that is if no requests, if there's no requests online for anyone to pull any of these items, we can vote on them.

6:54

Um Mr.

6:55

Chair I'll check.

6:56

Is anyone online?

6:57

You don't, please raise your hand if you have any objections to any of the items that were just read.

7:07

Okay, and Mr.

7:08

Chair, I don't see any raised hands.

7:10

Right.

7:11

Motion to accept staff's recommendations.

7:14

Second.

7:16

Right.

7:16

It's been moved and seconded by uh board member currents and uh call the roll.

7:26

Board member St.

7:27

Arnold Bell.

7:28

Hi.

7:28

Board Member Rocker.

7:30

Aye.

7:32

Board Member Current.

7:34

Aye.

7:36

And Chairman.

7:39

Okay.

7:41

Those items are passed given again the circumstances.

7:45

Um board member current is in a different part of the world.

7:49

She's not gonna be able to stay on for the whole meeting.

7:51

She's got a bad connection.

7:53

So we are not gonna have a quorum.

7:54

So we're gonna have to adjourn.

7:55

We'll reach out and do what we can to communicate and get all of these matters scheduled.

7:59

I'm hoping that they can all be scheduled before our next meeting.

8:03

Uh we just have some notice requirements, but we're gonna get these done even if we have to do uh a long meeting next time.

8:08

I do apologize, and thank you.

8:10

I know it's very important, and you guys have taken your time to put this together and come out, and we appreciate your understanding.

8:15

So is there a motion?

8:16

Motion to adjourn.

8:19

Second, thank you all.

8:21

All right, have a good evening.

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Summary of Proceedings

Milwaukee Board of Zoning Appeals Special Meeting - June 25, 2026

The Board of Zoning Appeals met on June 25, 2026, but due to the absence of Vice Chair Henry Schmeisky (illness) and another member (vacation), the board lacked a quorum to conduct regular public hearings. Only four members were present, one of whom (board member current) joined remotely and could only participate in the consent calendar. The chair announced that all pending public hearing items (items 25 and beyond) would be rescheduled as soon as possible, with notice provided to applicants. The consent calendar was approved unanimously.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda consisted of 24 items covering conditional modifications, extensions of time, special use requests, dimensional variances, and use variances. All staff recommendations were accepted by a unanimous voice vote (4-0). The board did not receive any requests to pull items from the consent agenda.
  • Key actions included:
    • Dismissals without prejudice: items 1 (516 North Hopkins St), 3 (6435 West Capitol Dr Unit A), 4 (531 East Keith Ave), 6 (8260 West Northridge Mall Rd), 7 (5430 West Belite St), 8 (1704 West Hays Ave).
    • Approvals for varying durations: items 2 & 5 (one-year approvals for extensions of time), items 9–14 (10-year special use approvals), item 15 (approval through December 12, 2028), item 16 (three-year approval), item 20 (20-year special use approval), item 23 (special use through July 27, 2033, dimensional variance to run with the land), items 17, 19, 24 (dimensional variances approved to run with the land), item 18 (10-year special use), item 21 (10-year use variance), item 22 (10-year special use).

Key Outcomes

  • The board approved the entire consent calendar unanimously (4-0).
  • All remaining public hearing items (items 25 and beyond) were postponed. The chair stated that the board will work to reschedule them before the next regular meeting, potentially requiring a longer meeting next time, due to notice requirements.
  • The meeting was adjourned shortly after the consent calendar vote, as only three members remained (board member current had to leave due to a poor internet connection), leaving the board without a quorum.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. Welcome everybody. Sorry for the late start. You have a unique situation tonight. Our vice chair Henry Schmeisky, who's not doing well and had to leave, which leaves us. We only have four members tonight because another member was on vacation. We've gotten her on the fall. Raw. And she's going to be able to help us with a very small portion of our meeting tonight, which is the administrative consent agenda. These items are items that you're. Can you get a better? Not really. Are you turned as your mic on? Uh it wasn't. The one in front of me was not, but I think this one is. Um, so I apologize to everyone. Uh, we're gonna try to reschedule the public hearings as quickly as possible. Um, because we know these items are important, but we do need to have four board members to have a quorum. Uh, we have we can do we can help us out from uh abroad and for verification to do the consent agenda and we'll get everything else rescheduled as soon as we possibly can. Um the consent agenda is a number of items that will be read in order. There are recommendations made by the city departments. If anyone is here for one of those items and wishes for it to be pulled from the consent agenda and put on for public hearing, uh we can do that, but otherwise, what we're gonna have to have Madam Secretary do after we do a roll call is to read off these items and the recommended dispositions by city departments and the board can vote on them, and then as I indicated, we'll have to adjourn the uh items 25 through the balance of the uh hearing and get those rescheduled as promptly as we can. It may not be on a standard uh third standard Thursday. We'll find them we can get a room and we'll get notice out and we'll reach out uh to all the applicants to make sure you guys know. So I apologize, but things do happen. Can't believe it hasn't happened yet in my tenure uh because you know people get sick, but thank you for your patience, and um we can uh start by calling the rule. All right, board member St. Arnold Bell here, board member Rocker here, board member current. Here, Vice Chairman Samyski, he's excused, and Chairman Lomberg. And here. So we do have our four. We can do uh the business that we've just discussed, so I'll have madam secretary read off the consent agenda. Item number one, 516 North Hopkins Street, a condition modification request. Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice. Item number two, 5525 North 27th Street, an extension of time requests staff recommends a one-year approval. Item number three, 6435 West Capitol Drive Unit A, a special use request. Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice. Item number four, 531 East Keith Avenue, a use variance request. Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice. Item number five, 1901 South 26th Street, an extension of time requests staff recommends a one year approval. Item number six, eighty-two sixty west northridge mall road, a special use and dimensional variance requests staff recommends dismissal without prejudice. Item number seven, 5430 West Belite Street, a dimensional variance request. Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice, item number eight, 1704 West Hays Avenue, a special use request. Staff recommends dismissal without prejudice. Item number nine, 1700 East North Avenue, a spasha use request. Staff recommends a 10-year approval. Item number 10, 765 North Jackson Street, a spashi use request. Staff recommends a 10-year approval. Item number 11, 2708 West Wisconsin Avenue, a spashi use request. Staff recommends a 10-year approval.

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