City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
City Plan Commission  
Monday, April 28, 2025  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Mayor Washington-Spivey called this meeting to order at 3:59 PM.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
James Cherf, Matt Gallager, Robert Young, Elaine Yager, Jennifer Trost,  
Jacob Sciammas, James Szymalak,Shaundel Washington-Spivey  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution approving the conditional partial vacation of the 400 block of 12th  
Street North.  
25-0361  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Legal Description  
Exhibit A (map)  
Legislative Staff Report  
Lis Pendens - Recorded 3.20.2025  
300-Foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
PD Letter Re Service of Notice - 3.21.2025  
Letter to DOT - 3.21.2025  
Affidavits of Personal Service  
Communication with WI DOT 4.7.2025  
Undeliverable Notices - Resent 4.4.2025  
Undeliverable Notice - 4.9.2025  
Objection - Darlene Dovenberg 4.17.2025  
Objection - Will Hilton - 4.22.2025  
Jeremy Novak - 360 Realty - 4.23.2025  
CPC Staff Report.042825.25-0361.TA  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Benson Management - 4.25.2025  
William Hilton - 4.28.2025  
Jeremy Novak - 5.1.2025  
Wiliam Hinton - 5.6.2025  
Jessica Olson - 5.7.2025  
Roxanne Marina - 5.8.2025  
Commissioner Yager recused herself.  
Public hearing was opened without a vote.  
Public hearing was closed without a vote.  
A motion made by Trost seconded by Cherf to APPROVE this resolution. Voice  
vote carried unanimously.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District to the Traditional Neighborhood Development District - Specific  
allowing for the construction of a commercial and residential mixed-use  
building at 413, 417, 423, 425 and 431 West Ave. N. and 1204 Badger St.  
25-0177  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5334  
Ordinance  
Cover Letter  
Rezoning Petition  
Alternate Plans 4.24.2025  
Jeremy Novak - 360 Realty - 4.23.2025  
Revised Plans - 4.22.2025  
Civil Drawings  
Architectural Drawings  
County Soils Information  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
CPC.StaffReport.03032025.25-0177.JD.TA  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Undeliverable Notice - 2.25.2025  
Committee Registration Slip - 3.4.2025  
Benson Management - Objection 3.4.2025  
Benson Management - Withdrawal of Objection - 4.25.2025.pdf  
Objection - Darlene Dovenberg 4.17.2025  
Objection - Will Hilton - 4.22.2025  
CPC Staff Report.042825.25-0177.TA  
William Hilton - 4.28.2025  
Committee Registration Slips - 4.29.2025  
Andrew Ericson - 5.5.2025  
Wiliam Hinton - 5.6.2025  
Jeremy Novak Re Tax Base - 5.7.2025  
Commissioner Yager recused herself.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Cherf to APPROVE this transfer.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Planned  
Development District - General to the Planned Development District -  
Specific, allowing for the construction of 14 single-family homes at 5917 River  
Run Road.  
25-0413  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Cover Letter  
Site Plans  
Building Plans  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Letters to DNR & FEMA  
Richard Lanser - 4.22.2025  
Richard Lanser - Re Grading - 4.22.2025  
Rosalie DeFino & Tony Letourneau - 4.22.2025  
Affidavit of Publication - Hearing Notice  
Gary Seago - 4.24.2025  
CPC Staff Report 042825.25-0413.TA  
Margie Mason - 4.25.2025  
Diana & James Birnbaum - 4.27.2025  
William Kariuki & Tania Martinez - 4.28.2025  
Deb Kettner-Sieber - 4.29.2025  
Committee Registration Slips - 4.29.2025  
Debbie Seago - 5.5.2025  
Richard Lanser - 5.5.2025  
Gary Seago - 5.5.2025  
Diana & James Birnbaum - 5.6.2025  
Margie Mason - 5.7.2025  
Bob and Donna Kostecki - 5.7.2025  
A motion was made by Yager, seconded by Trost to APPROVE this transfer.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution to contest the WisDOT’s proposed modifications, including  
closure, of the existing public railroad crossings at Liberty Street/St. Cloud  
Street and Avon Street/Hagar Street.  
25-0478  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Staff Report  
WisDOT Petition  
CPC Staff Report 042825.25-0478.TA  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Gallager to APPROVE this proposal.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Single Family  
Residence District to the Residence District, allowing for the property to be  
converted to a duplex at 1027 6th Street S.  
25-0416  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5335  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Affidavit of Publication - Hearing Notice  
CPC Staff Report 042825.25-0416.AT  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Yager to APPROVE this transfer.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget Public Input Meeting  
Schedule.  
25-0507  
June 2nd, 2025 at 4:00 PM in Council Chambers Public Hearing (City Plan  
Commission Scheduled Meeting)  
June 16th, 2025 at 4:00 PM in Council Chambers Public Hearing  
June 30th, 2025 at 4:00 PM in Council Chambers City Plan  
Commission recommendation  
August 7th, 2025 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers Finance and  
Personnel Committee recommendation  
August 14th, 2025 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers Final Common Council  
Action  
25-0143  
Update on the zoning/subdivision code project.  
Attachments:  
Built Form Study_Districts.042825.pdf  
Built Form Study_Neighborhoods.042825.pdf  
Character Areas Defined.042825.pdf  
Downtown Character Areas.042825.pdf  
Zoning 101_23Apr_compressed.042825.pdf  
Built Form Study_Corridors.042825.pdf  
Zoning Code Update Memo V2 3-31-2025  
DRAFT Zoning Code Update Survey #1 3-31-2025  
DRAFT Zoning 101 Presentation 3-31-2025  
DRAFT Form Plate George St 3-31-2025  
Zoning Code Update Memo V1 3-3-2025  
Summary of Residential Lot Standards 3-3-2025  
1950 Zoning Map 3-3-2025  
Adjournment  
Mayor Washington-Spivey adjourned this meeting at 5:50 PM.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Elaine Yager, Jacob Sciammas, James Cherf,  
Jennifer  
Trost, Matt Gallager, and James Szymalak.