City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
City Plan Commission  
Monday, June 2, 2025  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Trost called this meeting to order at 4:00 PM.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
James Cherf, Matt Gallager, Elaine Yager, Jennifer Trost, Jennifer Trost,  
Jacob Sciammas, James Szymalak, Olivia Stine,Aron Newberry  
1 - Shaundel Washington-Spivey  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes from the April 28th, 2025 meeting.  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Yager to APPROVE these minutes.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Election of Officers  
A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Szymalak to nominate Trost for  
vice chair. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Agenda Items:  
25-0483  
Resolution approving the vacation of the 1800 block of Winnebago and  
associated land interests for redevelopment of the Hogan Administration  
site of the La Crosse School District.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Vacation Exhibit  
Application  
GIS Map View  
Staff Report  
City Engineering Letter  
Lis Pendens Recorded 4.25.2025  
300-Foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Affidavit of Personal Service  
CPC Staff Report 060225.25-0483.JD  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Committee Registration Slip - 6.5.2025  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Newberry to APPROVE the  
resolution. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - Being all of block 8 of Salzer  
Terrace, a part of the vacated right-of-way of Winnebago Street, a part of the  
abandoned right-of-way of the former Green Bay and Western Railroad, and a  
part of the Hogan School Subdivision, located in part of the northwest 1/4 of  
the southwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 15 North, Range 7 West, City of La  
Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin and request for dedication of  
right-of-way.  
25-0501  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
CSM - Revised 5.12.2025  
Submittal Checklist - 4.22.2025  
Preliminary CSM - 4.21.2025  
County Surveyor Comments - 4.25.2025  
Assessor Approval - 4.24.2025  
Building & Inspections Conditional Approval - 4.24.2025  
Engineering Comments- 4.25.2025  
Engineering Approval - 5.13.2025  
County Surveyor Approval - 5.13.2025  
Utilities Approval - 5.19.2025  
CPC Staff Report 060225.25-0501.JD.pdf  
Committee Registration Slip - 6.3.2025  
A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Cherf to APPROVE this certified  
survey map. 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 Residence  
District to the Public & Semi-Public District, allowing for the construction of a  
new elementary school at 803 & 807 East Ave. S. and 1739 Winnebago St.  
25-0526  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5340  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition & Cover Letter  
Preliminary Topographic Survey  
Elevations 04.30.25  
Renderings 04.25.25  
Overall Site Plan  
Parcel Map  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Undeliverable Notices - Resent 5.13.2025  
CPC Staff Report 060225.25-0526.JD  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Committee Registration Slip - 6.3.2025  
Undeliverable Notice - 6.10.2025  
Affidavit of Publication - Ordinance  
A motion was made by Yager, seconded by Stine to APPROVE this  
amendment. 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 Traditional  
Neighborhood Development District - General to the Traditional Neighborhood  
Development District - Specific, allowing for the construction of a mixed-use  
development with main floor being parking and commercial and upper floors  
being residential apartments at 922 & 928 State St., 915 & 927 Main St., and  
115 & 119 10th St. N.  
25-0533  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5341  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Architectural Plans  
Civil Plans  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Undeliverable Notice - 5.20.2025  
CPC Staff Report 060225.25-0533.AT  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Meeting Registration Slips - 6.3.2025  
Affidavit of Publication - Ordinance  
Trost asked for unanimous consent to open public hearing.  
Trost asked for unanimous consent to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Yager to APPROVE with exceptions  
to design standards of color and parking request. 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 Local Business District, allowing for an addition to  
be built onto the tavern at 1017 & 1019 10th St. S.  
25-0506  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5339  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
300-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Undeliverable Notice - Resent 5.13.2025  
Undeliverable Notice - 5.14.2025  
Undeliverable Notice - 5.16.2025  
CPC Staff Report 060225.25-0506.LK  
Affidavit of Publicatioin - Notice of Hearing  
Affidavit of Publication - Ordinance  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Szymalak to APPROVE this  
amendment. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Discussion of erosion at Hintgen Island.  
25-0476  
25-0453  
Attachments:  
Erosion at Hintgen Island.pdf  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal and recreate Chapter 115, Article V, Division 2  
Floodplain Zoning, Sections 115-207 through 115-312 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5338  
Notice of Adoption - Summary of Ord 5338 re Floodplain Zoning  
Ordinance  
Staff Report  
Notice of Hearing  
CPC Staff Report 042825.25-0453.TA.pdf  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Affidavit of Publication - Ordinance  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Stine to APPROVE. Voice vote  
carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Budget.  
25-0637  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
2026-2030 Capital Budget Detailed Report -F&P Draft 8-7-25  
2026-2030 Capital Budget Summary Report -F&P Draft 8-7-25  
2026-2030 Capital Project Detailed Report 6.30.25 - CPC  
Recommended  
2026-2030 Capital Project Summary Report 6.30.25 - CPC  
Recommended  
Capital Project Detailed Report CPC - DRAFT 6.2.2025  
Capital Project Summary Report CPC - DRAFT 6.2.2025  
Trost amendments 25-0637  
CIP Projects Budget Amendments 2026-2031  
CIP Projects Budget Utility MSC Amendments  
Cathy Van Maren - 6.30.2025  
25-0143  
Update on the zoning/subdivision code project.  
Attachments:  
Zoning Code Update Project Update 5.29.2025.pdf  
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  
Study Guide for City Plan Commission_30Jun2025.pdf  
Forward La Crosse CPC.pdf  
Adjournment  
Trost adjourned this meeting at 4:55 PM.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Elaine Yager, Jacob Sciammas, James Cherf,  
Jennifer  
Trost, Matt Gallager, Olivia Stine, Aron Newberry and James Szymalak.