City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
City Plan Commission  
Monday, April 3, 2023  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Mayor Reynolds called the meeting to order at 4:00pm.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
James Cherf, Matt Gallager, Chris Kahlow, Jenasea Hameister, Elaine  
Yager, Mitch Reynolds, Jennifer Trost,Jacob Sciammas  
1 - Vacant 1  
Approval of Minutes from the February 27, 2023 meeting.  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Yager that these minutes be  
APPROVED. The motion carries by voice vote.  
Agenda Items:  
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 to the Residence District allowing for the existing dwelling to be  
used as a duplex at 3019 Ward Avenue.  
23-0244  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Notice of Hearing  
200-Foot Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Undeliverable Notice - 3.6.2023  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
Objection - Hanley - 3.28.2023  
Objection - Swan - 3.28.2023  
Legal Objector Map  
CPC Staff Report 040323; 23-0244 LK  
Objection - Craig - 4.3.2023  
Legal Objector Table - 4.3.2023  
Commissioner Cherf recused himself and took a seat in the audience.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Yager, to OPEN PUBLIC  
HEARING. The motion carried by voice vote.  
David Swan spoke on behalf of neighbors.  
James Cherf spoke as owner/applicant.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Hameister, to CLOSE PUBLIC  
HEARING. The motion carried voice vote.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Hameister, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by voice vote.  
Commissioner Cherf returned to his seat on the commission.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Washburn  
Residential Neighborhood District to the Residence District allowing for the  
construction of twin homes at 1106-1108 King Street.  
23-0258  
23-0292  
23-0299  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Petition  
Site Plans  
200-Foot Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
CPC Staff Report 040323; 23-0258 LK  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Cherf, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by voice vote.  
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 an addition to a  
duplex at 2529-2531 13th Place S.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
200-Foot Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing  
Letter to DNR & FEMA  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
CPC Staff Report 040323; 23-0292 TA & JD  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Hameister, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by voice vote.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Multiple  
Dwelling District to the Traditional Neighborhood District-General allowing for  
a 12-unit multi-family residential building at 213 Rose Street.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Notice of Hearing  
200-Foot Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Letter to DNR & FEMA  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
CPC Staff Report 040323; 23-0299 TA  
Objection - Kast - 4.3.2023  
Objections - Adjacent Property Owners - 4.3.2023  
Objection - Oertel - 4.3.2023  
Legal Objector Table - 4.4.2023  
Letter from M. Kast - 4.3.2023  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Sciammas, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by voice vote.  
Request for waiver of the City requirement for a subdivision plat and  
allowance of the substitution of a Certified Survey Map (CSM) in its place at  
3102 Chestnut Place.  
23-0346  
Attachments:  
Revised CSM - 3.23.2023  
Request for Waiver  
CSM & Submittal Checklist - 3.17.2023  
Assessor Approval - 3.20.2023  
Utilities Comments - 3.20.2023  
Letter to Applicant Re Meeting Dates  
CRM Approval - 3.24.2023  
Existing Conditions - 3.22.2023  
County Comments - 3.29.23  
Engineering Comments - 3.29.2023  
CPC Staff Report 040323; 23-0346 AT  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Gallager, that the Request be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Update on Comprehensive Plan process and discussion on draft chapters.  
23-0383  
Adjournment  
Mayor Reynolds adjourned the meeting at 5:00pm.  
City Plan Commission Members:  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Chris Kahlow, Elaine Yager, Jacob Sciammas, James Cherf,  
Jennifer Trost, Matt Gallager, & Jenasea Hameister.