City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
City Plan Commission  
Monday, April 1, 2024  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Mayor Reynolds called this meeting to order at 4:01 PM.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
James Cherf, Matt Gallager, Chris Kahlow, Jenasea Hameister, Elaine  
Yager, Mitch Reynolds, Jennifer Trost, Jacob Sciammas,James Szymalak  
Approval of Minutes from the March 4th, 2024 meeting.  
A motion was made by Yager, seconded by Sciammas that these minutes be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Agenda Items:  
Review of Plans for Sign at 2964 Airport Rd in Airport Industrial Park (Ka Lia's  
Kitchen).  
24-0461  
Attachments:  
Sign Permit Application - Ka Lia's Kitchen  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0461.JE  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Cherf that these plans be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Section 115-86 of the Code of Ordinances of the  
City of La Crosse regarding protest against a district change or amendment.  
24-0278  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5284  
Proposed Amended Ordinance for J&A - 4.3.2024  
Ordinance  
Staff Report  
Notice of Hearing  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0278.TA  
Committee Registration Slips - 4.3.2024  
Objection email - Lisa Middleton 4.9.2024  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Yager to approve.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Gallager, to make amendment to  
change the end of section 3, that the ordinance not be in effect until January  
1st, 2025. Voice vote as follows, Kahlow, Sciammas, Yager, Cherf, Gallager,  
and Mayor Reynolds YES. Hameister, Szymalak, and Trost NO. The amendment  
is APPROVED.  
Voice vote to APPROVED as amended as follows, Kahlow, Yager, Sciammas,  
Cherf, Gallager, Hameister and Szymalak, and Mayor Reynolds YES. Trost, NO.  
Motion is APPROVED.  
Resolution approving the five-year Lease Agreement extension between the  
City of La Crosse and City Brewing Company, LLC for parking spaces near  
Marco Drive.  
24-0317  
24-0318  
24-0349  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
City Brewery Lease South Lot 2024  
Legislative Staff Report  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0317.AT  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Yager that this lease extension  
be APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving the five-year Lease Agreement extension between the  
City of La Crosse and City Brewing Company, LLC for parking spaces near  
Joseph Houska Drive and Hood St.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Lease Agreement  
Staff Report  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0318.AT  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
A motion was made by Yager, seconded by Kahlow that this lease extension  
be APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend secs. 40-175, 115-90, 115-342(b)(1) of the Code  
of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding property owner notifications.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5286  
Ordinance  
Staff Report  
Notice of Hearing  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0349.TA  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Cherf that this amendment be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving Application of Goehner Investments LLC for a  
Conditional Use Permit at 5212 Mormon Coulee Rd allowing for a rooming  
house.  
24-0372  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Application  
200-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
Notice of Hearing - incorrect applicant noted  
Notice of Hearing - Corrected  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0372.JD  
Revised Site Plan - 3.29.2024  
Undeliverable Mailing - 3.29.2024  
Committee Registration Slip - 4.3.2024  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Affidavits of Publication - Notices of Hearing  
Unanimous voice vote to open public hearing.  
Unanimous voice vote to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kahlow that this conditional use  
permit be APPROVED. 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 Commercial  
District to the Multiple Dwelling District allowing residential rental units at 5212  
Mormon Coulee Rd.  
24-0373  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5285  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Notice of Hearing  
200-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Buffer Map  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0373.JD  
Revised Site Plan - 3.29.2024  
Undeliverable Mailing - 3.29.2024  
Legal Objection - Stuebs 5409 Mormon Coulee Rd 4.1.2024  
Legal Objection - Squires 5409 Mormon Coulee Rd 4.1.2024  
Legal Objection - Valera for AMSEJV LLC 5200 Mormon Coulee Rd  
4.1.2024  
Legal Objection - Valera for Lopez V Inc 5401 Gardner Pl 4.1.2024  
Committee Registration Slip - 4.3.2024  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Kahlow that amendment be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the  
Multiple District to the Traditional Neighborhood District - General & Specific  
allowing for a single multi-family building at 415 12th Street N., 1117,1119,  
1125, 1129, 1131, & 1135 Pine Street.  
24-0386  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 5288  
Amended Ordinance by J&A 4.3.2024  
Ordinance  
Rezoning Petition  
Architectural Drawings  
Civil Drawings  
Landscape Plan  
Notice of Hearing  
Exhibit R - Roofline Comparisons - Revised 4.3.2024  
Buffer Map  
200-foot Property Owner Buffer List  
Undeliverable Mailing - 3.19.2024  
Undeliverable Mailing - 3.20.2024  
CPC Staff Report for 4.1.2024  
Support Letter from Andrew Ericson - 4.2.2024  
Committee Registration Slip - 4.3.2024  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Hearing  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Kahlow that this amendment be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously, Yager recused herself.  
Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - Located in parts of the NE-NW  
and SE-NW of Section 19, T15N, R7W, Town of Shelby, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin (Breidel Coulee Rd).  
24-0391  
Attachments:  
CSM - Signed 4.17.2024  
Resolution  
Breidel CSM - Revised - 3.21.2024  
CSM & Submittal Checklist - 3.12.2024  
Letter Re Meeting Dates  
Utilities Approval - 3.13.2024  
County Surveyor Approval - 3.13.2024  
Planning Approval - 3.14.2024  
CRM Approval with Comments - 3.15.2024  
Engineering Comments - 3.18.2024  
Engineering Approval - 3.21.2024  
Assessor Approval - 3.21.2024  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0391.TA  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
A motion was made by Yager, seconded by Kahlow that this map be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution allocating funds to update Chapter 115-Zoning of the Municipal  
24-0409  
Code.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Staff Report  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0409.TA  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Unanimous voice vote to open public hearing.  
Unanimous voice vote to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Gallager that this resolution be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving Plat of River Point District II to the City of La Crosse, La  
Crosse County, Wisconsin.  
24-0419  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
PLAT ADDITION II REV 3-14-24  
Staff Report  
CPC.StaffReport.04012024.24-0419.AT  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Cherf that this resolution be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget Public Input Meeting  
Schedule  
24-0480  
May 13, 2024 at 6pm in Council Chambers Public Hearing  
June 17, 2024 at 4pm in Council Chambers Public Hearing  
July 1, 2024 at 4pm in Council Chambers Public Hearing City Plan  
Commission recommendation.  
August 1, 2024 at 6pm in Council Chambers Public Hearing Finance and  
Personnel Committee recommendation  
August 8, 2024 at 6pm in Council Chambers Final Common Council Action  
Attachments:  
CPC Recommendation Report - 4.11.2024  
Unanimous voice vote to adopt these dates for the CIP public hearings.  
Adjournment  
Mayor Reynolds adjourned this meeting at 5:13 PM.  
City Plan Commission Members:  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Chris Kahlow, Elaine Yager, Jacob Sciammas, James Cherf,  
Jennifer Trost, Matt Gallager, Jenasea Hameister & James Szymalak.