THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Common Council Delays Addison Appartment Rezoning

BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Common
Council put off a decision on a
rezoning request for a proposed
four-story apartment building
on University Avenue across
from the Willy Street Co-op at
its May 1 meeting. Previously
the plan commission unani-
mously approved the rezoning,
but turnout from neighbors op-
posed to the size of the building
pressured council members to
have the plan commission con-
sider a three story instead.
During the public comment
period of the common coun-
cil meeting many neighboring
residents to the proposed apart-
ment building expressed their
concerns.
Craig Burfield stated he is
concerned about traffic and
suggested a two-story building
be considered for the size of the
lot.
David Anderson said he was
concerned about the building
blocking sunlight to the homes
around it.
Sarah Cords asked that the
city consider expanding the no-
tification to residents to more
than 100 feet and asked the city
look at other areas for a similar
development. She said she is
concerned about traffic, emer-
gency access and storm water
runoff.
Sheila Manderino said she
believes traffic will be a con-
cern on Franklin Avenue and
fears for the safety of the chil-
dren walking to and from the
three surrounding schools.
Franco Marcos said he felt
neighboring residents weren’t
given the opportunity to be as
informed as they should have
been. He said he would like to
see a traffic impact study com-
pleted before the rezoning is
approved.
Yuly Shih, and Greg Niesen
also spoke in opposition of the
Addison development proposal
as a four-story building. Five
others registered in opposition
without speaking.
Neighboring resident Buzz
Menz spoke in support of the
project. He said it was the re-
sponsible thing to do to avoid
sprawl and densify the Univer-
sity Avenue corridor.
Sustainability committee
member Lee Schwartz also
spoke in support of the Addi-
son.
Following the public com-
ments AlderJoAnna Richard
said she would like to have the
developer look into the possi-
bility of having a three-story
building without the intention
of having it reduced any fur-
ther.
“Anthony has been a great
developer to work with,” Rich-
ard said. “He is a community
activist and a community in-
volver, he is really the type of
individual that wants to make
it work.”
Richard said she would per-
sonally like to see it work out
because it is in her neighbor-
hood and she thinks people are
overlooking the fact that resi-
dents could use the bus and not
need a car, which she does.
Richard said a city build pro-
posal does call for three stories
at the site and for that reason
the plan commission should
take another look.
Architect for the project
Marc Ott said to make the eco-
nomics work the building needs
to be four stories. He added that
the commercial space on the
first level originally proposed
was taken out to address traffic
concerns.
Ott noted that his client paid
for the traffic study and is wait-
ing for data to come back. He
also reviewed a shadow study
which he said indicates neigh-
boring residents will not be cast
in the shadow.
“No one wants to put up a
bad project, no one wants to be
associated with a bad project,”
Ott said. “But there is only so
much a developer can do, we
are willing to listen, but there
is still a bottom line on how far
we can go.”
Developer Anthony Gray
asked the council to consider
the changes that had already
been made to accommodate
the concerns such as reduced
height and setbacks from the
street.
Gray said the current sites
have remained blighted because
infill is more expensive.
Recently first-time elected
Ald. Emily Kuhn said while she
was knocking on doors talking
to constituents she heard a lot
about a need for affordable
housing. She asked Gray to
explain the pricing. Gray said
prices would range from $1,100
for studios, $1,300 for one bed-
rooms and $1,800 for two bed-
rooms.
Gray pointed out the project
would use WHEDA tax credits
to subsidize 20 percent of the
units for renters making 80 per-
cent of the area median income.
“You have a 20-page report
from your staff overwhelm-
ingly recommending you
support this, you have a unan-
imous vote from your planning
commission saying this is what
Middleton needs,” Gray said.
“The facts won’t change if you
oissants
Cr
push is back another month
nothing changes. The econom-
ics are what they are.”
Ott asked the common coun-
cil to explain what it is asking
the plan commission to recon-
sider.
Richard suggested the de-
veloper hold another neigh-
borhood meeting. Mayor Brar
asked if people who spoke in
opposition would be available
the following Saturday which
by show of hands a majority
indicated they would be.
The motion to defer back to
plan commission passed six to
two with Kuhn and West op-
posed.
Alder Dan Ramsey made a
motion to have the license and
ordinance committee consider
expanding the distance of noti-
fication currently a 200-foot ra-
dius from the development. The
motion passed unanimously.

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