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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Green Bay public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Electric vehicle fuel station at 1240 Radisson Street
Wattslots Properties LLC wants a conditional use permit to run an electric vehicle fueling station on Radisson Street. It would add EV charging infrastructure to the neighborhood.
University Avenue commercial rezone
Seven properties on University Avenue were rezoned from General Commercial to Highway Commercial, opening up more intensive commercial uses along the corridor.
Vacant property registration and fee ordinance
The city wants to create a new registration and fee system for vacant commercial buildings, with penalties that follow properties through ownership transfers. Property owners and realtors showed up to oppose it, and the council couldn't reach agreement — it's heading back to committee for rework.
Resurrection Lutheran food pantry expansion denied
The pantry serving families every two minutes wanted a garage-style building for freezer space and weather-protected distribution, but the board couldn't legally justify a 5-foot setback next to a home. The project can't proceed as designed; staff suggested working on alternatives.
Resurrection Lutheran Church accessory building at 1004 Shawano Avenue
The pantry serving families every two minutes wanted a garage-style building for freezer space and weather-protected distribution, but the board couldn't legally justify a 5-foot setback next to a home. The project can't proceed as designed; staff suggested working on alternatives.
Privacy fencing on through lots along Lakeside Place
Homes fronting both Lakeside Place and East Shore Drive can't legally build tall privacy fences facing Lakeside. The board granted one, treating Lakeside Place as functionally an alley — a precedent relevant to other bay-side through lots.
Residential use in Office-Residential district at 920 Crooks Street
Ann Larscheid received a conditional use permit letting her single-family home continue in the Office-Residential zone, with conditions if the use lapses.
920 Crooks Street single-family use in OR zone
A single-family home that predates the office-residential zoning needs a conditional use permit so its owner can sell. Commissioners noted this will keep happening along South Webster and discussed getting ahead of it citywide.
Rezoning of 703, 707, and 713 Roy Avenue
Five Shawano Avenue homes were rezoned from Low Density Residential to Public Institutional.
Conditional use permits for homes in the S-RLI district
Five permits allow single-family homes within a special residential-light-industrial district on S. Chestnut Avenue and S. Broadway, with conditions.
Irvington Street land-use change to residential
A stretch of Irvington Street properties was changed from future Regional Commercial to Mixed Residential in the city's comprehensive plan — shaping what can be built there.