Expansion of two buildings, Federal Fair Housing Act on agenda for Plan Commission meeting

Published on: 10/26/2011

Expanding two buildings and adding new technology to two areas in the city are the main items scheduled for tonight’s Plan Commission meeting at City Hall.

The commission will see the site plan and architectural review and consider approving plans for a 3,190-square foot addition to the existing Waukesha Iron and Metal office building at 1351 E. Main St.

They will do the same for a 431-square foot building on the existing concrete foundation on the rear of the Trinity Logistics Corporation at 403 Midland Ave.

Two conditional use permits will also be discussed to swap antennas and equipment for wireless communication on the existing towers at 900 Sentry Drive and 2520 Meadowbrook Road to provide 4G technology to those areas.

At the referral of Ald. Joan Francoeur, Julie Gay of the City Attorney’s office will also address the Federal Fair Housing Act in relation to the zoning code.

The Plan Commission meets at 6:30 p.m.

In other news, according to the city website, the Building and Grounds Committee’s meeting that was scheduled for Oct. 31 has just been cancelled.

City officials were supposed to discuss and recommend possible restrictions on the concealed carry law that goes into effect on Nov. 1. The item was from a referral made by Council President Paul Ybarra over the summer.

It’s been almost four months since Gov. Scott Walker signed the law, but unlike many cities around the area, Waukesha has not decided or formally discussed whether or not it will ban concealed carry weapons from city-owned buildings.

Since no decision was made, registered users will be allowed to carry their weapons in buildings such as City Hall and other municipal buildings. A story in Thursday’s Waukesha NOW outlines the concealed carry law and how Fletcher Arms gun shop in Waukesha has been impacted by the new law.