Petition Rejecting the Construction of an 11 Story...

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Author: Ed Olson

Started: September 16, 2006, 5:09:19 pm

Target: Milwaukee Community

Category: Uncategorized

Supporters:

Goal:

100,000

Goal Progress:

Status

Closed

We, the undersigned, request that the City of Milwaukee Elected Public Officials and the Planning Commission maintain the existing zoning ordinance regulations and building height restrictions where New Land Development proposes to build an eleven (11) story condominium building 117 feet in height at the northeast corner of Webster and Stowell Avenues.

We are committed to governing principles of the City of Milwaukee's Department of City Development which emphasize: neighborhood compatibility, pedestrian-friendly design, and land use and transportation diversity. We are against the proposed development by New Land Development to build an eleven (11) story, 117 feet high condominium building at the northeast corner of Webster and Stowell Avenues because it violates these principles. We believe that a building of the proposed breadth and height is incompatible with its surroundings, would have significantly detrimental "shadowing effects" (blocking of the sun) on other buildings (single-family and multi-unit alike) in the area, and would greatly increase, not reduce, both sidewalk and street congestion.

In the spirit of renewal for the Downer Avenue Merchants, we urge the City to work creatively with developers to resolve parking and other issues through projects and design concepts that use the Downer Avenue itself more effectively and avoid encroaching so massively on the adjacent residential areas.