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Plan Commission Minutes 1 November 4, 2025
PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES
November 4, 2025
PRESENT: Council Member Buelow, David Rucker, Margy Davey, Karl Loewenstein, Ed Bowen,
Kathleen Propp, Dan Paulick, John Kiefer
EXCUSED: Meredith Scheuermann, Thomas Perry
STAFF: Kimberly Gierach, Deputy Community Development Director; Justin Gierach,
Engineering Division Manager; Brian Slusarek, Principal Planner; Katrina Malson,
Planning Technician; Oshkosh Media
Mr. Loewenstein arrived at 4:01pm and Mr. Bowen arrived at 4:02pm.
A. Call to Order/Roll Call: Vice-Chair Kiefer called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Roll call
was taken and a quorum declared present.
B. Consent Agenda
1. Approve minutes from the October 21st, 2025 Plan Commission meeting
Mr. Kiefer asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none.
Mr. Kiefer asked if any member of Plan Commission wished to pull the item off consent. None.
Motion by Davey to accept the consent agenda. Seconded by Buelow.
Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. There was none.
Motion carried 8-0.
C. Items Removed from Consent Agenda: There were none.
D. Regular Agenda
2. Public Hearing: Review and make a recommendation on a Conditional Use Permit
request for an outdoor storage area at 3110 Progress Drive
Site Inspections: Mr. Buelow, Mr. Loewenstein, Ms. Propp & Mr. Paulick reported visiting the site.
Staff report accepted as part of the record.
Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and
conditions.
Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. There were none.
Mr. Kiefer opened the public hearing and asked if the applicant wanted to make a statement. The
applicant made a brief statement and was available for questions.
Mr. Kiefer asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none so he closed the
public hearing.
There was no closing statement from the applicant.
Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report.
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Seconded by Propp.
Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion.
Mr. Rucker inquired if the applicant owned the property. It was confirmed.
Motion carried 8-0.
3. Review and make a determination on a Design Alteration Review for façade
modifications at 582 North Main Street
Site Inspections: Mr. Buelow, Mr. Rucker, Ms. Davey, Mr. Loewenstein, Mr. Bowen, Ms. Propp, Mr.
Paulick and Mr. Kiefer reported visiting the site.
Staff report accepted as part of the record.
Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and
conditions.
Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff.
Mr. Buelow, Mr. Paulick, Ms. Davey, Mr. Kiefer and Ms. Propp had questions about the façade.
Mr. Rucker wanted to know if the commission was voting on the façade changes only. That was
confirmed.
Mr. Kiefer opened public comment and asked if the applicant wanted to make a statement.
Owner and architect both answered questions brought up by the commission.
Ms. Propp spoke in support but had concerns with painting brick.
Mr. Kiefer asked if any members of the public wished to speak.
One neighbor spoke in support of the project.
Mr. Kiefer closed public comment.
There was no closing statement from the applicant.
Motion by Propp to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report.
Seconded by Davey.
Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Mr. Buelow spoke in support.
Motion carried 8-0.
E. Other Business: Ms. Gierach reminded the commission that the last meeting of the year is
on 12/2 and it may be lengthy. Mr. Buelow congratulated Ms. Gierach on her promotion.
F. Adjournment - There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:28 pm.
(Buelow/Propp) No workshops followed the meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kimberly Gierach
Deputy Community Development Director
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