CITY OF OAK CREEK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
A public hearing for case 26-002 will be held:
Date: Monday, January 5, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM
Place:
Oak Creek City Hall
Lake Vista Room
8040 S. 6th Street
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Appellant:
Donohue & Associates
3311 Weeden Creek Rd.
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Owner:
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
8400 S. 5th Ave.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Tax Key No.: 821-9998-000
Property location: 8400 S. 5th Ave.
Zoning of Property: I-1, Institutional
To Request:
A variance from Oak Creek Municipal Code Section 17.0301(b) which states "Setbacks from wetlands shall be a minimum of 15 feet with a five-foot undisturbed buffer".
A variance from Oak Creek Municipal Code Section 17.0414(p) which states "Ground-mounted solar energy collection systems shall be permitted in the rear yard, or interior or street-facing side yard".
A variance from Oak Creek Municipal Code Section 17.0414(p)(3) which states "The maximum height of ground-mounted solar energy collection systems shall be five feet in height, measured from the grade at the base of the pole to the highest edge of the system".
If granted, the appellant will be allowed to construct a ground-mounted solar field within 15 feet of existing wetlands, in the front yard of the facility, at a height of approximately 9.75 feet.
All interested persons wishing to be heard are invited to be present.
Dated this 10th day of December, 2025
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
CITY OF OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
/s/ Randy Gregorek, Chairman
PUBLIC NOTICE
For questions concerning this notice, please contact the Oak Creek City Clerk at 414-766-7023.
PLEASE NOTE: Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aid at no cost to the individual to participate in public meetings. Due to the difficulty in finding interpreters, requests should be made as far in advance as possible, preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Oak Creek City Clerk at 414-766-7023, or by writing to City Hall, 8040 South 6th Street, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154.
It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.
WNAXLP
December 17 2025
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