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City of Plymouth Plan Commission OFFICIAL MINUTES Mayor Pohlman called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM on April 9, 2026. The following members were present: Jane Meyer, Jeremy Schellin, Jeremy Schmitz, Ron Nicolaus, John Wyatt, and Angie Matzdorf. Also present: City Administrator/Utilities Manager Tim Blakeslee, Interim Fire Chief Mike Birschbach 1.) Call to Order & Roll Call: Mayor Pohlman called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The meeting began with a roll call of the Plan Commission. 2.) Approval of Minutes from March 5, 2026. Motion was made by Nicolaus/Matzdorf to approve the minutes. Upon the call of the roll, all voted aye. Motion carried. 3.) Recommendation of Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map; 1014 Short Cut Road – located on Short Cut Road and CTH PP in the Town of Plymouth; for a 2-lot certified survey map. Brunner (enclosure) Stefani Brunner has submitted an extraterritorial CSM to divide land they own along Short Cut Road and CTH PP in the Town of Plymouth. The property as it exists now is approximately 1.98 acres and includes a home and driveway off of Short Cut Road, along with various outbuildings. Motion was made by Nicolaus/Wyatt to recommend that the Common Council approve the extraterritorial certified survey map for 1014 Short Cut Road as presented. Upon the call of the roll, all voted aye. Motion carried. 4.) Recommendation of Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map; N5908 Willow Road – located on Willow Road and STH 23 in the Town of Plymouth; for a 4-lot certified survey map. Van Horn Properties of Plymouth, LLC (enclosure) Earlier this year, the City approved an extraterritorial CSM for the Van Horn property along Willow Road and STH 23 in the Town of Plymouth after they acquired about 5 acres of land from the Kleinhans Trust to the west of their existing property. Now, they are coming back with a fresh CSM to adjust the lines of ownership as multiple LLCs under the Van Horn umbrella. Further, existing parcel 59016219022 (the main Van Horn property at N5908 Willow Road) is planned to have a small addition onto the service drive, but needs additional space to install that drive to meet setback requirements. As this property is within the City’s 1.5 -mile buffer for extraterritorial review as fourth- class City, Plan Commission and Common Council approval are required for CSMs in this area. The Town of Plymouth approved this CSM at their meeting on March 10, 2026. Motion was made by Nicolaus/Schmitz to recommend that the Common Council approve the extraterritorial certified survey map for N5908 Willow Road as presented. Upon the call of the roll, all voted aye. Motion carried. 5.) Recommendation of Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map; W5790 Emerald Lane (parcel #59016225160) – located on Emerald Lane in the Town of Plymouth; for a 3- lot certified survey map. Wolf (enclosure) Bart Wolf has submitted an extraterritorial CSM to divide land they own along on Emerald Lane in the Town of Plymouth. This area is within the 1.5- mile buffer for City of Plymouth extraterritorial review and approval. The lot is currently out-lot 1 of the Emerald Hills subdivision and is approximately 3 acres in size. The CSM would divide the lot into three new lots each one acre in size. Mr. Wolf has communicated to the City that he plans to build three spec homes on the property once the land division is completed. Staff discussed the layout of Emerald Lane along the southern frontage of these proposed lots. Though this is a Town of Plymouth road, city staff has had discussions with the landowner on how they plan to provide emergency vehicle access. Mr. Wolf has communicated that they have began discussions with the Town on vacating the town right- of-way for this section of Emerald Lane and turn it into a shared driveway. From the City’s perspective, as long as emergency vehicle access is adequate, the City does not have a preference on if the entrance is Town right-of-way or a private driveway. Motion was made by Nicolaus/Wyatt to recommend that the Common Council approve the extraterritorial certified survey map for 1014 Short Cut Road with the following contingencies: • The installation of at a minimum 20’ wide access for public safety vehicles. • Approval of the CSM from the Town of Plymouth Upon the call of the roll, all voted aye. Motion carried. 6.) Concept Plan Seeking Feedback; Regarding a concept site plan to construct three 12-unit apartment buildings on the former Willowglen Academy property at 1111 Reed Street in the R-4 Multi-Family Residential District Stroebel (enclosure) Trevor Stroebel has submitted a concept plan for the former Willowglen Academy property at 1111 Reed Street to develop the property with three 12- unit apartment buildings. The development would include a mix of one and two bedroom units, as well as a mix of garage and off -street surface lot parking options for residents. The former Willowglen Academy building would be razed as part of this project. The applicant is seeking general feedback from the Plan Commission before coming back with a formal submittal. Trevor Stroebel and Troy Hartjes were present for the meeting. Mr. Stroebel is the developer and Mr. Hartjes is their engineer from raSmith. Mr. Stroebel presented a summary of the project, explaining that they are proposing three 12-unit apartment buildings for the site and also have an option to purchase a vacant lot on Clifford Street directly to the south for a utility easement. The access would come off of Reed St and there would be a stormwater retention pond on the southside of the property. The general consensus of the Plan Commission was positive and for the applicant to submit a formal application for site plan review. 7.) Preliminary Plat Seeking Approval; Consideration of an amended preliminary plat for a 102-lot residential subdivision along Pleasant View Road (parcel 59271821084 & 59271821085) to be known as Scholar’s Ridge. Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (enclosure) In April of 2025, the Plan Commission approved a preliminary plat for a 94- lot single family residential subdivision along Pleasant View Road by the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC). The Plan Commission also approved a two- lot CSM and rezone for a separate multi-family development on the southern side of the property to be undertaken by a separate developer. That development would have been separate from the SCEDC project. Presently, SCEDC has informed staff that the multi -family development is no longer being considered. As a result, SCEDC is proposing a new preliminary plat that adds 8 new residential lots to the subdivision, bringing the total number of residential lots from 94 to 102. Recall that a rezone petition for the southern property from R -4 Multi-Family Residential to R-5 Traditional Family Residential was approved by the Plan Commission and Common Council last month in order to have uniform zoning for this new, expanded area for the subdivision. Dave Biebel and TJ Crowns were present from SCEDC, along with Matthew Matt Boekenhauer from Abacus Architects. Motion was made by Schmitz/Schellin to approve the revised preliminary plat for a 102-lot residential subdivision along Pleasant View Road (parcel 59271821084 & 59271821085) to be known as Scholar’s Ridge, contingent on the following: • City engineer and consulting engineer administrative comments being addressed Upon the call of the roll, all voted aye. Motion carried. 8.) Communication – Letters, E-mails, or reports Related to the Plan Commission (Chairman, Secretary, Plan Commission Members, City of Plymouth Staff/Alderpersons) None. 9.) Adjournment Motion by Nicolaus/Schmitz to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 pm. Motion carried via a roll call vote. Meeting adjourned.