The new ordinance created conflicts among council members − some arguing for more restrictions on developing the accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

A reworked plan to modernize Milwaukee’s zoning code cleared its last major hurdle Tuesday, gaining approval from the Common ...

The City of Milwaukee cannot use zoning to stop the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's planned relocation of a detainees processing facility from downtown to Milwaukee's far northwest side ...

Contradicting advice from the Department of City Development, a Milwaukee zoning committee on Thursday voted to put on hold a request to allow the Arizona College of Nursing, a for-profit out-of ...

Milwaukee wants 1 million people and more housing. Zoning code changes are a first step Gannett Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 14, 2024 at 6:03 AM ...

Milwaukee's possible zoning changes would amount to "a very positive step," said Jim Villa, chief executive officer of NAIOP Wisconsin, a real estate development trade group.

Milwaukee officials are working on a new strategy for planning and zoning to make it easier for apartments, duplexes and townhomes to be built in places where only single-family houses currently ...

Growing MKE initiative seeks zoning changes to make Milwaukee more walkable, increase housing WUWM 89.7 FM | By Sam Woods, Rob Larry Published December 5, 2023 at 2:18 PM CST ...

A reworked plan to modernize Milwaukee’s zoning code has cleared its first major hurdle, gaining unanimous approval from the city’s Plan Commission after a year of revisions and public debate ...

The city of Milwaukee's population was around 577,000 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The population has declined since hitting its peak of around 740,000 in 1960.

The current zoning of the 15,821-square-foot lot allows for 52 dwelling units on site and the proposed structure exceeds those limits, according to a city staff report.

Milwaukee homeowners could more easily build an extra housing unit on their properties under a zoning change that's received Common Council approval. The new ordinance created conflicts among ...