May 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Plan Commission

Two Rivers’ Plan Commission signed off on a new self-storage site plan on Columbus Street and advanced a zoning-rule tweak meant to clarify building setbacks in the Main Street/waterfront overlay area. Both votes were unanimous, with a small but telling wording fix flagged before the ordinance goes to City Council.

Key Decisions

Commission approved the site and architectural plans for three self-storage buildings on Columbus Street, clearing the way for construction under a conditional use permit already issued earlier this year.

Commission recommended City Council approve an ordinance change to define building setbacks in the Main Street and waterfront corridor overlay area—but only after correcting the ordinance wording so it matches the actual district name.

Public Input

No public comments or communications recorded for this meeting.

Agenda Items

Review of Site and Architectural Plan for the construction self-storage units, located at Columbus Street, Parcel No. 202-201-010-9, in Industrial District I-2, submitted by Brian Backler.

Passed 7-0

The commission approved the site and architectural plans for three separate self-storage buildings on Columbus Street. Staff said the project meets zoning rules and raised no issues with landscaping or lighting, and the commission voted yes without changes. Based on the minutes, this was a follow-through step after a conditional use permit was issued in January 2026—so the key question here was design and compliance, not whether storage is allowed at all.

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Roll call vote 7 yes

Matt Heckenlaible yes

Rick Inman yes

Pat Klein yes

Tracey Koach yes

Kyle Kordell yes

Kristin Lee yes

Adam Wachowski yes

selfstorage development Full history → development plan review Full history →

Ordinance to amend Section 10-1-24 C. B-1 Business District, to define setbacks for buildings in the Main Street and waterfront corridor overlay district.

Referred 7-0

The commission voted to recommend City Council approve a zoning-ordinance change that would spell out building setbacks in the Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District. Members said they supported how the rule would work, but they also caught a basic wording problem: the draft referred to properties zoned “Waterfront Corridor,” and they said it needs to correctly say “Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District.” This is the kind of detail that matters—if the district name is wrong in the law, enforcement and interpretation get messy fast.