Village of Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Community Services Department Overview


GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS

DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FLOODPLAIN INFORMATION
LOT SIZE
ZONING AND LAND USE INFORMATION

BUILDING INSPECTION


General Overview

The Community Services Department is composed of the Building Inspection Department, GIS, Planning and Zoning and the Engineering Department.  The Department  provides professional engineering, community development, and support services related to design and installation of public improvements and private development activities.

Through use of the computerized Geographical Information System (GIS), the department maintains and updates all Village maps, including cadastral, topographic, street, zoning, official, utility, and others.  Village utility databases are also maintained and updated, including sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water, street light, and pavement.  Department staff also coordinate the design and bidding of public improvement projects, such as sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water, and pavement.

Services


CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS

  • The Village Zoning Code provides for various permitted and conditional uses depending on the Zoning District of any given property.  A completed Conditional Use Permit application is the first step to approval of a conditional use.   Depending on the scope and type of project being considered, various approval processes will be required.  Contact the Community Services Department for further information.

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DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

  • The Community Services Department coordinates efforts with developers and business owners with regards to development and redevelopment opportunities in the Village.  Four privately-owned industrial parks are located in the Village:  Brown Deer Business Park (347-0411), Brown Deer Industrial Park (464-3100), Opus North Business Park (271-2980), and Brown Deer Corporate Park (354-1500).   For information regarding the industrial parks and any available acreage, contact the numbers listed above. For general development and redevelopment information please contact the Community Services Department.

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FLOODPLAIN INFORMATION

  • Two tributaries to the Milwaukee River, Beaver Creek and Southbranch Creek, run through the Village of Brown Deer.  Because these creeks run through the Village, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Flood Insurance Rate Program have compiled Maps that identify the various flood stages along the Creeks in the Village.  Click here to find out if your property is identified as being in the floodplain.  The floodplain is the area where flood waters from a 100-year rainstorm event (or rainfall that has a 1% chance of happening in a given year) is expected to accumulate and cause a threat to buildings and/or property.  For more information on floodplains or the National Flood Insurance Program, visit the FEMA website.

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LOT SIZE

ZONING AND LAND USE INFORMATION

  • The Village receives frequent questions regarding the current zoning of properties in the Village.  The way a property is zoned determines the appropriate land uses that is permitted or conditionally permitted for the property.   Click here to access a PDF version of the Brown Deer Village Code.  Contact the department for further information on zoning and permitted uses.

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