100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Plan Commission  
Wednesday, May 27, 2026  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Meeting called to order by Chair Mayor Woodford at 3:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
6 - Palm, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Robins  
Excused:  
Others present:  
Jed W. Engel, 1745 N. Superior Street  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
City Plan Minutes from 5-13-26  
Attachments:  
Neuberger moved, seconded by Palm, that the Minutes be approved. Roll Call.  
Motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Palm, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Robins  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
Text amendments to the Municipal Code, Chapter 23 Zoning, Article III.  
General Provisions, Section 23-43 Accessory Uses, Buildings and  
Structures to add language pertaining to solar energy systems  
(Associated with Action Item #26-0675)  
Attachments:  
This public hearing was held and no one spoke.  
This public hearing was held, and no one spoke on the item.  
Action Items  
6.  
Request to approve text amendments to the Municipal Code, Chapter 23  
Zoning, Article III. General Provisions, Section 23-43 Accessory Uses,  
Buildings and Structures to add language pertaining to solar energy  
systems, as identified in the attached documents  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Palm, that the Zoning Ordinance text  
amendments pertaining to solar energy systems be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Palm, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Robins  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Palm moved, seconded by Lambrecht, that the meeting be adjourned at 3:41  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Palm, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Robins  
Aye:  
Excused: