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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes__________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 1 August 16, 2022 PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES August 16, 2022 PRESENT: Margy Davey, Thomas Perry, Meredith Scheuermann, John Kiefer, Karl Loewenstein EXCUSED: Michael Ford, Justin Mitchell, Ed Bowen, Mamadou Coulibaly, Kathleen Propp, STAFF: Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager; James Rabe, Director of Public Works; Justin Gierach, Engineering Division Manager; Brian Slusarek, Planner; Jeff Nau, Associate Planner Chairperson Perry called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. Mr. Perry welcomed new member Karl Loewenstein to the Plan Commission. The minutes of August 2, 2022 were approved as presented. (Davey/Scheuermann) I. STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATIONS FOR THE WIDENING OF S. MAIN STREET Site Inspections Report: Ms. Scheuermann reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The City requests the dedication of street right-of-way to widen S. Main Street between the Fox River and 6th Avenue and between E. 7th and Vacated E. 8th Avenues. Mr. Nau presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The City is proposing to dedicate right-of-way to widen the S. Main Street right-of-way between E. 7th and Vacated E. 8th Avenues by 20 feet. Currently, the width of this section of S. Main Street is 60 feet where City plans call for right-of-way widths for arterial-classed streets such as S. Main Street be 80 feet wide. The additional right-of-way will provide area needed for wider sidewalk and enhanced streetscaping. The City has previously widened S. Main Street between Vacated E. 8th and E. 9th Avenues, as well as 11th Avenue and South Park Avenue and plans to widen additional segments as opportunities arise. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as listed in the staff report. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked if this dedication will go further south or past 8th street. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 2 August 16, 2022 Mr. Nau said the city recently widened the portion between E. 8th Ave and E. 9th Ave. By the Menominee Nation Arena, the city widened it to 80 feet between 11th Ave and South Park Ave. As properties become available, they’ll continue the widening. Mr. Lyons said as redevelopment takes place they will do the dedication one at a time. Prior to 2030 development they will look at doing the remainder blocks between 9th and 11th. The Brooklyn building sits between 6th and 7th but since the building sits right on the property line, the city would probably not look for additional right of way there. The street should become wider up until that point. Mr. Perry asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Mr. Perry closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no other public comments on this item. Motion by Kiefer to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. II. PUBLIC HEARING: PONTOONIN HOUSE ANNEXATION FROM THE TOWN OF OSHKOSH, 2538 SHOREWOOD DRIVE AND PART OF 2534 SHOREWOOD DRIVE Site Inspections Report: Ms. Davey reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The petitioners are requesting direct annexation (by unanimous approval) of approximately 0.383 acres of land currently located on Shorewood Drive in the Town of Oshkosh. Mr. Nau presented the item and reviewed the site and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. James and Michelle Work recently purchased Lot 8 with the intent to construct a single family dwelling. It is their wish to have the new house connected to city sanitary sewer and water which prompted this request. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as appropriate for light density residential use and the proposed zoning permits the existing single family use for the property by- right. Loyal & Kelly Straveler’s property is east of their house which is currently in the City. The land is undeveloped and is used for yard space with their house property. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 3 August 16, 2022 The petitioners request the property be annexed with a Single Family Residential-5 with Lakefront Residential Overlay (SR-5-LRO) District zoning classification to match the adjacent SR-5-LRO City zone district to the south and is comparable to the current Town’s Suburban Residential District (Subdivided) (R-2) zoning. The proposed zoning is also consistent with the Comprehensive Plan 2040’s Light Density Residential recommendation. The Department of Public Works has reviewed the request and reported that City sanitary sewer and water main were constructed in front of the property in 1975. Sanitary sewer and water laterals have been stubbed to the property line so the street will not need to be excavated for connections. The Oshkosh Fire and Police Departments have reviewed the annexation request and do not have any concerns with providing services to this property. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as listed in the staff report. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Ms. Davey asked where the name Pontoonin came from. Mr. Nau said that it is the name of the LLC. Mr. Perry asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Mr. Perry closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. Motion by Kiefer to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. III. 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Staff report accepted as part of the record. Staff requests review and acceptance of the 2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Mr. Slusarek presented the item. Annually, the CIP is prepared by the Finance Department in conjunction with the Department of Public Works and approved by the Common Council. While the ten-year CIP covers the period 2023-2032, the City will officially adopt for implementation only one year of the plan (2023), leaving room for change as conditions and opportunities warrant. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 4 August 16, 2022 The City will be launching an interactive CIP dashboard to aid the public in viewing the proposed projects. It is anticipated that this dashboard will be available in the near future. A link to the CIP dashboard will be available on the City’s homepage under hot topics or at link below. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as listed in the staff report. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Ms. Scheuermann asked how often the comprehensive plan is done compared to the CIP. Mr. Lyons said that the comprehensive plan is a ten year renewal update cycle. The CIP is a ten year plan, but the specific projects are done on an annual basis. Ms. Scheuermann said she thought that there could be gaps if the comprehensive plan is done every ten years and the CIP is done every year. Mr. Lyons said there are not as many level of specifics in a comprehensive plan because it is a high level document and doesn’t get into the nuances of small projects and is not parcel specific. Ms. Davey asked if the CIP includes all the of the city’s ARPA funds. Mr. Rabe said that the finance department has been spreading out the allocations of the ARPA funding that council dedicated to CIP capital projects. There was some money that was dedicated to 2022 projects that will be dedicated to 2023 and 2024 projects until the entirety of what the council approved going towards CIP which was ¾ of total allocations. Finance has been making those recommendations annually with the CIP. Ms. Davey asked if that means there’s another 25% that is not in the CIP. Mr. Rabe said that there might be some non-CIP projects that would be recommended to council to discuss in future meetings. Mr. Perry asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Mr. Perry closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Kiefer. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 5 August 16, 2022 IV. PUBLIC HEARING: TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE Staff report accepted as part of the record. The City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development requests review and approval of amendments to the Oshkosh Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Slusarek presented the item. Staff proposes amendments to the following Zoning Ordinance code section: Figure 30-254a regarding commonly-used appropriate landscape species Amend Figure to include additional Wisconsin native perennial species and assign point value of 1.1 points per 20 plants for all native perennial species listed in the Figure. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as listed in the staff report. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Perry asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Mr. Perry closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Mr. Lyons said that Mr. Mitchell was instrumental in this project and he thanked him for all of his hard work. Ms. Davey asked if this could be given to homeowners who want to replace turf grass with native plantings. Mr. Lyons said that it will be. Mr. Perry thanked Mr. Mitchell for all of his work on this and this is a great addition to the ordinance. Motion carried 5-0. PLANNING DIRECTORS REPORT __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 6 August 16, 2022 Mr. Lyons said that due to the Council cancelling their December 27th 2022 meeting, staff is anticipating cancelling the December 20th 2022 Plan Commission meeting. If the meeting is hosted, no projects will go to Council until January 2023 anyways. We would like to get the filing schedule updated so applicants will be informed that there will not be a meeting that day. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 4:27 pm. (Kiefer/Davey) Respectfully Submitted, Mark Lyons Planning Services Manager