HomeMy WebLinkAbout16.22-380AUGUST 23, 2022 SEPTEMBER 13, 2022- 22-363 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: AMEND SECTION OF CHAPTER 30 ZONING ORDINANCE
PERTAINING TO WISCONSIN NATIVE PERENNIAL
LANDSCAPE SPECIES
INITIATED BY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approved
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING A SECTION OF
THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ORDINANCE WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Figure 30-254 (A) is hereby amended to include addition
Wisconsin native perennial species and assign point value of 1.1 points per 20 plants for
all native perennial species listed in the Figure.
SECTION 2. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh
enacted Ordinance #22-380 AMEND SECTION OF CHAPTER 30 ZONING
ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO WISCONSIN NATIVE PERENNIAL LANDSCAPE
SPECIES on September 13, 2022. The Ordinance updates provisions to improve
implementation of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Wisconsin perennial landscape
species. The full text of the Ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215
Church Avenue and on the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk's phone: (920)
236-5011.
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager
DATE: August 18, 2022
RE: Amend Section of Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Pertaining to Wisconsin Native
Perennial Landscape Species
BACKGROUND
The City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development requests review and approval of
amendments to the Oshkosh Zoning Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
The City of Oshkosh adopted a new zoning ordinance which went into effect on January 1, 2017.
The ordinance currently includes a list of commonly-used appropriate landscape species. Plan
Commission has provided Planning staff with a list of additional Wisconsin native perennial
landscape species. Staff is recommending an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to include
these native perennials on the list of commonly-used appropriate species.
RECOMMENDATION
The Plan Commission recommended approval of the zoning ordinance amendment on August
16, 2022. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
Mark Lyons John Fitzpatrick
Planning Services Manager Assistant City Manager
ITEM: TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Plan Commission meeting of August 16, 2022.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: Department of Community Development
Actions Requested:
The City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development requests review and approval of
amendments to the Oshkosh Zoning Ordinance.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions:
Section 30-380 of the Zoning Ordinance establishes the ability of the Common Council, on its
own motion or on petition after first submitting the proposal to the City Plan Commission, to
amend, supplement or change Zoning District boundaries or regulations of the Zoning
Ordinance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Oshkosh adopted a new zoning ordinance which went into effect on January 1,
2017. The ordinance currently includes a list of commonly-used appropriate landscape species.
Plan Commission has provided Planning staff with a list of additional Wisconsin native
perennial landscape species. Staff is recommending the following amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance to include these native perennials on the list of commonly-used appropriate species.
ANALYSIS
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.
Item IV - Text Amendments-Zoning Ordinance 2
Figure 30-254a: Commonly-Used Appropriate Landscaping Species
Plant Category Landscaping Point
Value Per Plant Common Name Scientific Name
Shade Trees 55 Maple (Red) Acer spp.*
Shade Trees 50 Birch (River, Paper) Betula spp.
Shade Trees 50 Linden (Basswood,
Redmond, Little Leaf) Tilia spp.
Shade Trees 50 Elms (hybrids) Ulmus spp.
Shade Tree 55 Oak (White) Quercus spp.*
Shade Trees 50 Honey Locust
(male cultivars)
Gleditsia
triacanthos var.
inermis Tall Deciduous
Trees
30 Chanticleer pear Pyrus calleryana
'Chanticleer' Tall Deciduous
Trees
33 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis*
Tall Deciduous
Trees
30 Chinkapin oak Quercus
muehlenbergii Tall Deciduous
Trees
30 Ginkgo (male cultivars) Ginkgo biloba
Tall Deciduous
Trees
30 State Street Miyabe
maple
Acer miyabei
'Morton' Medium Deciduous
Trees
15 Paperbark maple Acer griseum
Medium Deciduous
Trees
16.5 Serviceberry Amelanchier*
Medium Deciduous
Trees
15 Winter King Hawthorn Crataegus viridis
Medium Deciduous
Trees
16.5 Hornbeam
(Musclewood)
Carpinus
caroliniana* Medium Deciduous
Trees
16.5 Ironwood/Hophornbea
m
Ostrya virginiana*
Medium Deciduous
Trees
15 Callery pear Pyrus calleryana
Low Deciduous
Trees
11 Hazelnut Corylus spp.*
Low Deciduous
Trees
10 Flowering crabapples Malus spp.
Low Deciduous
Trees
10 Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata
Tall Evergreen
Trees
40 Firs Abies spp.
Tall Evergreen
Trees
44 Black Hills Spruce Picea glauca var.
densata* Tall Evergreen
Trees
40 Serbian Spruce Picea omorika
Tall Evergreen
Trees
44 Pine (except Austrian) Pinus spp. (not
nigra)* Tall/Medium
Evergreen Trees
33 Juniper (Red Cedar) Juniperus
virginiana* Tall/Medium
Evergreen Trees
33 Arborvitae Thuja spp.*
Tall/Medium
Evergreen Trees
33 Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis*
Low Evergreen
Trees
12 Juniper (Mountbatten) Juniperus chinensis
Tall Deciduous
Shrubs
5 Elderberry Sambucus candensis
“aurea” Tall Deciduous
Shrubs 5.5 Dogwood (Gray,
Pagoda) Cornus spp.*
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs
3 Weigela Weigela spp.
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs 3 Cotoneaster Cotoneaster spp.
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs 3 Forsythia (Virgina,
Rugosa) Forsythia
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs 3.3 Shrub Rose Rosa spp.*
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs 3.3
Viburnum (Arrowwood,
Warfaring Tree,
Nannyberry)
Viburnum spp.*
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs
3.3 Potentilla Potentilla spp.*
Item IV - Text Amendments-Zoning Ordinance 3
Plant Category Landscaping Point
Value Per Plant Common Name Scientific Name
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs
3.3 Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla spp.*
Medium Deciduous
Shrubs
3 Ninebark Physocarpus spp.
Low Deciduous
Shrubs
1 Azalea Rhododendron
(Azalea) spp. Low Deciduous
Shrubs 1.1 Gro-Low Sumac Rhus aromatica*
Tall-Medium
Evergreen Shrubs 5 Juniper (Pfitzer) Juniperus x
pfitzeriana
Tall-Medium
Evergreen Shrubs 5 Yew (Japanese) Taxus spp.
Low Evergreen
Shrubs 2 Boxwood Buxus spp.
Low Evergreen
Shrubs 2 Juniper (Sergeant,
Creeping, Andorra) Juniperus spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Coneflower Echinacea spp.*
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Catmint Nepeta spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta*
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Lily Lilium spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Daylily Hemerocallis spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Ornamental Grass varies
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Lady‘s Mantel Alchemilla spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Columbine Aquilegia spp.*
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Aster Aster spp.*
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Jack Frost Brunnera
macrophylla
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Blazing Star Liatris spp.*
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Black Bugbane Cimicifuga simplex
“Brunette”
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Peony Paeonia spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Pachysandra Pachysandra spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 1.1 per 20 Stonecrops Sedum spp.*
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20
Astilbe Astilbe spp.
Perennial Plantings 1 per 20 Hosta Hosta spp.
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Big Bluestem Andropogon
gerardii*
Item IV - Text Amendments-Zoning Ordinance 4
Plant Category Landscaping Point
Value Per Plant Common Name Scientific Name
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Bloodroot Sanguinaria
Canadensis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Coreopsis (Lanceleaf) Coreopsis
lanceolate*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Geranium Geranium
maculatum*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Ginger (Wild) Asarum canadense*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Indian Grass Sorghastrum
nutans*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema
triphyllum*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Jacob's Ladder Polemonium
reptans*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Little Blue Stem Schizachyrium
scoparium*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Lupine (Wild) Lupinus perennis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 New England Aster Aster novae-
angliae*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Nodding Onion Allium cernuum*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Pale Purple Cone
Flower Echinacea pallida*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Phlox (Prairie) Phlox pilosa*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Prairie Blazing Star Liatris
pycnostachya*
Item IV - Text Amendments-Zoning Ordinance 5
Plant Category Landscaping Point
Value Per Plant Common Name Scientific Name
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus
heterolepis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Quinine (Wild) Parthenium
integrifolium*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Rattlesnake Master Eryngium
yuccifolium*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Red Milkweed Asclepias
incarnate*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Smooth Penstemon Penstemon
digitalis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Spiderwort Tradescantia
ohiensis*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia
cespitosa*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Vervain (Hoary) Verbena stricta*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Virginia Bluebells Mertensia
virginica*
Perennial Plantings 1.1 per 20 Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata*
* Wisconsin native plant species identified with an asterisk are preferred plant materials and an
additional 10% has been added to their respective point values.
The Plan Commission recommended approval of the zoning ordinance amendment on August
16, 2022. The following is their discussion on the item.
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.
Item IV - Text Amendments-Zoning Ordinance 6
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.