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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: Kelly Nieforth, Community Development Director
DATE: December 7, 2022
RE: Housing Study Implementation Update
City staff has been working on the implementation of multiple recommendations that were
included in the approved Housing Study. Based on the feedback that staff received during the
Council workshop on May 24, 2022, city staff is focusing implementation efforts on the specific
recommendations below:
Zoning Updates:
City staff is reviewing the existing zoning code to allow additional types of housing such as
accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and duplexes, as well as decreasing lot size and parking
requirements. These are a few examples of zoning code updates that the Housing Study
recommended the city implement. City staff is thoroughly reviewing these updates and cross
referencing with other city code requirements to ensure that there will be no issues when the
zoning code is amended. The anticipated timeline to amend the zoning code is early 2023. The
Plan Commission will review the amendments and will make a recommendation to Council for
final approval.
Subdivision Development:
City staff continues to review the existing subdivision requirements and compare those
requirements to other communities. Researching parkland dedication fees, updating the city’s
existing Subdivision Code, and exploring opportunities to attract additional housing developers
are a few examples of what staff continues to work on. Staff has reached out to City Manager
Rohloff about scheduling a workshop with Council to discuss some ideas that city staff has to
increase home construction throughout the city. The workshop is tentatively scheduled for early
2023.
Policy Development:
The creation and revision of existing policies will most likely take the longest time to implement,
but have the potential to have the greatest impact. City staff is meeting with potential affordable
housing partners, including NeighborWorks, who can construct affordable housing units in the
city to fill the gap in the market. Specific areas that may be ready for revitalization in the central
city are being considered and resources that can help support these efforts are being created.
Supporting private housing investment that is affordable in the city will require public
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
assistance and staff is analyzing available funds from the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative
(HNI) fund which receives it’s funding from the one-year extension of TIF that the city is able to
access.
Please contact me if you have any questions concerning the implementation of the Housing
Study and Needs Assessment Plan.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
Kelly Nieforth Mark A. Rohloff
Community Development Director City Manager