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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes__________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 1 July 18, 2023 PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES July 18, 2023 PRESENT: Margy Davey, Mamadou Coulibaly, DJ Nichols, John Kiefer, Ed Bowen, Council Member Esslinger EXCUSED: Karl Loewenstein, Meredith Scheuermann, Thomas Perry, Kathleen Propp STAFF: Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager; Justin Gierach, Engineering Division Manager; Brian Slusarek, Planner; Jeff Nau, Planner; Brandon Nielsen, Associate Planner, Emma Dziengeleski, Assistant Planner; Kay Qualley, Assistant Community Development Director Vice-Chairperson Kiefer called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. Mr. Bowen arrived at 4:02 pm. The minutes of June 20, 2023 were approved as presented. (Esslinger/Davey) I. ACCEPT SIDEWALK EASEMENT AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF JOHN AVENUE & MC KINLEY STREET (800 JOHN AVENUE) Site Inspections Report: Ms. Davey reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The City of Oshkosh is requesting acceptance of an easement for sidewalk construction at the northwesterly corner of John Avenue and Mc Kinley Street. Mr. Nau presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The subject property is a 4,868 square foot (0.11 acre) lot located at the northwest corner of John Avenue and Mc Kinley Street developed with a single- family house. The easement will be a 12.5 square foot triangular area located at the southeast corner of the subject property, running five feet along both the John Avenue and Mc Kinley Street rights-of-way. The City is requesting the easement to allow for installation an ADA compliant public concrete sidewalk. Sidewalk improvements are part of the reconstruction of Mc Kinley Street. The easement will allow the City to construct the ADA-compliant sidewalk ramp and provide continued access for future maintenance and replacements/upgrades as needed. The City Attorney’s office has drafted the necessary easement documents. The Department of Public Works does not have concerns with the proposal and will work with the property owner to have the appropriate easement documents signed and recorded at the Winnebago County Register of Deeds. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 2 July 18, 2023 Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Coulibaly to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Davey. Motion carried 6-0. II. APPROVAL OF CONGRESS FIELD NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN Site Inspections Report: No commissioners reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Staff requests approval of the Congress Field Neighborhood Plan, which focuses on the neighborhood bounded by Congress Avenue to the north, New York Avenue to the south, Elmwood Avenue to the west and behind Jackson Street to the east. Mr. Nielsen presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The City of Oshkosh-Planning Services Division in partnership with the Congress Field Neighborhood Association have worked together to develop the Congress Field Neighborhood Plan. The Plan serves the following purposes:  Educate both city government and neighborhood residents about each other’s concerns and visions for the future.  Promote collaboration between the City, the neighborhood, and local public, private and non-profit organizations in order to achieve mutual goals to enhance the neighborhood.  Create “pride of place” within the community by identifying and developing the assets within each neighborhood.  Initiate change, rather than simply reacting to it, by addressing specific issues and opportunities.  Strengthen the city by improving the quality of life in neighborhoods. This plan was prepared for the Congress Field Neighborhood Association with the intent to support their efforts in addressing neighborhood challenges and promoting reinvestment. Created during a yearlong resident led planning process; the plan may be used by the Congress Field Neighborhood Association, the City of Oshkosh, and partner organizations to ensure __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 3 July 18, 2023 neighborhood improvements and activities are implemented to meet the needs of residents. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Kevin McGee, 1244 Wisconsin St, President of Congress Field Neighborhood; he made himself available for questions. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Coulibaly. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 6-0 III. LAND DISPOSITION OF VACANT PROPERTY LOCATED AT PARCEL NUMBER 0605710000 (FORMERLY RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ON W. 9TH AVENUE) – WITHDRAWN BY STAFF IV. LAND DISPOSITION OF VACANT PROPERTY, 500 BLOCK OF W SOUTH PARK AVENUE BETWEEN OHIO STREET AND MICHIGAN STREET Site Inspections Report: No commissioners reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Raunel and Maria Lopez are requesting approval to purchase the vacant property located on the south side of W South Park Avenue, between Ohio Street and Michigan Street. Ms. Dziengeleski presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The applicant is requesting disposition of the subject property to combine this lot with their lot, 525 W South Park Ave, into one property. Staff does not have concerns with disposition of this subject property as this parcel is no longer needed by the City. The land disposition will provide more green space to the applicant’s current irregular shaped lot. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 4 July 18, 2023 Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Raunel Lopez, 525 W South Park Ave, said they want to purchase this lot to expand their yard space and eventually fence it off to the public. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. Motion by Coulibaly to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Davey. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 6-0. V. PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR AN OUTDOOR DISPLAY AT 3020 JACKSON STREET (JOES POWER CENTER INC.) Site Inspections Report: Mr. Bowen reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for an Outdoor Display land use for the property located at 3020 Jackson Street. Mr. Nielsen presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The applicant is proposing to utilize the existing building and site to sell lawn and garden equipment and parts. The applicant states they will display handheld and walk behind equipment in the existing building and display most of the ride on equipment in the proposed outdoor display area. Ride on equipment consists of residential and commercial zero turn mowers, lawn and garden tractors, rear engine riders, compact tractors, stand on mowers and blowers, as well as trailers and jobsite UTV’s. The applicant states that trailers and jobsite UTV’s are only sold on occasion because they keep limited stock of these items. According to the applicant, Joe’s Power Center typically has one or two of each piece of equipment assembled at a given time and those units are what can be viewed and bought. When a product is sold a new, unassembled unit is taken out of storage, assembled and put out on display. This process makes the stock appear to always be on display but in reality, the units are actively being sold and new product is put on display. The applicant states they will use existing pavement as __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 5 July 18, 2023 their display area per the provided site plan. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Adam Ginthum and Joseph Schneider, 534 S Washington St, Kimberly, WI said this request is necessary for their business to be operational. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Coulibaly to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Davey. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Mr. Coulibaly asked if two of the parking lots are going to be converted into the display area, will they still meet the parking requirements. Mr. Lyons said they still exceed the parking minimum necessary, they still have quite a bit of pavement if they’d need to restripe to add more in the future. Mr. Nielsen said that the parcel only has one parking lot. Motion carried 6-0. VI. ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED POLICE DEPARTMENT EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING Site Inspections Report: No Commissioners reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The applicant is requesting an architectural building plan review for construction of a Police Department evidence storage building at 640 W 3rd Avenue. Mr. Slusarek presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The Oshkosh Police Department has submitted plans for demolition of two existing storage buildings and a shed and construction of a new 7,200 sq. ft. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 6 July 18, 2023 evidence storage building. The proposed evidence storage building is planned to be 60’ wide by 120’ deep and 28’ tall. The side (east/west) and rear (north) facades of the building will be composed of architectural metal panel and insulated grey glass, with overhead doors on the north and east elevations. The front (south) façade of the building will be clad in architectural block, face brick, and insulated grey glass. The roof material will be architectural metal. Staff believes that the evidence storage building will not have a negative impact on the surrounding area as the structure will have a consistent appearance with the neighboring City buildings (Parks and Public Works buildings) and be compatible with the surrounding area. Sufficient façade articulation will be provided and appropriate materials utilized for a utility structure. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. John Schmidbauer, Kueny Architects, 10505 Corporate Dr, Pleasant Prairie, WI; made himself available for questions. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Coulibaly. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 6-0. VII. SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AMENDMENT FOR BUILDING ADDITION AT 2351 RYF ROAD Site Inspections Report: No Commissioners reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The petitioner requests approval of a Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) amendment for a building addition at 2351 Ryf Road. Mr. Slusarek presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The subject site is an 18.83-acre property located on the south side of Ryf Road, west of Lake Butte des Morts Drive. The property is zoned Institutional __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 7 July 18, 2023 District with a Planned Development Overlay (I-PD) and contains Oshkosh Community Church. The surrounding area consists of vacant land to the north and west, residential uses to the south/west, and Wiouwash Trail to the east. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan recommends Community Facility use for the subject property. On May 9, 2000, Common Council approved a Conditional Use Permit/Planned Development (Resolution 00-187) for a 30,500 sq. ft. church, including auditorium, classrooms, and office space. The applicant is requesting amendment to the existing SIP to allow for a 16,700 sq. ft. building addition. No changes are being proposed to the existing use of the site. A neighborhood meeting was held on June 27, 2023. The neighbors in attendance were generally supportive of the proposed building addition. The proposed building addition will be on the north and west side of the existing building. The addition will not extend into the existing setback/yard areas. The building addition will result in a slight increase in impervious surface ratio from 24.7% to 25.6%, which is well under the maximum impervious surface ratio of 60% for the Institutional district. The addition will also result in a loss of 19 parking stalls, for a total of 357 remaining parking spaces. The remaining spaces meet the parking requirement of 1 space per 3 expected patrons at maximum capacity (700). Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Karl Kramer, 2351 Ryf Rd; stated that this project will be a kids wing addition to the front of the building since there in an influx of young families joining the church. Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Coulibaly to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Davey. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 6-0. VIII. PUBLIC HEARING: ZONE CHANGE FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (HI) TO BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT WITH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY (BP-PD) AND APPROVAL OF A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN & SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AN INDOOR INSTITUTIONAL USE AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2850 UNIVERSAL STREET __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 8 July 18, 2023 Site Inspections Report: Mr. Bowen reported visiting the site. Staff report accepted as part of the record. The applicant requests a zone change from the existing Heavy Industrial District (HI) to Business Park District with a Planned Development Overlay (BP-PD). The applicant also requests approval of General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan to allow an indoor institutional use at 2850 Universal Street. Mr. Slusarek presented the items and reviewed the sites and surrounding area as well as the land use and zoning classifications in this area. The subject site is a 2.12-acre property located at the northeast corner of Universal St. and State Highway 44. The site is used as an office and therapy clinic for autistic children and the site also includes a storage garage. The surrounding area consists primarily of commercial uses along with industrial uses to the north/west. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Industrial use for the subject site. The applicant is requesting a zone change from the existing Heavy Industrial (HI) designation to Business Park District with a Planned Development Overlay (BP-PD) for the subject property. This request is intended to provide consistent zoning with neighboring properties This request is intended to provide consistent zoning with neighboring properties to the east and provide some flexibility to the zoning ordinance to accommodate an indoor institutional use on the subject site. The applicant has submitted plans for conversion of the existing garage to a classroom, which will be addressed as General Development Plan (GDP) and Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) review to follow. Staff is supportive of the proposed rezone as it will provide consistent zoning with neighboring properties and will provide opportunity for an additional use on the property. It may also serve to accommodate future improvements to the site as it has a unique lot configuration. Although the proposed BP zoning designation is not consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Recommendation of Industrial, staff does not have concerns in this particular case as the Comprehensive Plan is not intended to be parcel specific and the proposed zoning designation is consistent with neighboring properties along State Highway 44. Staff recommends approval with the findings and conditions as stated in the staff report. Mr. Kiefer opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Kiefer asked for any public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Angela Wade, owner of Therapeutic Properties, TRIO Young Scholars and TRIO Academy, 2850 Universal St; stated they are looking to create a classroom for up to ten kids with autism to help them learn in a more support setting than the public school district; part of the site rezoning is to follow the requirements of DEI so they can participate in the special needs scholarship program. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 9 July 18, 2023 Mr. Kiefer closed public comments and asked if the applicant wanted to make any closing statements. There were no closing statements from the applicant. Motion by Coulibaly to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Davey. Mr. Kiefer asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Lyons stated it will be on the next agenda, but just a heads up, they will be cancelling the August 15th plan commission meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 4:28 pm. (Davey/Kiefer) Respectfully Submitted, Mark Lyons Planning Services Manager