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Home My WebLink AboutItem VI. PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 ITEM VI: COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT FROM LIGHT DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY FACILITY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 505 NORTH WESTFIELD STREET GENERAL INFORMATION Owner: Michael J. McClone Applicant: United Church of God - Oshkosh Actions Requested: The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Recommended Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan. The subject area is designated for Light Density Residential land use; the applicant is requesting a change to a Community Facility land use designation. Property Location and Background Information: The petitioner is requesting a comprehensive land use map amendment of an existing 0.6-acre commercial property located at the southwest corner of Taft Avenue and North Westfield Street. The site includes a 4,104 sq. ft. office building and associated parking area that was previously used as an office for an insurance agent. The applicant has requested to use the site for an indoor institutional use (church). The site is zoned Suburban Mixed Use district (SMU) and 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan has the property slated for Light Density Residential use. The proposed use is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and is not permitted in the SMU district. The lot will require a comprehensive land use map amendment and zone change to allow the proposed use. The surrounding area consists of multi-family uses to the north, south, and west, and Oshkosh West High School and associated athletic facilities to the east. Page 1 Item VI: Comp Plan Land Use Map Amendment – 505 N. Westfield St. Subject Site Existing Land Use Zoning Vacant Commercial SMU Adjacent Land Use and Zoning Existing Uses Zoning North Multi-family residential MR-20 South Multi-family residential MR-20 East School/athletic facilities I-PD West Multi-family residential MR-20 Recognized Neighborhood Organizations None Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Recommendation Light Density Residential ANALYSIS – COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT In October of 2018, the City adopted the Comprehensive Plan Update 2040, an update to the previous plan from 2005. Part of the update entailed refining the 20-Year Recommended Land Use Map. The map is a representation of future land uses within the City and in the extraterritorial three-mile buffer. Future land use maps are intended Subject Site Page 2 Item VI: Comp Plan Land Use Map Amendment – 505 N. Westfield St. to be used as a general reference tool for determining appropriate future land use and growth patterns. When creating the maps, recommended uses were determined on a broader scale rather than a parcel-by-parcel basis. Staff realizes that sections of the Comprehensive Plan, including mapping portions, need to be updated or revised periodically to accommodate logical requests/changes in future land use. The petitioner approached the City about utilizing the existing building on the subject site for a church. The proposal was brought to a Plan Commission workshop on March 21, 2023. Plan Commission was supportive of the proposal. A neighborhood meeting was held on August 2, 2023, with no neighbors in attendance. Staff is supportive of the proposed land use amendment as the proposed Community Facility land use designation is consistent with neighboring institutional land uses, specifically Oshkosh West High School immediately to the east. The proposed Community Facility land use will also be relatively compatible with the neighboring residential properties to the north, south, and west. Community Facility land uses are located within many residentially developed areas through the City of Oshkosh. RECOMMENDATION Comprehensive Land Use Map Amendment: Staff recommends approval of the requested land use map amendment from Light Density Residential to Community Facility for property located at 505 North Westfield Street with findings that the proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and is consistent with the surrounding area. 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SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 3048 OSHKOSH WI 54903 Page 8 N WESTFIELD ST TAFT AV Red ArrowPark J:\GIS\Planning\Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template\2023 Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template.mxd User: katrinam Prepared by: City of Oshkosh, WI Printing Date: 8/21/2023 1 in = 120 ft1 in = 0.02 mi¯505 N WESTFIELD STREET City of Oshkosh maps and data are intended to be used for general identification purposes only, and the City of Oshkoshassumes no liability for the accuracy of the information. Those using the information are responsible for verifying accuracy. 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Forfull disclaimer please go to www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/GISdisclaimer Page 10 N WESTFIELD ST TAFT AV J:\GIS\Planning\Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template\2023 Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template.mxd User: katrinam Prepared by: City of Oshkosh, WI Printing Date: 8/21/2023 1 in = 100 ft1 in = 0.02 mi¯505 N WESTFIELD STREET City of Oshkosh maps and data are intended to be used for general identification purposes only, and the City of Oshkoshassumes no liability for the accuracy of the information. Those using the information are responsible for verifying accuracy. Forfull disclaimer please go to www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/GISdisclaimer Page 11