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Home My WebLink AboutItem I.BPLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT NOVEMBER 21, 2023 ITEM IB: PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL USE (CHURCH) AT 505 NORTH WESTFIELD STREET GENERAL INFORMATION Owner: Michael J. McClone Applicant: United Church of God - Oshkosh Action(s) Requested: The applicant is requesting Conditional Use Permit approval for an indoor institutional use at 505 North Westfield Street. Applicable Ordinance Provisions: Indoor Institutional uses are permitted only through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the Institutional District (I) as regulated in Section 30-50(C) of the Zoning Ordinance. Criteria used for Conditional Use Permits are located in Section 30-382 of the Zoning Ordinance. Property Location and Background Information: The subject site is located at the southwest corner of Taft Avenue and North Westfield Street. The subject site is about 0.6026 acres in size and is developed with a 4,104 sq. ft. existing office building and associated parking area. The property was most recently used as an office for an insurance agent. The site is surrounded by multi-family uses to the north, south, and west and institutional uses to the east. Subject Site: Existing Land Use Zoning Vacant Commercial Pending Institutional (I) Adjacent Land Use and Zoning: Existing Uses Zoning North Multi-Family Residential Multi-Family Residential – 20 (MR-20) South Multi-Family Residential Multi-Family Residential – 20 (MR-20) West Multi-Family Residential Multi-Family Residential – 20 (MR-20) East School/Athletic Facilities Institutional (I) Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use 2040 Land Use Recommendation Community Facility ANALYSIS Page 1 Item IB– CUP – 505 North Westfield Street. Use The applicant is requesting approval for a Conditional Use Permit of the site to convert the existing office to a church. According to the applicant, the building footprint will remain as existing and is sufficient for their proposed use. No additional structures are planned at this time. A Plan Commission workshop was held on March 21, 2023, with Plan Commission supportive of the proposal. A Neighborhood Meeting was held on August 2, 2023, with no neighbors in attendance. On September 19, 2023, Plan Commission approved a land use map amendment from Light Density Residential to Community Facility for the subject site. A zone change from Suburban Mixed Use (SMU) to Institutional (I) was requested in Item IA of this meeting. Aerial view of subject property Staff is in support of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the indoor institutional use as the conversion of the site to a church should not have an adverse impact on neighboring properties due to the relatively small scale of the use with up to three employees present Monday through Friday, along with four or less visitors occasionally each week day. Sunday mornings will have approximately 30 people as well as one to two staff people present for worship services. According to the applicant, the church will generally have office hours from 8am-5pm similarly to the previous use as an insurance office. The proposed use is also compatible with the surrounding land uses. The existing parking area provides a total of 17 parking stalls, which will be sufficient for the expected number of employees and visitors. Page 2 Item IB– CUP – 505 North Westfield Street. The Inspections Services Department has noted that plans are required to be submitted to show the layout of the building and the room sizes for review to determine if the space would have the capacity to hold less than 50 people and the building use could remain the same. A building permit may be required if modifications are needed to the building or if the building needs to apply for a change of use. RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS In its review and recommendation to the Common Council on an application for a Conditional Use Permit, staff recommends the Plan Commission make the following findings based on the criteria established by Chapter 30-382 (F)(3): (1) Is in harmony with the Comprehensive Plan. (2) Would not result in a substantial or undue adverse impact on nearby property, the character of the neighborhood, environmental factors, traffic factors, parking, public improvements, public property or rights-of-way, or other matters affecting the public health, safety, or general welfare. (3) Maintains the desired consistency of land uses, land use intensities, and land use impacts as related to the environs of the subject property. (4) The conditional use is located in an area that will be adequately served by, and will not impose an undue burden on, any of the improvements, facilities, utilities or services provided by public or private agencies serving the subject property. (5) The potential public benefits outweigh any potential adverse impacts of the proposed conditional use, after taking into consideration the applicant’s proposal and any requirements recommended by the applicant to ameliorate such impacts. Staff recommends approval of the proposed Conditional Use Permit for an indoor institutional use at 505 North Westfield Street with the findings listed above. Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 TAFT AV N WESTFIELD ST 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: 10/27/2023 1 in = 25 ft1 in = 0 mi¯505 N WESTFIELD ST 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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