HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem II.PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT FEBRUARY 6, 2024
ITEM II: PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A
PERSONAL STORAGE FACILITY AT 1990 WALTER COURT
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: Excel Engineering, Inc.
Owner: Mokler Properties, Inc.
Action(s) Requested:
The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a personal storage facility at 1990
Walter Court.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions:
Personal Storage Facility land uses are permitted only through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
in the Heavy Industrial Zoning District (HI) as regulated in Section 30-62 (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 consists of a 0.44-acre parcel with frontage on Walter Court and Algoma
Boulevard. The site has a 5,234 sq. ft. building currently used as office space with indoor
storage utilized by the owner and was previously used as an exercise facility (King Fitness).
The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Mixed Use for the site. The site is
surrounded by a mixture of commercial and industrial land uses.
Subject Site:
Existing Land Use Zoning
Office/indoor storage HI
Recognized Neighborhood Organizations
N/A
Adjacent Land Use and Zoning:
Existing Uses Zoning
North Commercial HI
South Commercial HI
West Industrial HI
East Industrial HI
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use
2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Recommendation Mixed Use
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Item II – CUP: Outdoor Storage – 1990 Walter Ct.
ANALYSIS
The applicant is proposing to add climate-controlled storage units to the interior of the existing
building. The proposed personal storage facility use is a conditional use in the Heavy Industrial
(HI) district. The applicant anticipates there will be up to 3 people working in the office portion
of the building and 3 to 5 storage customers visiting their storage units per week. The applicant
has stated that there will be no changes to the footprint of the site or exterior of the building,
with the exception of a new exterior entrance.
Staff is supportive of the proposed personal storage facility as the use will be compatible with
surrounding industrial land uses. The use is also compatible with zoning of the surrounding
area, which is entirely zoned Heavy Industrial. The existing 10 parking stalls is sufficient for
the small-scale office and storage uses on the site, which requires 7 parking stalls per the code
minimum of one parking space per employee and 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of office space.
Google Street View of subject property from Algoma Blvd.
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Item II – CUP: Outdoor Storage – 1990 Walter Ct.
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 a personal storage
facility use at 1990 Walter Court as proposed with the findings listed above.
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Christopher J Mokler & Associates
CUP Narra�ve
December 20, 2023
The proposed use of the property is adding climate-controlled storage units within the interior of the building with
one entrance door being added. Thus, there are no no�ceable changes to the exterior of the property as viewed by
the general public.
The current use is an office with storage for owners with a vacant space where the climate-controlled storage will
be located. There is one large main building that contains the office and storage por�on for the owners, and a
future climate-controlled storage area. There is also a small garage to the rear of the property.
We project there will be up to 3 people working in the office por�on of the building and 3 to 5 storage customers
visi�ng their storage units per week. There is more than sufficient parking.
There will be no addi�onal exterior construc�on. All construc�on is within the current structure, with the only
changes being the addi�on of an exterior entrance.
There should be no effects to surrounding proper�es as all the changes are within the current building and
vehicular traffic will be less than previous uses.
The climate-controlled facility will only be accessible 8am to 8pm 7 days a week. An electronic lock will be used to
enforce this.
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
1990 WALTER CT
PC: 02.06.2024
ERIC A FELIX
7808 COUNTY ROAD D
OMRO WI 54963
BRUCE /ROSEMARY SAMMONS
522 W MURDOCK AVE
OSHKOSH WI 54901
MOKLER PROPERTIES INC
1990 WALTER CT
OSHKOSH WI 54901
TFORCE PROPERTIES INC
8801 TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY
STE 500
ST LAURENT QC
DENNIS C WEED
340 N LARK ST
OSHKOSH WI 54902
CHERRYLAND PROP II LLC
1107 TWIN HARBOR DR
WINNECONNE WI 54986
TOWN OF OSHKOSH
1076 COZY LN
OSHKOSH WI 54901
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