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PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT FEBRUARY 19, 2025
ITEM V: PARTIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION MARION ROAD
GENERAL INFORMATION
Petitioner: City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development
Property Owner: City of Oshkosh
Actions Requested:
The Department of Community Development is requesting the partial vacation of a small section
of the south side of Marion Road east of Mercury Marine, 505 Marion Road.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions:
WI State Stats. 66.1003 regulate the vacation and discontinuance of a public right-of-way.
Property Location and Background Information:
Located on the south side of Marion Road, the
subject area is adjacent to four lots, one owned by
Mercury Marine, two owned by the Oshkosh
Redevelopment Authority (RDA) and the last is
owned by the City of Oshkosh. Mercury Marine is in
the design phase of a parking lot expansion for its
property located at 505 Marion Road. The City, on
behalf of the RDA, is in the process of selling the
RDA’s lots as well as a portion of the City-owned lot
to Mercury Marine for the parking lot project. The
City proposed to vacate a portion of Marion Road to
assist with Mercury Marine’s parking lot design and
maximize the use of the property. Also, the vacation
will remove Mercury Marine’s landscaping placed in
the public right-of-way as the land will revert to
private property.
The site is located within the Marion Road/Pearl
Avenue Redevelopment Area which was adopted in
August of 1998 with five subsequent modifications. In the 25-plus years from the plan’s adoption,
the area has transformed from a blighted, underutilized industrial district on the north shore of
the Fox River to a mix of multi-family residential and commercial uses with a publicly-accessible
riverwalk.
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Item V – Partial Marion Road Vacation
ANALYSIS
The area in this request involves what is best described as a long triangular sliver, approximately
183 feet long by 16 feet at its widest, and 1,139 square feet in area. The vacation will follow the
back edge of public sidewalk which is typically where right-of-way lines are located.
A small section of City storm sewer is located in the proposed vacation area. State statute allows
municipalities continued rights to its active facilities in vacated right-of-way. These rights include
access, maintenance, replacement and relocation of its facilities. This is the situation for the same
storm sewer pipe to the south which is located in Vacated Dawes Street and leads to the Fox
River.
After approval, the vacated area will
attach to the lots to the south. A Certified
Survey Map will be used to combine
Mercury Marine’s property, the two RDA
lots and a portion of the City-owned lot
into a single lot. The vacation will add
additional land to the parking lot project
area and also contains a portion of
Mercury Marine’s landscaping (currently
in the right-of-way) which will become
private property.
The Department of Public Works has
reviewed this request and does not have
concerns with the vacation. The right-of-
way is no longer needed and the City will
have continued rights to the existing
storm sewer in the vacated area.
Staff supports the proposed right-of-way
vacation request. The vacation will assist
Mercury Marine by increasing land area
and eliminating their landscaping from
public right-of-way. The vacation will not adversely affect future City plans in the area.
RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS
Staff recommends approval of the partial right-of-way vacation of Marion Road as requested.
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