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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes__________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 1 September 2, 2025 PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES September 2, 2025 PRESENT: Meredith Scheuermann, Kathleen Propp, Dan Paulick, Council Member Buelow, David Rucker, Margy Davey, Karl Loewenstein, Thomas Perry EXCUSED: Ed Bowen, John Kiefer STAFF: Kimberly Gierach, Planning Services Director; Brian Slusarek, Principal Planner; Katrina Malson, Planning Technician; Oshkosh Media A. Call to Order/Roll Call: Chairperson Perry called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. Mr. Buelow arrived at 4:02pm. B. Consent Agenda 1. Approve minutes from the August 19, 2025 Plan Commission meeting Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none. Mr. Perry asked if any member of Plan Commission wished to pull any items off consent. There were none. Motion by Davey to accept the minutes as written. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. There was none. Motion carried 8-0. C. Items Removed from Consent Agenda: There were none. D. Regular Agenda 2.a. Public Hearing: Review and make a recommendation on a Zone Change from Two Flat Residential-10 District (TR-10) and Central Mixed Use District (CMU) to Two Flat Residential-10 District with a Planned Development Overlay (TR-10-PD) for properties located on the south side of the 100 block of West 8th Avenue and the north side of the 100 block of West 9th Avenue (Parcels 90301010000, 90301040000, 90301050000, 90301060000, 90301070000, 90301100000, 90301110000, 90301120000, 90301130000 and 90301150000) Site Inspections: Ms. Scheuermann, Mr. Paulick, Ms. Davey, Mr. Loewenstein and Mr. Perry. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and conditions. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 2 September 2, 2025 Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Paulick wondered about the surrounding homes. Mr. Slusarek stated the homes surrounding the development would remain and staff is unaware of any future development at this time. The underlying zoning will remain the same, TR-10, but the Planned Development Overlay gives the applicant the flexibility to request what they want to do. Mr. Perry opened the public hearing and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Oluwapelumi Oguntade of OLUOMO Group in Milwaukee, one of the developers on the project, was available for questions. Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none, so he closed the public hearing. There was no closing statement from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Ms. Propp spoke in support. Motion carried 8-0. 2.b. Review and make a recommendation on General Development Plan Approval for a multi-family development located on the south side of the 100 block of West 8th Avenue and the north side of the 100 block of West 9th Avenue (Parcels 90301010000, 90301040000, 90301050000, 90301060000, 90301070000, 90301100000, 90301110000, 90301120000, 90301130000 and 90301150000) Site Inspections: Ms. Scheuermann, Mr. Paulick, Ms. Davey, Mr. Loewenstein and Mr. Perry. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and conditions. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Ms. Propp wanted staff to point out the green space. Mr. Loewenstein asked if the current property lines would change. Mr. Slusarek stated there would be lot combinations for each of the 10-unit buildings. Ms. Davey wondered if the buildings would be condos or rentals. Mr. Slusarek stated rentals. Ms. Scheuermann wondered if the 2-units would be a duplex. Mr. Slusarek stated they would be similar to an upper lower duplex. Mr. Perry opened public comment and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Oluwapelumi Oguntade of OLUOMO Group in Milwaukee, one of the developers on the project, was in attendance but did not have a statement. __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 3 September 2, 2025 Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none, so he closed public comment. There was no closing statement from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Mr. Buelow spoke in support. Motion carried 8-0. 3. Public Hearing: Review and make a recommendation on a Zone Change from Heavy Industrial District (HI) to Heavy Industrial District with a Planned Development Overlay (HI-PD) and approval of a General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan for a building expansion at 2751 Universal Street Site Inspections: Ms. Scheuermann, Mr. Paulick, Mr. Buelow and Mr. Loewenstein. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and conditions. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Mr. Paulick wondered if the retention pond would be big enough. Mr. Slusarek stated Public Works would need to figure that out during Site Plan Review. Ms. Davey stated she is grateful the applicant is adding trees. Mr. Perry opened the public hearing and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Sam Winterfeldt, Project Manager at Keller Inc at N216 WI-55 in Kaukauna, was available for questions. Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. Todd Miller, of 881 Honey Creek Road in the Town of Algoma, spoke in support of the project. He is the company’s Chairman of the Board. Mr. Perry closed the public hearing. There was no closing statement from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Ms. Propp and Mr. Buelow spoke in support. Motion carried 8-0. 4. Review and make a recommendation on a Specific Implementation Plan for a drive- through car wash at 1700 South Koeller Street __________________________________ Plan Commission Minutes 4 September 2, 2025 Site Inspections: Ms. Scheuermann, Ms. Propp. Mr. Paulick, Mr. Buelow, Mr. Rucker, Ms. Davey, Mr. Loewenstein and Mr. Perry. Staff report accepted as part of the record. Mr. Slusarek presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and conditions. Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. Ms. Scheuermann had questions about signage. Mr. Slusarek spoke in greater detail about the signage process. Mr. Loewenstein wanted further clarification on the fiber cement panels. A sample of the material was passed around amongst the Plan Commission members. Mr. Perry wanted further discussion of where people would be queuing and what the difference is between this project and a restaurant’s drive-thru. Mr. Slusarek stated, according to code, a restaurant’s pick-up window cannot be between the street and the building. It does not address drive-through lanes specifically. Mr. Perry opened public comment and asked if the applicant wanted to make any statements. Peter Schwabe of Peter Schwabe Inc, at W915 Harding Road in Rubicon, was available for questions and he complimented City staff. Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none, so he closed public comment. There was no closing statement from the applicant. Motion by Davey to adopt the findings and recommendation as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Scheuermann. Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. Mr. Buelow asked about why the developer did not choose the empty car wash on Witzel Avenue. Mr. Schwabe stated his client has done market studies to find the best places for their product. Mr. Perry expressed concern with the drive-through facing the street (a major corridor). Motion carried 7-1 (Perry). E. Other Business: There was none. F. Adjournment - There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:35 pm. (Davey/Propp) No workshops followed the meeting. Respectfully Submitted, Kimberly Gierach Planning Services Manager KG/km