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Home My WebLink About05-257.doc AUGUST 23, 2005 5-257 RESOLUTION (CARRIED 7-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN PURPOSE: GRANT CONDITIONAL USE PERMITI APPROVE FINAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 13596 STEARNS DRIVE INITIATED BY: DOWLING CONSTRUCTION INC., OWNER PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approved with conditions BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that a conditional use permit for a planned commercial development to allow use and conversion of a former school building for a general contractor business with outside storage, per the attached, with the following conditions: 1 ) 2) The contractors yard use is permitted. Outside storage of materials, equipment, vehicles, etc. be visually screened with the storage location and screening to be approved by the Department of Community Development. A landscape plan be submitted for conversion of the existing structure and the parking area and approved by the Department of Community Development. Subsequent phases of development will be required to obtain conditional use permit 1 planned development approval. Improvements are allowed to be made to the existing structure exceeding 50% of the value of the structure. 3) 4) 5) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh hereby approves of the Planned District Overlay and final development plan per the attached. Project Nan-ative for Dowling Construction, Inc. Conditional Use Pennit Application Mr. Dowling proposes to use the subject property as the primary location for the operation of his general contracting business (i.e. Dowling Construction, Inc.). The principal daily activities that will occur on-site are administrative in nature. However, like any typical general contracting operation there will also be incidental storage of vehicles, materials, and equipment on-site. The propertypreviouslywas the site of Sunset ElementarySchool (Oshkosh Area SchooIDistrict). Mr. Dowling purchased the property from the School District in November of 2003 with the intent of redeveloping the property for commercial use in the future. Currendy, the only structure on the property is the vacant elementary school building, which is approximately 18,600 sq. ft (gross) in size. Mr. Dowling is proposing to convert the former classroom space into office! administrative space for his business operations. The gymnasium area would be converted to storage space for tools, equipment, and other iterns needed for business operations. The conversion of the school building into a functional administrative facility suitable for business operations is the initial step of the overall redevelopment plan for the property. Mr. Dowling intends to finish the proposed conversion of the school building by late summer! early fall of 2005. The proposed use of the property will generate no adverse effects for surrounding properties or residents. As previously mentioned, the principal activities that will occur immediately on-site will be administrative in nature and the majority of Dowling Construction Inc.'s operations occur at . various off-site locations. Therefore, no objectionable glare, odor, fumes, vibration, etc., will be . produced on-site. While equipment, supplies and materials will be stored on the property, they will be screened appropriately and placed in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Minimal amounts of traffic will be generated at and around the site as approximately 5 employees will use the proposed facility daily and the business rarely exceeds two "drive up" customers daily. Dowling Construction Inc.'s hours of operation would be from7am to 5pmMondaythrough Friday. Comparatively, nearbyZillges Materials ~ocated north of the property at 1800 Fountain Avenue) operates Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm and Saturday's from 7am to 12:30pm. Currendy, the property is surrounded by a variety of land uses that are compatible with the proposed commercial development. Zillges Materials, Inc. is immediately north of the subject property and is commercial in use. The abutting properties immediately east and south of the subject property are used for agricultural purposes. Land uses to the west include agriculture, road right-of-way (USH 45 & Stearns Drive), residential (two), and commercial (Fountain Tavern). The property is located in a highly visible and accessible area near US Highways 45 and 41, making the site desirable for commercial development. As previously mentioned, Zillges Materials, Inc. is immediately north of the subject property and is a well-established local commercial entetprise. Likewise, the abutting agricultural property located to the east, west and south possess the potential to be developed commercially in the future, should the opportunity present itself. The proposed commercial use of the property is consistent with the Gtyof Oshkosh's 10-year and 20-year Comprehensive Land Use Plans, and all of the abutting properties previously mentioned are planned for commercial use as well. Traffic generation at the site will initially be minimal due to the small number of employees utilizing the property daily and the minimal amount of "drive up" customers Dowling Construction, Inc. produces. The property will utilize an existing access point on Fountain Avenue and one on Stearns Drive to provide a means of ingress! egress to the property, as well as to provide appropriate vehicular and pedestrian circulation (see development plan). Mr. Dowling's future property development plan includes constructing four new commercial! office type buildings in the next two to five years. The first additional building would be constructed south of the existing elementary school building and would become Dowling Construction, Inc.'s principal building in 2006. The building is tentatively scheduled to be 20,000 sq.-ft (gross) in size with 47 off. street parking spaces. Mr. Dowling would add a second ingress! egress point on Stearns Drive to provide safe, convenient, and functional access to the new building. Once Dowling Construction, Inc. operations are moved to the new building in 2006, Mr. Dowling envisions leasing! renting the elementary school building to another commercial business operation and would construct a 57-stall! off-street parking lot north of the existing building. Similarly, Mr. Dowling envisions constructing three new buildings (to be rented/leased to commercial businesses) and a detention pond northeast of the existing elementary school building. The proposed new buildings and related parking areas have been designed and arranged to accommodate an existing 50-foot wide natural gas easement located on the property. Also, it should be noted that the parking requirements for each of these proposed new buildings could increase or decrease depending on the specific use of future tenants in order to comply with the Gty of Oshkosh's Municipal Code (Article XII Section 30-36). The arrangement of parking on the site may require modification to accommodate the final parking requirements. Of these three buildings, the northern-most building is tentatively planned to be 6,000 sq.-ft (gross) in size and would provide 37 parking spaces. Similarly, the middle-most building would be 6,000 sq.-ft (gross) in size and would provide 32 parking spaces. Finally, the southern-most building would also be 6,000sq.-ft in size and would provide 41 parking spaces. ~~ j d 'iJ ' ~~q ¡å I fd~ ~ ~ "ij II ç i ~fJ 1 i ~ hH ~ f sA . ~ NOTE: LocoHon of gosllno easement Is epproxfmate. ~ W 0.. 0 c:: Zo...c <tC)ø ..JZO o..:::¡~ l-,3:ø 0..00 WO"" (.) 0 ZZ~ 0 «.- 000 &CW! 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If discrepencies are found, please contact the City of Oshkosh. Conditional Use Permit! Planned Development 3596 Stearns Dr 0 600 Feet + City of Oshkosh Wisconsin Community Development Created by - dpb 8/16/05