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FEBRUARY 26, 2008 MARCH 11, 2008 08-57 08-89 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: AMEND CITY OF OSHKOSH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approved
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The City p roposes an amendment, see attached, to the City's
approved Comprehensive Plan t o revise the Rural Preservation L and Use section to
provide the limited ability to approve "infill" type land divisions within the designated
"Rural Preservation" areas identifi ed on the Land Use Map that addresses existing
small residential areas within larger predominately agricultural use areas.
SECTION 2. The Plan Commission recommended approval of said amendment.
SECTION 3. The City has held a public hearing on this Or dinance, in
compliance with the requirements of Section 66.1001(4)(d), Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 4. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, hereby
approves of the attached revised "Rural Preservation Land Use" section of the City of
Oshkosh Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 4 Land Use Element, page 53.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by a majority vote of
the members-elect of the Common Council and publication as required by law.
Revised "Rural Preservation Land Use" Section
City of Oshkosh Comprehensive Plan
Chapter 4, Land Use Element
Page 53
Rural Preservation Land Use
While the city will have agricultural uses within its boundaries, the city does not
foresee having a demand for more agricultural land within the city limits.
Agricultural land will in all likelihood remain in a town’s jurisdiction until the
demand for development initiates an annexation request. The city’s goal is to
avoid premature development of agricultural lands that conflict with future city
land uses or is not able to be efficiently served with facilities and services. While
that agricultural land may not be immediately developed, agricultural land at that
time serves as temporary land use in anticipation of being developed in the
future. The future land use map shows approximately 38,415 acres of land
designated as “Rural Preservation” in the 20-year land use map.
With the current Zoning Ordinance, minimum lot sizes for agricultural uses are
either 10 acres or 35 acres, for the A-1 and A-2 zoning districts, respectively.
One acre lots may be created in the A-2 district for pre-existing housing.
Residential developments developed at these standards are generally not
considered to have typical urban services, such as water, sanitary, and
stormwater sewer service, sidewalks, and close proximity to parks due to the
inability to service this type of residential development in cost-efficient manners.
Areas designated for “Rural Preservation” on the land use maps are to remain in
agricultural and related uses until such time as these lands are provided with
urban services. Establishment of low-density residential development not
associated with an agricultural or related use is not consistent with the “Rural
Preservation” land use designation. Parcels where there are existing residential
dwellings developed as an accessory use to an agricultural use may be divided
as long as the land division is the minimum necessary to retain the principal use
of the land.
Within the areas designated as “Rural Preservation” there are numerous pockets
of non-agricultural residential uses created prior to the adoption of the City’s
Comprehensive Plan and/or prior to the City being able to enforce its
extraterritorial land division platting jurisdiction. In these areas “infill” type land
divisions may be approved subject to a finding by the Plan Commission that the
proposed land division is not establishing a new land use pattern and that the
proposed land division will assure the continuation of the agricultural land use
pattern in the general area.