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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES JULY 3, 2001 PRESENT:Lee Bettes, Lurton Blassingame, Melanie Bloechl, Steven Gehling, Donald Pressley, Achim Reschenberg, James Smith, Fred Timmerman, and David Borsuk, Chairman EXCUSED:Donald Krueger, and John Ruppenthal STAFF:Darryn Burich, Principal Planner, Jackson Kinney, Director of Community Development, and Vickie Rand, Recording Secretary The meeting was called to order by Chairman Borsuk. Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. Theminutes of June 19, 2001 were approved as mailed (Bloechl/Blassingame). Unanimous. Item IV: Conditional Use Permit for a Concrete Batch Plant and/or Chairman Borsuk announced Asphalt Plant at W. Fernau Avenue has been withdrawn by the petitioner. Item III: Conditional Use Permit for a 20- Chairman Borsuk also announced that the petitioner for Unit Apartment Building for the Elderly and Disabled at 521 W. 16th Avenue has requested the Plan Commission lay over the item until the August 7th meeting. Motion by Bloechl to lay over Item III: Conditional Use Permit for a 20-Unit Apartment Building for the Elderly and Disabled at 521 W. 16th Avenue until the August 7th meeting. Seconded by Timmerman. Motion carried 9-0. I:CONSENT AGENDA A:EXTRATERRITORIAL PRELIMINARY PLAT – WYLDEWOOD WEST SUBDIVISION Reinhard Roehlig, petitioner for Ronald Tenpas, owner, requests the Plan Commission review and approve an extraterritorial preliminary plat for property generally located north of Witzel Avenue and west of Wyldeberry Lane in the Town of Algoma. B:EXTRATERRITORIAL PRELIMINARY PLAT – HUNTER’S COURT SUBDIVISION Reinhard Roehlig, petitioner for Gerald Mathusek, owner, requests the Plan Commission review and approve an extraterritorial preliminary plat for property generally located south of Leonard Point Road and west of Sunkist Road in the Town of Algoma. CONSENT AGENDA PLAN COMMISSION 2JULY 3, 2001 C:LAND DIVISION: EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO 2240 WESTOWNE AVENUE Kent Kowalik, petitioner for Westowne LLC, owner, requests the Plan Commission review and approve a one lot land division for property east of and adjacent to the Community First Credit Union at 2424 Westowne Avenue. It should be noted that this is the lot on which the Wendy’s CUP was conditionally approved of at the Plan Commission’s June 19, 2001 meeting. The land division request will not effect the status of that CUP. The general area is characterized by commercial land uses, and the property is zoned C-2PD General Commercial District with a Planned Development Overlay. Mr. Burich stated the staff would like to remove condition number 4 in Item B. He explained that it is no longer necessary at this time. He explained a discrepancy was found between the County GIS layer, and the findings of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the percentage of wetlands to the south, which will most likely change the concept plan for the entire area. Mr. Blassingame questioned if it wouldn’t be desirable to see a preliminary plat for the entire area, rather than striking condition number 4. Mr. Burich stated he had a copy of the original concept plan for area, but because of the discrepancies regarding the amount of wetlands that are actually mapped that a new concept plan would need to be developed, which may not be for some time and would cause a hardship for the petitioner in developing this land. Motion by Pressley for approval of the Consent Agenda with the following condition for Item A: 1)Emergency services approve the street names prior to the Final Plat being recorded . and as amended in Item B: 1)Twilight Drive be renamed to Twilight Court. 2)Woodland Drive be renamed so as to not duplicate an existing street name in the City of Oshkosh or Town of Algoma. 3)Emergency services approve the street names prior to the Final Plat being recorded. Seconded by Blassingame. Motion carried 9-0. II:BRAASCH ANNEXATION Richard and Patricia Braasch, petitioners, request the Plan Commission review and approve the Braasch annexation for properties generally located on the East Side of Harbor Bay Road and on the eastern end of Keenville Lane in the Town of Oshkosh. Temporary and permanent zoning of R-1 Single Family Residence District has been requested. The general area surrounding the proposed annexation is characterized by residential land uses to the north, south, and west, with Lake Winnebago on the east. The annexation is comprised of two parcels of land, both of which are vacant. Pat Braasch, 896 E. Keenville Lane, stated she lives across the road from the subject property and has owned the land for 35 years. She stated the lots are registered with Winnebago County as one parcel at this time. Plan Commission Minutes Page 3July 3, 2001 Mrs. Braasch stated construction is scheduled to start on July 12th and urged the Plan Commission for their approval so the Council would be able to take action on July 10th. Motion by Timmerman for approval of the Braasch Annexation for properties generally located on the east side of Harbor Bay Road and on the eastern end of Keenville Lane in the Town of Oshkosh with temporary and permanent zoning of R-1 Single Family Residence District as requested. Seconded by Bettes. Motion carried 9-0. Mrs. Bloechl questioned if the staff had received a request from the petitioner to wave the second Common Council reading. Pat Braasch stated the Town Clerk had signed the letter and she had delivered it the staff of the Planning Services Department. Mr. Burich stated he had received the letter and delivered a copy of it to the City Manager’s Office. OTHER BUSINESS I.FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Mr. Blassingame stated he would like to see the Plan Commission go from reactive to proactive regarding the future growth of Oshkosh, especially when dealing with the area west of the city limits. He feels that land use plans for these growth areas must be developed in order for the Plan Commission to evaluate how well a proposed plat fits into the overall plan for the area. Mr. Kinney reviewed the responsibilities the staff and the Plan Commission will have in the updating process of the Comprehensive Plan and noted how the Comprehensive Plan will guide how these areas will develop in the future. Mr. Kinney informed the Commission that the Comprehensive Plan update is targeted for the Common Council to adopt by the end of 2003. Mr. Kinney went on to provide an overview of the process that would be followed in the update to the Comprehensive Plan, noting that a number of steering committees will be working on the individual elements and bringing recommended plans to the expanded Comprehensive Plan Update Committee for review and approval and that the Plan Commission would be the nucleus of those committees. Mr. Kinney also informed the Plan Commission of the hiring of an additional planner to act as a facilitator to coordinate and organize the information the steering committee’s gather, and to work with the outlying townships regarding the future growth of the City of Oshkosh. Mr. Kinney noted that for future plats the Department will be asking subdividers to provide better maps of the overall area within which the platting activity will occur, and that should help the Commission in understanding the relationship of the plats to the street networks serving the area. He also pointed out that the consulting firm of Martensen and Eisele had prepared development concepts for portions of the west side that could be helpful in evaluating possible development approaches, and he would bring those to the commission for their information at a future meeting. Discussion followed regarding the update of the comprehensive plan and the need to have quarterly reports at the Plan Commission meetings from the various committees. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 4:47 p.m. (Bloechl/Reschenberg). Unanimous. Respectfully submitted, DARRYN BURICH Principal Planner DB/vlr