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Home My WebLink About15. 12-361 Of HKOIH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Allen Davis, Director of Community Development Christopher Strong, P.E., Director of Transportation DATE: July 5, 2012 RE: Agenda Items for Proposed CVS Pharmacy The Council is being asked to review several agenda items with respect to a proposal by CVS to construct a pharmacy as a Planned Development at the intersection of Koeller Street and 9th Avenue. Planned Development requests are typically submitted to the Planning Services Division and receive a multi-departmental review to address issues related to code compliance in order to provide the Plan Commission and the Common Council with recommendations. The proposed CVS pharmacy went through this process as well. The most recent staff review identified the recommended conditions for an approval for the CVS Planned Development. Staff recommends approval of the pharmacy use for the site since it is the best use of the site, given other possible commercial land uses. Because of the nature of the proposed CVS Planned Development in combination with 7th Avenue options, there have been a variety of staff recommendations from different technical and professional perspectives which may, in some cases, appear to be at odds with one other. Staff made these recommendations with the intent of bringing the full weight of the varied perspectives to the table. Council members are within their rights to weigh these various perspectives according to their individual and collective policy interests and goals. Any Council decision will be made in light of the totality of not only staff recommendations, but in the best interests of the City. Staff's recommendation is for a two phase decision: approve the appropriate 7th Avenue design and then approve the appropriate conditions for the CVS Planned Development. Respectfully submitted, Cat, (4--,471 Allen Davis Christopher Strong, P.E. Director of Community Development Director of Transportation Approved: *& . Mark A. Rohloff City Manager CITY HALL 215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,Wisconsin 903-1130 City of Oshkosh OfHKOJF TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Lynn A. Lorenson, City Attorney DATE: July 6, 2012 RE: CVS Planned Development Possible Amendments There have been a number of different options discussed related to the CVS Planned Development and potential changes to 7th Avenue. In order to facilitate that discussion, staff prepared the following outline which may assist the Council in their discussions of this issue on Tuesday evening. Listed across the top line of the table are the possible outcomes that have been brought to staff's attention. Along the side are the actions required corresponding to the outcomes. A RI indicates a positive or "yes" vote to the item, a 0 indicates a negative or "no" vote upon the item. No Access to Open Access Access to 7th Access to 7th Access to 7th 7th Avenue to 7th Avenue Avenue to the Avenue to the Avenue to the west only, west only, west only, 7th close with close without Avenue one-way bollards bollards from Lilac west to CVS proposed driveway Close Ordinance e 0 0 0 12-361 with Amendment OK left turn 0 onto Koeller, Ordinance 12-362 One-way 7th 0 0 0 0 Ordinance 12-363 Reconsider 0 the CVS PD Resolution 12-342 Reconsider O the CVS PD Resolution 12-342 and Amend PD Amend PD Amend PD Amend PD amend to Conditions Conditions Conditions Conditions allow access onto 7th Ave. Amendment to Ordinance 12-361 APPROVE CLOSING A PORTION OF 7TH AVENUE —WEST OF LILAC STREET If the Council wants to amend the proposed Ordinance to eliminate the bollards and require a more permanent type of closure to this portion of 7th Avenue, the following amendment would be in order: I move to amend Ordinance 12-361 to eliminate the references to lines of bollards and to close 7th Avenue from its intersection with Lilac Street for 107 feet to the west. The revised Ordinance would then read: SECTION 27A-10.3 STREETS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC The following streets shall be closed to through vehicular traffic: 7th Avenue, from the intersection with Lilac Street 107 feet west Vehicular traffic shall include automobiles trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, and the like, but shall not include bicycles, skateboards, and similar transportation devices. Amendment to Resolution 12-342 APPROVE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF A PHARMACY/RETAIL BUILDING WITH DRIVE-THRU FOR A CVS PHARMACY IN THE 1700 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH AVENUE If the Council has voted to reconsider this Resolution and wants to allow access onto 7th Avenue, the following amendment would be in order: I move to amend Resolution 12-342 to require an amended plan be submitted by CVS, consistent with the Council's actions relating to 7th Avenue Access and to replace condition #8 with the following: 8) That access to 7th Avenue is conditioned upon dedication of sufficient right of way to construct street improvements acceptable to the City of Oshkosh Board of Public Works JUNE 26, 2012 JULY 10, 2012 12-347 12-361 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED___4-3_____ LOST________ LAID OVER________ WITHDRAWN_______) AS AMENDED TH PURPOSE: APPROVE CLOSING A PORTION OF 7 AVENUE – WEST OF LILAC STREET INITIATED BY: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & VELMEIR (APPLICANT) (TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS DENIAL) A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH CREATING SECTION 27A-10.3 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO STREETS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27A-10.3 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to the General Requirements is hereby created to read as follows: SECTION 27A-10.3 STREETS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC Bollards or other MUTCD approved traffic control devices shall be installed from the th northerly curb of 7 Avenue at a point 107 feet west of the centerline of Lilac Street, in th a straight line southerly to the southerly curb of 7 Avenue at a point 107 feet west of th the centerline of Lilac Street; and from the northerly curb of 7 Avenue at a point 16 feet west of the centerline of Lilac Street, in a straight line in a southeasterly direction th to the southerly curb of 7 Avenue where it intersects with the continuation of the centerline of Lilac Street. Vehicular traffic, excepting emergency vehicles, shall not th cross the above-described obstruction(s) on 7 Avenue. Vehicular traffic shall include automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, and the like, but shall not include bicycles, skateboards, and similar transportation devices. The following streets shall be closed to through vehicular traffic: th 7 Avenue, from the intersection with Lilac Street 107 feet west Vehicular traffic shall include automobiles trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, and the like, but shall not include bicycles, skateboards, and similar transportation devices. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage th and publication; relocation of the intersection of 7 Avenue and Koeller Street; and installation of the appropriate traffic control devices as approved by the Board of Public Works. 0 OfHKOJH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: June 20, 2012 RE: Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their June 12, 2012 Meeting A REQUEST TO CLOSE 7TH AVENUE BETWEEN A PROPOSED PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT DRIVEWAY, EAST OF KOELLER STREET, AND LILAC STREET. This is a developer request. 7th Avenue is a local street with relatively low daily traffic volumes. According to their application,the developer made this request in order to protect the residential neighbors from commercial traffic that may result from the proposed development. The Traffic Review Advisory Board has previously considered requests to close streets, most recently a request to convert a portion of Elmwood Avenue to a pedestrian mall in December 2010. Street closures can be appropriate for a variety of reasons, such as helping reduce vehicle conflicts, consolidating traffic more efficiently in the roadway network, or improving pedestrian mobility. None of these reasons are present in this case. As a local street, 7th Avenue carries a relatively light volume of traffic. No safety or congestion-related problems have been identified on this street for which a street closure would be considered or necessary. Closing the street could potentially introduce challenges for emergency response and street maintenance, as well as reducing accessibility for local residents. It gives local traffic fewer alternate routes, which could significantly increase delay in the event of lane closures due to traffic accidents, construction, or similar activities. It also conflicts with the City's 2011 bicycle and pedestrian circulation plan, which calls for a bicycle route to run on 7th Avenue from Koeller Street to Lilac Street, from where it continues to the north. A traffic impact analysis report prepared by the developer, and analyzed by staff for the Plan Commission, currently shows 41 vehicles in the peak hour on this section of 7th Avenue. This is projected to increase to 53 vehicles in the peak hour with the presence of the proposed development. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (1-5)