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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager DATE: July 23, 2024 SUBJECT: Ord 24-435 Approve Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map Amendment from Community Facility to Light Density Residential for Property Located at 929 Winnebago Avenue (Former Washington Elementary School) (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)

BACKGROUND

The City is requesting a comprehensive land use map amendment of the former Washington Elementary School site. The subject area consists of one 2.66-acre parcel with frontage on Winnebago Avenue and School Avenue, east of Bowen Street. The surrounding area consists of single and two-family uses. The subject area is designated for Community Facility land use; the applicant is requesting a change to a Light Density Residential land use designation.

ANALYSIS

The City is in the process of acquiring the subject site and has agreed upon preliminary terms with Habitat for Humanity for workforce homes on the subject site. In order to allow for the construction of single-family homes on the subject site, it will need to be rezoned to a zoning district that allows single-family residential uses and split into residential-sized lots through the platting process. The assigned zoning district of the property must be consistent with the future land use map for the area. Therefore, the City is requesting an amendment of the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Map from the existing Community Facility designation to Light Density Residential.

FISCAL IMPACT

The subject area is intended to be platted and developed. Future development should lead to an increase in the assessed value of the property.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested Land Use Map Amendment from Community Facility to Light Density Residential for property located at 929 Winnebago Avenue (Former Washington Elementary School) on June 4, 2024. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.

Attachments Ord 24-435 Land Use Map Amend - Winnebago Ave

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