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TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager

DATE:

August 14, 2024

SUBJECT:

Ord 24-467 Approve Zone Change from Central Mixed Use District (CMU) to Central Mixed Use District with a Planned Development Overlay (CMU-PD) at 224 State Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) (Applicant Requests Waiving the Rules and Adopting on First Reading)

BACKGROUND

The subject site consists of a one-acre parcel located at the southeast corner of State Street and Waugoo Avenue. The site includes a commercial building (former Oshkosh Northwestern building) and a parking lot with two garages accessed from Waugoo Avenue. The site is zoned Central Mixed Use District (CMU), and the surrounding area is a mixture of commercial, residential, and institutional land uses. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Center City use for the subject area.

ANALYSIS

The requested Planned Development Overlay designation is intended to allow for flexibility in the zoning ordinance to allow for reconstruction of the existing legal nonconforming parking lot. The Planned Development Overlay will assist with providing needed parking for the site. The CMU-PD zoning designation will remain consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommendation of Center City for the subject site.

The applicant is requesting that Common Council waive the rules and adopt on first reading. The applicant states that they will have 4-6 weeks upon approval to complete all underground mechanicals for the parking lot and install services into the building through an underground trench, in the parking lot, prior to pouring the parking lot. Pouring needs to be completed before the end of paving season. The asphalt crew shuts down for the season in the middle to end of October. Additionally, they are not comfortable keeping the modified contamination cap open through the winter season and their intent is to complete the install of the cap as soon as possible to comply with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources requirements.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested zone change at 224 State Street with findings on August 6, 2024. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.

Attachments

ORD 24-467

Rezone - 224 State St