Print Staff Memo

TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Kelly Nieforth, Director of Community Development

DATE:

December 10, 2024

SUBJECT:

Ord 24-665 Approve Request to Annex to the City from the Town of Oshkosh, 4434 Island View Drive, Parcel 01805930000 (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)

BACKGROUND

The property is located on the east side of Island View Drive approximately 400 feet south of Sunnyview Road and fronts the west shoreline of Lake Winnebago. The property contains a single-family house with attached 2-car garage. The petitioner is requesting to annex to enable a connection to City water. The existing well serving the house has failed and the owner has chosen to annex to the city versus constructing a replacement well. The Common Council approved an Annexation Agreement (Res. 24-534) which allowed the owner to connect to City water prior to officially annexing to the City to shorten the delay of restoring water to her house. The agreement stipulates that the owner will follow through with the annexation after connecting to City water. The house is currently connected to sanitary sewer owned by the Island View Sanitary District.

ANALYSIS

The proposed annexation meets Wisconsin's statutory requirements for unanimous annexations. The property is adjacent to the City to the north and south, and will eliminate a town island. The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration's Municipal Boundary Review has reviewed the petition and found the annexation to be in the public interest.

The Comprehensive Plan designates this area appropriate for Light Density Residential land uses, which is consistent with the proposed Single Family Residential-5 (SR-5) District zoning designation.

The Department of Public Works has reviewed the request and reported that the City water main is available along Island View Drive. Sanitary sewer is also located within the Island View Drive right-of-way; however, it is owned by the Island View Sanitary District. The Oshkosh Fire and Police Departments have reviewed the annexation request and do not have any concerns with providing services to this property.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested annexation on November 19, 2024. Please see the attached staff report, meeting minutes and the Wisconsin Department of Administration's finding for more information.

Attachments

ORD 24-665

Exhibit A to Ord 24-665

Annexation - 4434 Island View Dr

DOA Letter

StampedKrommAnnexationMap

StampedUnanimousPetition

StampedZoningPetition