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Staff explained the parcel is about 7,200 square feet with an existing 1.5‑story, approximately 3,843‑square‑foot office building. The staff report said the proposed conversion would not change the building footprint or exterior appearance and that the property has sufficient parking to meet the city’s residential parking standard of two spaces for a single‑family dwelling. Staff recommended approval with the findings listed in the staff report and noted the building must meet the Uniform Dwelling Codes for new one‑ and two‑family dwellings during the conversion.

Owner/applicant Richard Crystal told the commission he and his wife bought the property when a local attorney retired and that the home had previously been used as a law office and, before that, by Catholic Social Services. “We have met … with Nicole Scribe when I came up to start this procedure. She has done an insight inspection and has sent me an email of things that the city would require in order to make it a home. We have complied with some and are just waiting for the approval so that we can complete it,” Crystal said. He also said his son, daughter‑in‑law and granddaughter have lived in the house for three years.

A commissioner asked whether single‑family is a permitted use in the urban mixed‑use district; staff clarified that single‑family residential is not a by‑right permitted use in the urban mixed‑use district, which is why a CUP is required. After public comment closed and the commission moved to adopt the staff findings and recommendations, the motion was seconded and passed on an 8–0 roll call vote.

Staff will require the building to comply with applicable uniform dwelling codes before final occupancy as a single‑family dwelling.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oshkosh Plan Commission 4/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff supported an adaptive‑reuse conditional‑use permit to convert an existing office at 309 High Avenue back to single‑family residential; the property owners said they had already been living in the house and had complied with many of the required changes.","taxTitle","Oshkosh City, Winnebago County, Wisconsin","taxId",5129,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6270979,"Planning commission approves front‑yard patio variance at 1907 Crane Street",214,163000,377000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3030153-774248cca592f8f1bf5e693bdaa67ffb&start=163&end=377","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3030153-774248cca592f8f1bf5e693bdaa67ffb/thumbnail_163000.jpg","/articles/6270979/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Planning-commission-approves-frontyard-patio-variance-at-1907-Crane-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270979-dec0951876d24dcb72f358402d69c658/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157477&Signature=o64g1FpzaCzQE4QWZIvXiIHS6XvdP93dFZU0m26z8Ypdt8ctZe1njN3VDnhffxVZHNyEpuxEQ1Hb-wtsCJ1g8KsMF-jpEKfNecm~yNW5XKMPL5ZDHdiduBP3hK36UhSPnVHST7QGpcVNw9DbMyvcgz6BLSS-pe5B6VmtrW2WCWDKP1CZIf81WQkMkCr5gvucs3rehs2NJhpquG9~phHwMYK1V~eKin3MyJUVhz~naJrsIrS5KYKvYgWyoWXjkxygJtmTM5A04zMy9vo2PB4QsoQ0oUAc6hQvZyRZkAUZh2qVodj7F8loy4lQMO1Z8gGDHY6kHVOgGszXy4b7eGmv4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh City Planning Commission voted to approve a variance to the city's residential design standards to allow a patio on the front facade at 1907 Crane Street, the commission heard during its meeting.

Staff told the commission the property is a corner lot of about 13,500 square feet with a 1,217‑square‑foot single‑story home built in 1939. Staff said the house and driveway are sited toward the northwest corner of the lot, leaving limited rear and side yard area for a patio. Staff recommended approval, concluding the proposed patio would meet the principal structure setback requirements for SR‑9 zoning and would not extend closer to the front property line than the neighboring house to the north.

Applicant Seth Palmer spoke at the public hearing. “I don't really have anything to add. She's said everything that I put into my own plan when I submitted it,” Palmer said. After public comment was closed, a commissioner moved to adopt the findings and recommendations in the staff report; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll call vote with all members present voting aye.

The staff recommendation included conditions and findings listed in the staff report; the commission adopted those findings as presented. The record shows the commission determined the property’s layout created an unnecessary hardship for locating a patio in another location on the lot.

The commission did not identify additional conditions beyond the staff report. Any required permits or building inspections will proceed through the city's standard permitting process.","The Oshkosh City Planning Commission approved a variance to allow a front‑facing patio and patio door at 1907 Crane Street after staff recommended the change; the applicant spoke briefly and the motion passed unanimously.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission approves conditional‑use permit to convert 309 High Avenue office to single‑family use

Planning commission approves front‑yard patio variance at 1907 Crane Street