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Oak Creek council approves rezoning for Oakwood subdivision after protests; developers to preserve wetlands
Summary
The Oak Creek Common Council approved rezoning 3521 East Oakwood Road from RS-2 to RS-4 Aug. 19 to accommodate a conservation-style subdivision by Viridian Homes, after staff said the change would let the developer cluster houses and preserve roughly half the site as open space.
The Oak Creek Common Council voted Aug. 19 to rezone 3521 East Oakwood Road from RS-2 single-family residential to RS-4 single-family residential, authorizing a concept plan from Viridian Homes that would concentrate development on the property’s more usable upland and preserve roughly half of the 38-acre parcel as open space.
The applicant: Viridian Homes representatives said the company proposes a conservation-style subdivision that uses RS-4 lot sizes to cluster homes on the northern portion of the site while avoiding extensive wetland and floodplain crossings. Viridian’s Ben Lang said the developer’s concept would result in 44 lots on 19 net acres (an average lot size of about 11,251 square feet), compared with up to 69 lots the current RS-2 zoning could theoretically allow across the full 24 net acres of developable land.
Protests and procedure: Community Development Director Christie Lane told the council the city received protest petitions that…
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