Plan commission backs major land‑use changes for 115‑acre project by 1 Vanguard and Seetman Realty; public hearings and conditions set

The Oak Creek Plan Commission on July 22 recommended a multi‑part package of land‑use approvals to the common council for a proposed large‑scale development east of South 20th Street. Co‑applicants include Northwestern Mutual / Walden OC LLC (landowners) and developers 1 Vanguard and Seetman Realty. The commission’s actions covered a resolution to amend the 2020 comprehensive plan, an official map amendment to adjust future rights‑of‑way, multiple rezones, two planned unit development (PUD) overlay requests, and three certified survey maps (CSMs). The package is intended to enable a mixed residential and commercial development totaling about 115 acres (87 acres north, 28 acres south) and will proceed to common council public hearings on Sept. 2.

Christie (city planning staff) summarized the request as a coordinated set of applications affecting more than 115 acres of land that the staff and applicants have been refining since concept plan review. The landowners are Northwestern Mutual (28 acres, southern portion) and Walden OC LLC (87 acres, northern portion). Christie noted a 15‑acre parcel owned by a third party between the north and south areas that is not part of this proposal. The requested comprehensive plan amendment would change the northern 87 acres to residential categories (single‑family detached, single‑family attached, and multifamily) and retain the southern 28 acres as commercial.

Developers described the…