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Plan Commission recommends council approve CUP amendment and approves CSM to combine 7020 S. 20th and 2420 W. Rawson for auto‑sales expansion
Summary
The Oak Creek Plan Commission on June 10 recommended the Common Council approve an amendment to a conditional use permit to extend vehicle‑sales use to 2420 West Rawson Avenue and recommended approval of a certified survey map to combine that parcel with 7020 South 20th Street so the owner may expand vehicle storage and service access.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission on June 10 recommended the Common Council approve an amendment to a conditional use permit to extend vehicle‑sales use to include 2420 West Rawson Avenue and recommended approval of a certified survey map to combine that parcel with 7020 South 20th Street so the owner may expand vehicle storage and service access.
Why it matters: The combined lot and CUP amendment would allow the auto‑sales operation to expand its on‑site vehicle display and staging area onto an adjacent undeveloped parcel. Commissioners and nearby residents raised questions about wetlands and drainage, long‑term storage near adjacent houses, screening and how the city’s future road alignment and stormwater requirements could constrain development.
Todd (City planner) explained the amendment updates the legal description and applicant information for a property that already holds a conditional use permit for vehicle sales. The amendment would extend the CUP area east onto 2420 West Rawson Avenue. Staff also reported that code section numbers were updated in a recent rewrite of Chapter 17, prompting housekeeping changes to the conditions and restrictions language. A separate site plan review will be required later for any actual parking‑lot construction.
Applicant Dax Connolly, director of development for the Kunis Group, told the commission the company’s immediate purpose is to expand space to stage and move vehicles for service and delivery; he said the business currently handles about 40 to 45 service vehicles per day. Connolly said there are no current plans for development on the wetland areas shown on the conceptual map and that the future road shown on the city’s official map separates the house from the parking area in the applicant’s conceptual layout.
Commissioners asked whether RV sales were intended; the applicant said they do not plan to sell RVs at the site. The commission agreed to specify “auto only” in the conditions and restrictions for the CUP amendment. Commissioners also pressed staff and the applicant about protections for the adjacent residential properties: screening, limits on long‑term storage, compliance with parking standards and stormwater controls. Staff repeatedly noted a formal site plan and stormwater review will be required before any parking construction proceeds and that wetlands and the municipal official map could limit development.
Bill Wakefield, an adjacent property owner, addressed the commission and said the lot behind his house does not drain well and raised concerns about building on the parcel and how wetlands would be handled. Todd and staff responded that wetland delineation and engineering review would be required before permits are issued and that the city’s engineering staff takes stormwater impacts seriously.
The commission moved two formal recommendations: Burke moved to recommend that the Common Council approve the conditional‑use‑permit amendment submitted by ***** Auto and RV Group (applicant name shown in the record) and Craig Hoffman of Pinnacle Engineering Group to include the property at 2420 West Rawson Avenue, and that the CUP conditions be revised to state “auto only” (no RV sales); the commission recorded a roll call on that recommendation. Separately, the commission recommended approval of a certified survey map to combine 7020 South 20th Street and 2420 West Rawson Avenue; the motion included a requirement that technical corrections and any clarifications necessary for compliance with the municipal code and Wisconsin statutes be completed prior to recording.
Next steps: The CUP amendment requires a public hearing and action by the Common Council. Any future parking‑lot construction or layout will return to the Plan Commission for site plan review, stormwater management approval and any required wetland delineation or mitigation. Staff said screening and other protections for adjacent residences will be enforced at the site‑plan stage.
