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Plan Commission approves amendment and SIP for four duplexes behind 129 W. 17th Ave.; landscaping and buffer variances noted
Summary
The commission approved a GDP amendment and specific implementation plan to add four duplex buildings behind an existing eight‑unit apartment at 129 West 17th Avenue, subject to site‑plan conditions; staff described a requested BSM to reduce a required 7‑foot landscape island to about 5 feet near a stormwater pond and buffer yard adjustments.
The Oshkosh City Plan Commission on May 20 approved a general development plan (GDP) amendment and specific implementation plan (SIP) to construct four duplex buildings behind an existing eight‑unit apartment at 129 West Seventeenth Avenue.
City planning staff said the site, zoned Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) with a planned development overlay, already contains an 8‑unit apartment and associated garage. The 2018 GDP approved four duplexes at the rear; the current SIP request places the duplexes consistent with that GDP. Staff recommended approval with findings and conditions in the staff report; the commission adopted staff recommendations by roll call, 7‑0.
Staff described site‑layout and landscaping details: each duplex unit will include a two‑car attached garage and the plans show six additional surface parking stalls. An outdoor recreation area is provided in the southwest corner of the site. The elevation materials meet residential design standards and match the existing GDP.
Staff identified a landscaping issue: parking lot end islands must be a minimum 7 feet wide and include a deciduous tree, but the island along the northeast building is about 5 feet wide and lacks the required tree because of proximity to a stormwater pond. According to staff, the applicant has requested a BSM to allow the reduced island width and omission of the tree; the applicant proposes to exceed overall landscaping point requirements and to provide required trees elsewhere on the site to offset the reduced island. Buffer yard requirements for adjacent single‑family zoning remain applicable: a 10‑foot buffer yard along the northeast duplex with a 6‑foot solid fence and a 25‑foot setback along the east and south property lines with arborvitae plantings. Staff said final landscaping, fencing and driveway bump‑out resolution will be addressed during site plan review.
During public comment, resident Sue Volgren asked, “What is gonna be in that recreational area?” Planning staff responded: “The plan just shows kind of an open area for, recreation and that's a quota requirement. We do require open areas in the site to be reserved for multifamily uses.” Volgren also asked whether rear yard depths would be small and how trespass would be handled; staff said the south‑facing rear yards are roughly 27.3 feet and meet the code minimum of 25 feet and that buffering will be provided by landscaping (fence is not required). The commission's approval record lists Mister Rucker, Council member Bulow, Miss Davey, Mister Lowenstein, Mister Bowen, Mister Croft and Chairman Perry as voting aye.
The approval authorizes the SIP subject to the conditions in the staff report; final landscaping and fence locations will be reviewed at the site plan stage.
