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Plan Commission backs removing proposed east‑west road from official map at 2028 Oakwood Road
Summary
Applicant Mark Verhalen asked the commission to amend the city's official map to remove a proposed east‑west collector that would have connected Judith Place to a future road network west of Oakwood Road; the commission recommended the Common Council hold a public hearing and approve the amendment.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission on April 22 recommended that the Common Council proceed to a public hearing and consider removing a section of an east‑west collector road from the city’s adopted official map at 2028 Oakwood Road.
Applicant Mark Verhalen told the commission he wants to eliminate the east‑west road shown on the official map to limit potential future traffic onto Judith Place. Verhalen said he plans a lower‑impact residential layout and that removing the road reservation from the official map is the first step in preparing a future certified survey map for development. “If we take this cross street out of there, whatever I decide to put there is going to be very, very low impact,” Verhalen said.
City planning staff explained that an official map is a planning tool that reserves potential future rights‑of‑way and that the map does not itself require construction; the map only guides where a road would be located should an assembly of properties lead to a conventional subdivision. Commissioners and staff noted the reservation likely dated from an older layout and that, given existing homes and parcel patterns in the area, the full mapped road network is unlikely to be built exactly as drawn.
Commissioners asked whether a developer would be required to build a road that “goes nowhere” if the reservation remained and whether a certified survey map (CSM) could still dedicate right‑of‑way without building the road. Staff said a CSM typically can note and dedicate reservations but that construction would depend on future development and engineering requirements. City engineering staff said they would confirm standards about multiple entry points and cul‑de‑sac length before the matter moves to a Common Council public hearing.
Several neighbors submitted letters included in the packet indicating they accepted the change. Commissioners moved to recommend the Common Council approve the official‑map amendment and the motion passed on roll call; the matter now moves to a Common Council public hearing, which staff said could be scheduled as early as May 20.
