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Council approves certified survey map for 7655 S. Sixth St.; development agreement required because site can’t meet tree-preservation standard
Summary
Council approved a certified survey map splitting a 10.6-acre parcel at 7655 South Sixth Street into two lots; staff and the planning commission conditioned approval on a future development agreement to address required tree replacement or in-lieu payment after staff counted about 174 trees on the northern parcel planned for a warehouse.
The Oak Creek Common Council on March 4 adopted a resolution approving a certified survey map to divide the 10.6-acre property at 7655 South Sixth Street into two lots and conditioned further development on a development agreement to resolve tree-preservation and replacement obligations.
Community development staff told the council the northern lot (about 4.4 acres) would be proposed for a 60,000-square-foot warehouse and that staff counted roughly 174 trees on that portion of the parcel. Staff and the Planning Commission reported that, as planned, the northern lot could not comply with the city’s tree-preservation requirements, so the Planning Commission recommended and staff supports requiring a development agreement that will set the terms for either replacement plantings or an in-lieu payment. Staff indicated the development agreement will return to the Common Council for consideration, likely at the March 31 meeting; site plan and architectural review for the warehouse will proceed with the Planning Commission only after the development agreement condition is resolved.
Council members discussed options for where in-lieu funds could be spent if the council accepts a payment instead of on-site replanting — for example, planting in parks or along streets — and staff said the Department of Public Works or Forestry would likely implement any city-directed plantings. Staff also noted the city’s urban canopy is generally healthy and that the location and density of trees on the site make on-site compliance impractical; the forthcoming development agreement would document how the city wants to apply the policy and whether a zoning-text amendment would be warranted for future cases.
The council adopted the certified survey map resolution by roll call; the action creates the two lots but does not authorize any site construction until the development-agreement conditions are negotiated and returned to the council.
