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Plan commission recommends approval of certified survey map at 7655 South Sixth Street; development agreement to address tree removal
Summary
The Oak Creek Plan Commission recommended that the Common Council approve a certified survey map to divide 7655 South Sixth Street into two lots, contingent on a development agreement addressing the city’s tree-preservation replacement requirements and notation of a stormwater outfall on the CSM.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Common Council approve a certified survey map (CSM) to subdivide the property at 7655 South Sixth Street into two lots, provided several conditions are satisfied beforehand, including execution of a development agreement that addresses tree-preservation and compensation requirements.
Staff said Lot 1 would contain existing improvements and be about 5.288 acres; Lot 2 would be mostly wooded and intended for a roughly 62,000-square-foot warehouse for a printing user identified in staff materials as “red wall printing.” In creating Lot 2, staff reported the project would remove 74 trees that met the city’s tree-preservation standard (diameter at chest height exceeding 12 inches). Under the code’s formula for replacement, those removals would require planting 528 replacement trees, which the developer says cannot be accommodated on-site.
As a result, staff said a development agreement will be drafted by the city attorney and must be executed before any permits are issued or the CSM recorded; the agreement will outline compensation or alternative compliance measures to satisfy the tree-preservation requirement. Commissioners and staff discussed compensation options, noting the amount and mechanism for monetary compensation had not yet been determined and will be negotiated with the Common Council.
Commissioners also raised stormwater and maintenance concerns after staff noted a stormwater-pond outlet structure is currently shown on city-owned property; staff requested the CSM include notation or an easement clarifying maintenance and ownership responsibilities for that outfall prior to recording. Staff said a wetland delineation was performed and no wetlands were identified on the site.
The motion recommending approval to the Common Council included four conditions: technical corrections to the CSM, a recorded cross-access and maintenance agreement between Lots 1 and 2, a development agreement addressing tree-preservation compensation prior to recording or permit issuance, and notation on the CSM addressing the stormwater outfall. The recommendation passed on roll call and will be forwarded to the Common Council for action.
