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Plan Commission approves comprehensive-plan change to allow neighborhood commercial use at 1705 Oshkosh Ave.; vote 5-3
Summary
The commission voted 5-3 to amend the comprehensive land-use map for 1705 Oshkosh Avenue from light-density residential to neighborhood commercial, setting up subsequent rezoning and council review. Neighbors raised concerns about parking, property values and the comprehensive plan’s intent.
The City of Oshkosh Plan Commission voted 5-3 on Feb. 4 to amend the comprehensive land-use map for a property at 1705 Oshkosh Avenue from light-density residential to neighborhood commercial, clearing the way for a later rezoning and site plan review.
Planning staff summarized the proposal: the subject property is a Victorian-style house with a detached garage on the southwest corner of Oshkosh Avenue and Northwestfield Street in a single-family residential (SR5) district. The applicant, Rollock LLC (represented by Will Steiner), said the owner intends to use the existing house for offices, professional services or individual office suites; the applicant also said an alternate plan could be to operate a short-term rental (Airbnb/bed-and-breakfast) if rezoning is not granted.
Neighbor testimony was strongly opposed. Catherine Jackson,…
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