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Sustainability plan edits, tree protection chapter and stormwater rule update remain in review
Summary
Staff reported that subcommittee edits to the city’s Sustainability Plan have been submitted to the consultant and a check-in is scheduled; Parks and Forestry is working on Chapter 26 (tree protection), and the City Council approved redevelopment phosphorus and sediment requirements as “Scenario 5.”
City staff told the Oshkosh City Sustainability Advisory Board on Monday, Oct. 6 that subcommittee edits to the draft Sustainability Plan have been returned to the consultant and staff will meet with the consultant for a check-in in the coming weeks.
Staff thanked the board’s subcommittee for hours of review and said the consultant has the board’s formatting and text edits. Staff said they expected a schedule update at the next check-in but that full chapter drafts for board review were unlikely within the next month.
“I just want to thank the subcommittee again for all of their hours of working on providing comments and edits and formatting suggestions,” a staff member said. The staff member said staff submitted the consolidated edits to the consultant about a week to a week and a half earlier and that the consultant would determine whether to use the subcommittee’s template chapter approach for the remaining chapters.
Board members asked for a status update on the tree-protection and landscaping language previously discussed. Staff said the tree protection zones and related language are part of Chapter 26 and that Parks and Forestry is working on an urban-forestry/strategic plan that will address Chapter 26; staff said they would ask Parks and Forestry (Travis) for an update for the next board meeting.
Separately, staff gave a status update on related development standards: the board was told redevelopment phosphorus and sediment removal requirements had gone to City Council and were approved by Council as “Scenario 5.” Board members discussed that the Planning Commission and Council debated multiple scenarios before selecting Scenario 5.
Staff cautioned that the consolidated zoning-code updates often are bundled and submitted to the Plan Commission together, which may extend timelines. The staff member said that because multiple zoning code pieces are typically advanced together, that can delay when the city can present revisions to the board for final review.
Board members asked to include a status check on the Chapter 26 tree-protection work at a future meeting; staff agreed to request an update from Parks and Forestry and to report back.
No board vote was taken on the Sustainability Plan, tree protection language, or the zoning-code items at this meeting. The items remain under staff and consultant review.
