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Parks board accepts Island View Estate parkland and a small fee to cover shortfall
Summary
Oshkosh Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended acceptance of Out Lot 1 as the neighborhood park for the Island View Estate Subdivision and approved a fee in lieu of parkland of about $800 to cover a roughly 2,400-square-foot shortfall; the recommendation will move to plan commission and common council.
At its meeting, the Oshkosh Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to accept a proposed parkland dedication for the Island View Estate Subdivision and to require a small fee in lieu of parkland for a remaining shortfall.
The subdivision preliminary plat shows 21 single-family lots and 18 condominium units. Under the city code cited in staff materials, that development triggers a combined parkland dedication requirement of 39,300 square feet. The developer’s Out Lot 1 would provide 36,897 square feet; that leaves about 2,400 square feet short and, per staff recommendation, a fee in lieu of parkland of approximately $800 to cover the deficiency.
Staff told the board the proposed park parcel sits in the far northeastern quadrant of the city, north of Sunnyview Road and east of County Road A, and aligns with a neighborhood-park location identified in the city’s comprehensive outdoor recreation plan. Staff also said wetlands on and around the parcel limit usable area and that some of Out Lot 1 will be used for stormwater management tied to the subdivision’s engineering.
Board members discussed staying out of wetlands while keeping a maintainable park. After discussion, a motion to accept the proposed parkland dedication and the fee in lieu passed with recorded ayes from Davis, Plumb, Metz, Franz and Herman. The board’s recommendation will go to the plan commission and, if approved there, to the common council as part of subdivision review.
Clarifying details from staff materials provided at the meeting: the preliminary plat lists 21 single-family lots and 18 condominiums; total statutory parkland requirement shown in the packet is 39,300 sq ft; Out Lot 1 is listed at 36,897 sq ft; staff-calculated shortfall ~2,400 sq ft; fee in lieu estimated at about $800. Staff also noted wetlands within the parcel and that some of the outlot will be used for stormwater management, with engineering work still in progress.
The board record shows no amendments to the staff recommendation and no formal mover/second reported in the audio record provided. Next formal steps are plan commission review and common council action as part of the subdivision approval process.
