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City seeks rezoning to create 31‑lot subdivision east of Farmington Avenue; planning commission approves change
Summary
The commission approved rezoning two city‑owned parcels to SR‑5 to allow a planned 31‑lot single‑family subdivision intended to address housing affordability identified in the city's 2022 assessment.
The Planning Commission approved a request from the City of Oshkosh to rezone two city‑owned parcels east of Farmington Avenue and Christian Drive to Single‑Family Residential‑5 (SR‑5) to permit a 31‑lot single‑family subdivision. Staff said the rezoning aligns the properties with surrounding SR‑5 zoning and followed a recent comprehensive plan amendment.
Staff reported the subject area includes two vacant parcels — about 5.55 acres on the south and 5.65 acres on the north — that the city acquired to develop a 31‑lot subdivision intended to address affordability needs identified in the 2022 Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy Plan. The southern parcel was amended on the comprehensive plan map on April 8, 2025, from general commercial to low‑density residential to accommodate the proposed zone change; staff said the council approved that amendment by ordinance number 25‑160.
Staff recommended approval, noting SR‑5 allows up to five units per acre (versus SR‑9 at nine units per acre) and that rezoning would help match lot sizes to the adjacent neighborhood to the west. No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt staff findings and approve the rezoning.
The approval allows the city to proceed with preparing a plat for the planned subdivision; further review and the final plat will come before the commission and common council as the project advances.
