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Plan Commission approves Riverwood Estates dog park with access controls and wetland buffer
Summary
Oak Creek’s Plan Commission approved a roughly 4,000-square-foot dog park at Riverwood Estates (535 West Riverwood Drive). The park will use artificial turf, a 4-foot fence, a 6-foot gate and preserve a 5-foot wetland buffer; the applicant said a resident fob system can be extended if public access becomes a problem.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission on Nov. 11 approved site-related plans for a dog park at Riverwood Estates, a multifamily residential complex at 535 West Riverwood Drive.
Todd, planning staff, described the dog park as just under 4,000 square feet of artificial turf, enclosed by a 4-foot black wire steel fence with aluminum trim and a 6-foot-wide gate. The applicant will preserve a 5-foot undisturbed buffer to wetlands south of the site and will add landscaping and a paver walkway connecting the parking area to the dog park. The commission’s approval carries the same municipal conditions as other items: adherence to relevant code requirements and an approval expiration 12 months after the date of approval if a building permit is not obtained.
Commissioner Christine asked whether the park would be resident-only; applicant representative Peter Wisniewski said the dog park is secluded and not easily accessible to the public and that the complex could add the existing pool fob system if the dog park draws nonresident use. “We can add that and expand it,” Wisniewski said, referring to the pool fob access system.
Commissioners said they had received no calls or concerns about the plan and described the proposed amenity as secure and appropriate for the residential setting. Commissioner Work moved to approve the site and related plans; Isakoski seconded and the roll call proceeded. The motion passed; transcript notes indicate approval but do not provide a detailed vote tally in the provided excerpt.
The applicant must proceed to building-permit review; the commission’s approval will lapse if a building permit is not issued within 12 months.
