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Plan Commission backs rezoning and conditional use for 92-unit Meriden/Whitell apartment
Summary
The City of Oshkosh Plan Commission recommended approval of a zone change and conditional use permit to allow a four‑story, 92‑unit apartment building on three parcels at the Meriden/Whitell intersection; staff said the project meets dimensional, parking and outdoor-recreation requirements but site-plan review will address lighting, landscaping and stormwater details.
The City of Oshkosh Plan Commission on March 17 recommended approval of a zone change and a conditional use permit that would allow a four‑story, 92‑unit apartment building on three parcels at the northeast corner of Meriden Road and Whitell Avenue.
Staff told the commission the three parcels total about 3.36 acres and that two parcels currently contain single‑family homes while the third is vacant. The requested rezoning from Single‑Family Residential‑5 (SR5) to Multifamily Residential‑36 (MR36) is intended to accommodate the proposed redevelopment, staff said, and a comprehensive plan amendment for a larger set of nearby parcels was previously approved by the common council.
The staff presentation summarized site details that will be reviewed during site-plan approval: 92 at‑grade parking stalls plus 57 underground stalls (149 total), a proposed outdoor recreation area of roughly 10,313 square feet with a swimming pool, pool deck, grill area and a dog park, and building materials including Hardy panel, brick veneer and aluminum accents. Staff said the parking proposal “exceeds the required 115 parking stalls,” and that multifamily buildings over 37 units require a conditional use in the MR36 district.
Staff also identified items to be resolved during site‑plan review, including deficient lighting levels in drive areas (the plan shows 20‑foot light poles and full‑cutoff fixtures that comply with maximum fixture height but require shielding and adjusted illumination in parking/drive aisles), final stormwater approvals, and minor landscaping plan modifications to avoid plantings in a 20‑foot corner vision triangle.
No members of the public spoke during the public hearings on the zone change or the CUP. Commissioners asked technical questions about school‑district enrollment notification (staff said school districts are notified but commission review does not assess school impacts) and confirmed that a neighborhood meeting had been held with design questions but no opposition to the zone change.
The commission moved and seconded the recommendations and approved both motions by roll‑call vote, recorded in the transcript as seven votes in favor (motion carried 7‑0). The commission’s recommendation sends the zone change and CUP forward for consideration by the common council and for subsequent site-plan review and permitting.
What happens next: the recommendations go to the common council and the applicant will proceed to site‑plan review, where staff will require corrected lighting plans, finalized stormwater documentation and landscaping revisions before building permits are issued.
