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Plan Commission recommends approval for outdoor storage and equipment rental at 4325 South Washburn Street
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of a general development plan and implementation plan to allow outdoor storage and equipment rental at 4325 South Washburn Street; staff recommended screening and additional landscaping as part of site plan review.
The Oshkosh City Plan Commission voted 7–0 to recommend approval of a general development plan and specific implementation plan allowing outdoor storage and an equipment rental use at 4325 South Washburn Street.
Planning staff described the site as a 3.94-acre lot with an approximately 16,000-square-foot office building and a rear gravel storage area that has been historically used for industrial and storage purposes, most recently occupied by McQueen Environmental Solutions Service Center. Staff said the site is zoned Suburban Mixed Use with a planned development overlay and that the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends interstate commercial use for the area. Staff recommended a base standard modification to permit outdoor storage, noting compatibility with surrounding industrial uses and the site's historic use.
Staff told the commission that code requires outdoor storage areas to be screened from nonindustrial areas with a minimum 8-foot-tall wall or solid fencing; the applicant proposes an 8-foot chain-link fence with privacy slotting that staff said would be about 90% opaque and meet screening requirements. Staff also identified landscaping requirements; the current landscape plan preserves existing vegetation and adds several street trees but remains short of the code's landscaping-point requirement and will need additional landscaping details as part of the site plan review. Engineering and utilities staff confirmed no stormwater changes are required because there are no changes to paved or gravel surfaces. No exterior building changes are proposed.
The applicant declined to make a presentation or closing statement and no members of the public offered comments. A motion to recommend approval and adopt the staff findings passed on a roll-call vote recorded as 7–0.
The commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the Common Council for final action and any remaining site plan details — including exact landscaping point compliance — will be resolved during site plan review.
