File #: 23-831    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/12/2023 In control: Plan Commission
On agenda: 11/13/2023 Final action:
Title: Request by Chris Carr, The Sigma Group, on behalf of the City, for a Zoning Map Amendment from Special Purpose - Public Facilities District (SP-PUB) to Special Purpose - Parks and Open Space District (SP-POS) at the southeast corner of 116th Street and Gilbert Avenue for the west side park
Attachments: 1. 116th Street Narative, 2. LS-5628-23-Sigma-Wauwatosa-Zoning Exhibit_10-6-23, 3. C100 Site Plan, 4. Tosa Park Rendering, 5. 116th Street Rezone Legal, 6. west side park future land use
Related files: 23-1055, 23-1056

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Request by Chris Carr, The Sigma Group, on behalf of the City, for a Zoning Map Amendment from Special Purpose - Public Facilities District (SP-PUB) to Special Purpose - Parks and Open Space District (SP-POS) at the southeast corner of 116th Street and Gilbert Avenue for the west side park

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Submitted by:

Art Pinon                                          

Department:

Development

 

A.                     Background/Options 

The applicant, on behalf of the City, is requesting a zoning map amendment from Special Purpose - Public Facilities District (SP-PUB) to Special Purpose - Parks and Open Space District (SP-POS) on Lot 2 of the previously discussed CSM located at the southeast corner of 116th Street and Gilbert Avenue. As mentioned, the new west side park will be located on this parcel and the rezone to SP-POS is the most appropriate zoning classification for park uses.

 

Attached to this report is the applicant's project statement and plans.

 

B.                     Staff Comments

Planning/Zoning Division

This request is contingent upon approval and filing the related certified survey map. A public hearing on December 19, 2023 is required.

 

Ninety-five public notification letters related to the project were sent per City regulations.

 

The Future Land Use Map (attached) in the 2008-2030 Comprehensive Plan classifies this area as “Public Parks and Open Space,” a category that “includes publicly-owned parks devoted to playgrounds, play fields, play courts, trails, picnic areas, and related recreational activities.”

The Active Tosa Plan also identifies this side as “a potential neighborhood park to serve proximate neighborhoods. The space is envisioned as a mostly passive green space with additional recreation amenities including a playground, frisbee golf course and defined natural areas.”  The plan is found here with information about this site on page 144: <https://www.wauwatosa.net/home/showpublisheddocument/470/636550877723900000>

 

Building Division

No issues.

 

City Assessor’s Office

No issues.

 

City Clerk’s Office

No issues.

 

Public Works Department

No issues.

 

Engineering Division

No issues.

 

Fire Department

No issues.

 

Health Department

No issues.

 

Police Department

No issues.

 

C.                     Recommendation

Staff recommends approval and setting a public hearing date of December 19, 2023.