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Plan Commission Resolution Recommending Adoption of an Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan related to the Southeast Area Plan. (District 3, District 15, District 16)
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WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022 the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division’s shift to a planning framework with twelve (12) Area Plans that cover the entire city and are updated every ten (10) years (RES-22-00577); and
WHEREAS, the planning framework indicates that the Generalized Future Land Use Map developed through each area plan process will directly update the Comprehensive Plan’s Generalized Future Land Use Map; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2024 the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division to prepare the Southeast Area Plan and adopted a public participation plan, as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4) to amend the Comprehensive Plan, which described how the City intended to make the process accessible to all (RES-24-00613); and
WHEREAS, the public participation process included engagement through a project website, emailed project updates to interested parties, distribution of informational materials, social media posts, an interactive mapping exercise, public meetings, focus groups, neighborhood association visits, and board/committee/commission progress updates throughout the process; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process also included contracting with nINA Collective to engage traditionally underrepresented residents through focus groups; and
WHEREAS, as part of the planning process, the City evaluated updates to the Generalized Future Land Use Map to address concerns about implementation of the Low-Medium Residential land use category; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison has held at least one public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan amendment in compliance with the requirements of Section 66.1001(4)(d) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and
WHEREAS, through the recommended adoption, the portions of the Comprehensive Plan’s Generalized Future Land Use Map and Bicycle Facilities Map that overlap the Southeast Area are updated to reflect the Southeast Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, through the recommended adoption, a new Generalized Future Land Use Map category of Medium Residential 1, which is used in the Southeast Area, shall be added to the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, through the recommended adoption, that adjustments to the Residential Future Land Use Categories chart to incorporate the Medium Residential 1 category and update the chart’s select conditions clauses, shall be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, through the recommended adoption, that relevant maps and text in the Comprehensive Plan shall be updated to reflect adoption of the Southeast Area Plan and archiving of following previously adopted plans: Marsh Road Neighborhood Development Plan, Hiestand Neighborhood Plan, Stoughton Road Revitalization Project, Royster-Clark Special Area Plan, Cottage Grove Road Activity Centers Plan, and Milwaukee Street Special Area Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, as recorded in its official minutes, the City of Madison Plan Commission recommends the City of Madison Common Council adopt Ordinance File ID 92878, which will constitute its amendment of the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan under Section 66.1001 of the Wisconsin Statutes.