Fiscal Note
No City appropriation is required for the adoption of this plan. City costs associated with urban development in this area will be included in future operating and capital budgets, subject to Common Council approval.
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Adopting the South Madison Plan as a supplement to the Comprehensive Plan and directing staff to implement the recommendations contained in the plan.
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WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Common Council on August 7, 2018 as Ordinance 18-00085 (ID 51349), which provided a vision for the City’s future and established goals, strategies and actions in the following areas: Land Use and Transportation; Neighborhoods and Housing; Economy and Opportunity; Culture and Character; Green and Resilient; and Effective Government; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan recommends the preparation of sub-area plans for established neighborhoods to provide greater detail on specific land uses, development intensity, and building forms which establish the characteristics recommended within a given area, or to propose amendments to the Plan; and
WHEREAS the South Madison Neighborhood Plan, adopted in 2005, provided policy makers with a framework for south side improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted Resolution 19-00636 (ID 56633) on September 3, 2019 to authorize an update to the South Madison Neighborhood Plan for the portions of the existing and future City of Madison roughly bounded by Wingra Creek on the north, Lake Monona and the Alliant Energy Center campus on the east, the Beltline Highway and E Badger Road on the south, and Fish Hatchery Road on the west, including lands located in the Town of Madison, which will attach to the City of Madison at 11:59 p.m. on October 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS the South Madison Plan update was initially envisioned to provide opportunity to review and update the existing neighborhood plan to reflect current conditions and align the subarea plan with 2018 Comprehensive Plan strateg...
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