City of Madison - File #: 84377

• File #: 84377
• Version: 1
• Name: West Area Plan
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Council New Business
• File created: 7/9/2024
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 7/16/2024
• Title: Adopting the West Area Plan, adopting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and archiving underlying plans.
• Sponsors: John P. Guequierre

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2024	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required with the adoption of this plan and amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Title
Adopting the West Area Plan, adopting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and archiving underlying plans.
Body
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 City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division to prepare the West Area Plan on January 3, 2023 (RES-23-00021); and

WHEREAS, consistent with RES-22-00577, archiving of adopted plans within the West Area Plan boundary was considered as part of the development of the West Area Plan and the adopted plans were reviewed to identify the recommendations from each adopted plan that should be incorporated into the West Area Plan before being archived; and

WHEREAS, the planning framework states 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, the City of Madison Common Council adopted a public participation plan for the West Area Plan on July 25, 2023 (RES-23-00516), 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; and

WHEREAS, the public participation process included engagement through a project website, interactive mapping exercise, virtual meetings, in-person meetings, emailed project updates to interested parties, distribution of informational materials, focus groups, neighborhood association visits, social media posts, traditional media, and board/committee/commission progress updates throughout the process; and

WHEREAS, the public participation process also included contracting with several Community Partners and coordinating with the Ci...