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Plan Commission Resolution Recommending Adoption of an Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan related to the Southwest Area Plan. (District 1, District 7, District 10, District 19, District 20)
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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 Southwest 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-24-00614); 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 several Community Partners and coordinating with the City’s Neighborhood Navigators to engage traditionally underrepresented residents through focus groups and participation in community events and activities; 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...
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