Fiscal Note
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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Amending the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan, a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, to revise the land use recommendation for a property located south of Nelson Road and High Crossing Boulevard from Office/Service to Retail/Service, and to revise the recommended alignments of planned future street extensions in this area.
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PREAMBLE
The Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan was initially adopted in March 1992. The plan recommended development of an office employment district on lands located adjacent to Interstate Highway 30-90-94, and a general retail and service district along the north side of High Crossing Boulevard which reflected the highway-oriented uses that were already established, including multiple automobile sales and service businesses. Along the south side of High Crossing Boulevard, the neighborhood development plan recommended a step-down to less highway-oriented commercial uses that would be more compatible with the adjacent proposed residential areas and would emphasize activities which supported other planned neighborhood components, such as goods and services valued by office users or neighborhood residents. Lands located south of High Crossing Boulevard between Nelson Road and Cross Hill Drive were recommended for office/service uses, rather than retail uses, to encourage the development of this large, prominent property for uses such as business offices or a hotel that could provide an attractive gateway to the commercial district, and also provide an appropriate transition to the adjacent planned residential areas south of Cross Hill Drive.
In the years since the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan was first adopted, the properties along the south frontage of High Crossing Boulevard south of Cross Hill Drive have been developed primarily with...
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