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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Adopting Phase 1 of the Shady Wood Neighborhood Development Plan as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, and authorizing the City's application to amend the Central Urban Service Area to include the Phase 1 development staging area identified in the plan.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, adopted January 17, 2006, makes near and long-term recommendations for the future growth of the City of Madison, including planned expansion in the peripheral area beyond the current urban edge of the City; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan identifies an area located generally west of County Trunk Highway M between Mid-Town Road and McKee Road as Peripheral Planning Area A, recommended as a potential location for at least some relatively near-term City of Madison expansion and future development; but for which a detailed neighborhood development plan has not yet been prepared and adopted; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan identifies certain lands within Planning Area A located south of Mid-Town Road and west of Woods Road as a Neighborhood Planning Area, generally recommended for future development with Low Density Residential land uses; and
WHEREAS a property within this recommended future residential area is currently within the City of Madison and the owners of the property have expressed an interest in developing these lands with urban uses in the relatively near future; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan also identifies a broad Park and Open Space corridor located along and adjacent to the glacial moraine which crosses transversely through Planning Area A as land with significant natural glacial features which should be preserved and incorporated into a future extension of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; and further recommends that City plans for future development of adjacent lands should include plans for permanent preservation and trail development within this recommended open space corridor; and
WHEREAS lands within this recommended park and open space corridor are within the Ice Age National Scenic Trail Corridor adopted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Dane County and included in the Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan requires that a detailed neighborhood development plan must be prepared and adopted by the City before urban development and the extension of urban services may occur in any peripheral area; and
WHEREAS the Shady Wood Neighborhood Development Plan has been prepared by the City of Madison to guide near- and long-term urban development and open space preservation within a planning area bounded by Mid-Town Road, Woods Road, McKee Road and Shady Oak Lane; and
WHEREAS during the Shady Wood planning process, communication with neighborhood residents and property owners was maintained by personal contact, mail, email, and via a special project webpage; and two public meetings were held near the neighborhood to present and discuss background information, preliminary concepts and the recommended land use and street plan; and
WHEREAS City agencies and Commissions have reviewed the draft of Phase 1 of the Shady Wood Neighborhood Development Plan and provided comments and recommendations for Plan Commission and Common Council consideration; and
WHEREAS the recommendations of the Shady Wood Neighborhood Development Plan are consistent with the broad recommendations for the planning area contained in the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Phase 1 of the Shady Wood Neighborhood Development Plan is hereby adopted as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan to provide land use, transportation and design recommendations to guide future development and open space preservation within the planning area, as illustrated and described in the plan maps and plan narrative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Madison Plan Commission and Common Council hereby authorize the City's application to amend the Central Urban Service Area to include lands within the Phase 1 development staging area identified in the neighborhood development plan.