Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact is anticipated with the acceptance of this report.
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Accepting the East Wilson Street/Schley Pass/Dewey Court Neighborhood Conservation Study Report dated April 20, 2011
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WHEREAS the 2004 East Rail Corridor Plan recommended the creation of a Neighborhood Conservation District in the East Wilson Street/Schley Pass/Dewey Court area of the Marquette Neighborhood; and
WHEREAS Section 28.108 of the Madison General Ordinances establishing a process and criteria for the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts as a zoning overlay district was adopted on June 26, 2007; and
WHEREAS a resident of the East Wilson Street/Schley Pass/Dewey Court area submitted a request for creation of a Neighborhood Conservation District to the Director of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development and on October 1, 2008; the Director made a determination that the area met the criteria for consideration; and
WHEREAS on June 18, 2009, following a public informational meeting and a survey of all property owners and residents within the study area, the Common Council authorized the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development to prepare a Neighborhood Conservation Study exploring the feasibility and potential benefits of establishing a Neighborhood Conservation District; and
WHEREAS in a series of neighborhood meetings, study participants identified the essential physical characteristics of the study area that many would like to be conserved and other key planning objectives, and discussed alternative approaches to ensuring the long-term conservation of these characteristics, including application of conventional zoning districts and the creation of more specific Neighborhood Conservation District overlay zoning standards; and
WHEREAS a final report summarizing the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Neighborhood Conservation Study was prepared and reviewed with study participants.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby accepts the East Wilson Street/Schley Pass/Dewey Court Neighborhood Conservation Study report dated April 20, 2011.