Fiscal Note
City costs associated with urban development and the provision of urban services in this area will be included in future operating and capital budgets subject to Common Council approval.
Title
Amending the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan to revise the land use recommendations for lands located in the northeastern portion of the neighborhood from residential and open space uses to employment and open space uses.
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WHEREAS the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan was adopted by the Madison Common Council on August 17, 1999 in response to a specific development proposal; and
WHEREAS only very general land use recommendations were made for most of the Mid-Town Neighborhood planning area as part of the original planning process, and the Plan has been amended several times since then in response to development proposals and to incorporate the recommendations of subsequent more-detailed public planning activities; and
WHEREAS University Research Park, Inc., which is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently received an opportunity to acquire the Vetter property in the northeastern portion of the Mid-Town Neighborhood for an addition to the planned University Research Park 2 campus located in the Pioneer Neighborhood north of Valley View Road; and
WHEREAS these lands are currently recommended for low, low-medium and medium density residential uses and park and open space uses in the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan as amended in April 2004, and are recommended for these same uses in the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan adopted in January 2006; and
WHEREAS on March 1, 2011, as part of the 2010-2011 Comprehensive Plan evaluation and amendment process, University Research Park formally requested consideration of an amendment to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan to allow future development of the Vetter property with employment uses as a part of University Research Park 2; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan would also be required for the proposed Research Park uses to be consistent with the land use recommendations in that plan; and
WHEREAS a proposed concept plan prepared by University Research Park for the future development of the Vetter property primarily with employment uses as part of University Research Park 2, with smaller areas designated for permanent open space preservation and stormwater management facilities, has been reviewed by City agencies; and the modifications recommended by City staff have been incorporated into a revised concept plan for the future development of this property; and
WHEREAS a detailed amendment to the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan Land Use and Street Plan has been prepared to recommend that the subject lands be developed with employment and open space uses generally consistent with the concept plan reviewed by City staff; and
WHEREAS a public meeting on the proposed Neighborhood Development Plan amendment was held at Blackhawk Church on September 8, 2011 to present information, answer questions, and hear comments on the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS City agencies have reviewed the proposed amendment to the Neighborhood Development Plan and provided comments and recommendations for Plan Commission and Common Council consideration.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan, a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, is hereby amended to revise the land use recommendations for about 104 acres located generally south of Valley View Road and west of County Highway M in the northeastern portion of the neighborhood from residential and open space uses to employment and open space uses as shown in the amended Land Use and Street Plan.