Fiscal Note
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Adopting an amendment to the Generalized Future Land Use Plan Map in the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amends the Comprehensive Plan.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
WHEREAS the City of Madison Common Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan as defined in Sec. 66.1001(2), Wis. Stats., on January 17, 2006; and
WHEREAS in order to maintain the Comprehensive Plan Generalized Future Land Use Plan Map as a current expression of community land use objectives, the Plan Commission approved a process and schedule for reviewing and considering limited amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, including recommendations for public participation; and
WHEREAS as part of the 2010-2011 Comprehensive Plan review, the Plan Commission on May 16, 2011, accepted for formal evaluation and consideration a preliminary list of potential amendments to the Generalized Future Land Use Plan Map that were requested by prospective developers or others in order to accommodate a specific proposed development project or future land use; and
WHEREAS the potential amendments accepted for evaluation and consideration included a request to change the land use recommendations for the Vetter property in the northeastern portion of the Mid-Town Neighborhood from Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, and Park and Open Space uses to Employment and Park and Open Space uses to allow its future development as part of University Research Park 2; and
WHEREAS the requested Comprehensive Plan map amendment was prepared by Planning Division staff for evaluation and consideration; and
WHEREAS a corresponding amendment to the Mid-Town Neighborhood Development Plan was also prepared which made similar changes to the recommended land uses on the Vetter property and included additional more-detailed recommendations regarding future transportation facilities, stormwater management and urban design; and this amendment was adopted by the Common Council on November 29, 2011, incorporating revisions recommended by the Plan Commission based on input by City staff, neighborhood residents and the reviewing City committees; and
WHEREAS City agencies have reviewed the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment and provided comments and recommendations for Plan Commission and Common Council consideration; and
WHEREAS following adoption, the amendment shall be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan Generalized Future Land Use Plan Map.
NOW THEREFORE the Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows: The attached amendment to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan is adopted.