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A Plan Commission resolution recommending adoption of an amendment to the Generalized Future Land Use Plan map in the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan for the Grandview Commons Neighborhood Center Mixed-Use District.
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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, 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 portion of the town center in the Grandview Commons development in the Sprecher Neighborhood from Neighborhood Mixed Use, Medium Density Residential and Low Density Residential to Neighborhood Mixed Use and Community Mixed Use; and
WHEREAS the requested Comprehensive Plan map amendment was prepared by Planning Division staff for evaluation and consideration; and
WHEREAS the proposed amendment includes the addition of a map note in Appendix 2-1 of the Comprehensive Plan to provide additional detail regarding the recommended land uses; and
WHEREAS this proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan was considered concurrently with a corresponding proposed amendment to the Sprecher Neighborhood Development Plan and with an application to rezone properties within the amendment area consistent with the proposed amended land use recommendations; and
WHEREAS the affected neighborhood associations were notified of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment; and the review schedule and other information regarding the proposed amendment was posted on the City of Madison website; and a public meeting was held in the neighborhood to present information and hear comments on the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS written comments received on the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment were compiled and provided to the Plan Commission and Common Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS following adoption, the amendment shall be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan Generalized Future Land Use Plan Map and Appendix 2-1 map notes.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Madison Plan Commission believes that the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan reflects the long-term goals for growth and development of the City and recommends that the amendment to the Generalized Future Land Use Plan map in the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan attached hereto be adopted.