Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Amending the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Plan, in conjunction with a rezoning request at 710 East Mifflin Street and 124 North Livingston Street.
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WHEREAS the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Plan was adopted by the Madison Common Council on February 5, 2008 as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Plan currently recommends that the Reynolds Crane Service property, located generally between East Mifflin and East Dayton Streets, west of North Livingston Street, be developed with high-density residential uses on the western portion of the property, and an expansion of Reynolds Park on the eastern portion of the property; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan was amended in March 2012 to reflect the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Plan recommendation; and
WHEREAS the Reynolds Crane Service property is currently zoned PD (Planned Development), reflecting and allowing the existing land use; and
WHEREAS The Westwood Madison, LLC and the property owner have submitted an application to rezone the property to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential - Urban 2) to allow future redevelopment with multi-family residential uses; and
WHEREAS conceptual plans for a proposed residential development were presented and discussed at one Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association meeting and five Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Steering Committee meetings from September 2012 to April 2013; and
WHEREAS the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association on May 28, 2013 submitted a letter of support for the development concept for the property with a predominant height of four stories, with the fourth floor stepped back, and a maximum of 185 residential units; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Plan would be required for the proposed rezoning to be consistent with the land use recommendations for that location in the plan; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Ten...
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