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Creating Section 16.02 of the Madison General Ordinances to create a procedure for applying to the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) for an expansion of the Central Urban Services Area (CUSA).
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance provides a procedure for applying to the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) for an expansion of the Central Urban Services Area (CUSA). Under this ordinance, Planning Division staff will prepare the application to CARPC and provide it to numerous city agencies for the purpose of ensuring the city will be able to provide municipal services to the proposed expansion area. Once that information is gathered, the application must be reviewed by the Plan Commission, which makes a recommendation to the Common Council regarding the city’s ability to provide services to the proposed expansion area and whether the expansion is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and other neighborhood and area plans. After receiving the Plan Commission recommendation, the Common Council must consider whether expanding into the proposed area is consistent with the health, welfare, and best interests of the city. Planning staff will file the application for expansion with CARPC if a majority of Common Council members vote in favor of the expansion.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 16.02 entitled “Central Urban Service Area Expansion” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
“16.02 CENTRAL URBAN SERVICE AREA EXPANSION.
(1) The purpose of this ordinance is to outline a procedure for the City Planning Division to petition the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) for an expansion of the Central Urban Service Area (CUSA):
(a) Prior to submitting any application to CARPC to expand the CUSA, the City Planning Division shall prepare the application and submit it to City Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Water Utility, Metro Transit, Parks Division, Madison Police Department, and the Madison Fire Department for input regarding the City’s ability to provide services to the proposed expansion area.
(b) After receiving input from each of the above agencies, the City Planning Division shall submit to the Plan Commission the proposed application, the input provided by the city agencies listed above, and a resolution authorizing the Planning Division to submit the application to CARPC.
(c) Giving due consideration to the input received from the city agencies, the cost of providing services to the proposed expansion area, and the recommendations of the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan and any applicable neighborhood, neighborhood development, or special area plans, the Plan Commission shall advise the Common Council whether the City is able to provide municipal services to the proposed CUSA expansion area and whether expanding the proposed area is consistent with the above plans.
(d) Upon receiving a recommendation from the Plan Commission, the Common Council shall consider whether expanding the proposed CUSA area is consistent with the health, welfare, and best interests of the City and act on the proposed authorizing resolution. The Planning Division shall submit the application to expand the CUSA if a majority of the members of the Common Council vote in favor of the proposed authorizing resolution."