Fiscal Note
City costs associated with urban development in this area will be included in future operating and capital budgets subject to Common Council approval.
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Authorizing the City of Madison Planning Division to prepare the Milwaukee Street Special Area Plan.
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WHEREAS, The Town of Blooming Grove and City of Madison Cooperative Plan (Cooperative Plan) was adopted in 2006, specifying that the City of Madison and Town of Blooming Grove will work together on joint planning and development of properties north of Milwaukee Street and along North Fair Oaks Avenue (termed the “Cooperative Development Property”, currently known as the Voit property); and
WHEREAS, The Cooperative Plan indicates that all properties still in the Town of Blooming Grove will be attached to the City of Madison by 2027 at the latest; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative Plan provides detailed procedures for potential earlier attachment of the Voit property to the City prior to 2027, if development on the property has begun; and
WHEREAS, other large properties along the Milwaukee Street corridor between Fair Oaks Avenue and Stoughton Road are underutilized and have significant redevelopment potential; and
WHEREAS, the plan area is served by Madison Metro’s East Transfer Point, and is provided a high level of transit service; and
WHEREAS, several adopted policies encourage higher densities and a mixture of land uses along major transit corridors; and
WHEREAS, the City and neighborhoods benefit when they contain a variety of housing options, including housing types and costs; and
WHEREAS, encouraging the placement of housing affordable to low-income households in areas well served by transit and other amenities is recommended in many adopted plans and policies; and
WHEREAS, few street connections currently exist within the proposed Planning Area and to surrounding areas, and a well-planned future street and bike path network will establish a more integrated and cohesive development pattern; and
WHEREAS, Comprehensive Plans have included overall future land use plans for the study area, but there is no current detailed planning study of the area.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison Planning Division is authorized to prepare the Milwaukee Street Special Area Plan based on analysis of land-use with optimal environmental considerations and the transportation, social, and housing needs of the communities.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this planning process will be conducted by regular and informed consultation with all stakeholders including property owners, adjacent community residents, organizations, businesses, and relevant City and State agencies.