Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution adopts an amendment to the Nelson a Neighborhood Development Plan as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan. No City appropriation is required with the adoption of this amendment. City costs associated with urban development in this area will be included in future operating and capital budgets subject to Common Council approval.
Title
Adopting an amendment to the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan to provide updated recommendations and updated boundary
Body
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2018 the Common Council approved Resolution 18-00627 (ID 52502), authorizing the Planning Division to amend the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan recommends regularly reviewing, evaluating and updating neighborhood development plans to keep their recommendations current; and
WHEREAS, neighborhood development plans are adopted as supplements of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, neighborhood development plans include detailed recommendations regarding land use, transportation, parks and open space and utility service, and are used to guide future urban development within planned City growth areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison adopted the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan in 1992 and adopted Plan amendments in 1993, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2017; and
WHEREAS, the plan amendment will facilitate a better interface between developed lands and undeveloped lands, improve neighborhood connectivity, refine the mix of land uses, revise block sizes and configurations, refine park locations, improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure plans, plan for transit, and plan for the efficient provision of City services; and
WHEREAS, the amendment planning process was introduced to the public at a October 23, 2018 public meeting and discussed with property owners at subsequent meetings; and
WHEREAS, the amendment was presented and discussed at a public open house on July 9, 2019, at a Plan Commission meeting on July 29, 2019, and at a Transportation Policy and Planning Board meeting on August 5, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison adopts the Nelson Neighborhood Development Plan as a supplement to the Comprehensive Plan.