Fiscal Note
No City appropriation is required with the approval of this amended neighborhood plan. 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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Amending the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan to add a land use recommendation for northern half of the block bounded by Linden Avenue, Atwood Avenue, Division Street, and Dunning Street, for future redevelopment to be “Medium Residential”, as shown on the plan amendment and map
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WHEREAS the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan was adopted by the Madison Common Council on March 7, 2000 as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan to include long term land use and development recommendations for the Schenk-Atwood, Starkweather, Worthington Park, and Dixon-Marquette Street Neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the Madison Common Council on August 7, 2018 recommends Low Residential Uses for this portion of the subject block and the majority of the neighborhood north of Atwood Avenue; and
WHEREAS the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan does not currently have a specific land use recommendation for the subject site; and
WHEREAS the southern portion of the subject block includes a four-story mixed use building with thirty-two (32) dwelling units and several smaller commercial and mixed use buildings, all zoned Traditional-Shopping Street (TSS) district; and
WHEREAS the northern portion of the subject block includes an existing, vacant church building (former Zion Lutheran Church) with no proposed future user; and
WHEREAS an application has been submitted to redevelop the former Zion Lutheran Church property at 2165 Linden Avenue with a three-story residential building with 32 apartments; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan would be required for the residential development to be consistent with the land use recommendations in that plan; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan has been prepared to recommend that any redevelopment of the northern portion of this block be “Medium Residential” development as defined in the Comprehensive Plan, which is generally consistent with the proposed development; and
WHEREAS City agencies will be reviewing the proposed zoning map amendment application associated with the former Zion Lutheran Church property, and will provide comments and recommendations for consideration by the Plan Commission and Common Council;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan, a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, is hereby amended to add a land use recommendation for northern half of the block bounded by Linden Avenue, Atwood Avenue, Division Street, and Dunning Street, for future redevelopment to be “Medium Residential”, as shown on the plan amendment and map.