Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution recommends adoption of the ordinance approving the amended City of Madison Comprehensive Plan. No additional appropriation required.
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Adopting an amendment to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
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WHEREAS, on August 7, 2018 the City of Madison Common Council adopted a full update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, as defined in Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law Sec. 66.1001 Wis. Stats.; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2023 the Common Council authorized the Planning Division to lead an interim update to the Comprehensive Plan focused on updating the Generalized Future Land Use (GFLU) Map and formally adding a Health & Safety element; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2023 the Common Council adopted a public participation plan, as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4), which described how the City intended to make the process accessible to all; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process included an interactive website, a virtual meeting, emailed project updates to interested parties and neighborhood associations, distribution of informational materials, social media posts, traditional media, and several Plan Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, since adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in August of 2018 the City of Madison has adopted or amended fourteen sub-area plans as supplements to the Comprehensive Plan and the land use recommendations from these plans are incorporated into the draft GFLU Map compiled by Planning Division staff; and
WHEREAS, at their September 7, 2023 and September 18, 2023 meetings, the Plan Commission reviewed potential changes to the GFLU Map submitted by the public and recommended further consideration of several proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan fully updates the 2018 Comprehensive Plan and contains all of the required elements defined in Section 66.1001(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and
WHEREAS, this Interim Update serves as an update to the Housing Element of ...
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