Sponsor
Alderman Wiser
Title
Ordinance 07-17
Ordinance adopting an amendment to a document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035” (The Plan) for the properties located at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street, City of Racine, Wisconsin to change their land use designations from High Density residential to Office Park.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1: Pursuant to Section 62.23 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the City of Racine is authorized to prepare and adopt certain amendments to The Plan as defined in Sections 66.1001(1)(a) and 66.1001(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and
Part 2: Following a 30 day notice period, on May 10, 2017 the Plan Commission of the City of Racine received a review of the proposed amendment to The Plan for the properties located at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street, and upon direct notice to property owners within the vicinity, on May 31, 2017 conducted an public hearing to solicit opinion and educate the public on a proposed rezoning and conditional use permit effectuating a related redevelopment project at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street; and
Part 3: On May 10, 2017 the Plan Commission forwarded a recommendation to the Common Council that the process to amend The Plan move forward based on the findings as enumerate in the staff report to the Plan Commissioners for the meeting on May 10, 2017, and recommendation in the Commission report to the Common Council for the May 16, 2017 meeting, and the Commission report to the Common Council for the June 6, 2017 meeting that the associated rezoning request for 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street proceed; and
Part 4: On May 16, 2017 and June 6, 2017 the Common Council referred all matters related to an amendment to The Plan and the rezoning, associated with the redevelopment of the properties located at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street, back to the Plan Commission seeking final recommendations; and
Part 5: Ordinance 07 -17 was herein prepared for amendment to The Plan and transmitted to the Common Council, and a public hearing before the Common Council was scheduled for June 20, 2017, and that the same vehicles for the rezoning were subsequently acted on separately; and
Part 6: The Plan Commission of the City of Racine, on May 31, 2017 by a majority vote of the Commission recorded in its official minutes, recommended to the Common Council the adoption of a resolution and an ordinance adopting a change to the land use designation of the properties at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street from High Density Residential to Office Park as an amendment to The Plan; and
Part 7: The Common Council has duly noticed and conducted a public hearing on the amendment to The Plan, in compliance with the requirements of Section 66.1001(4)(d) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Part 8: The Common Council of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, does, by the enactment of this ordinance, formally adopt the amendment to the document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035” to change the land use designation of the properties at 500 Walton Avenue and 2214 North Wisconsin Street from High Density Residential to Office Park, pursuant to Section 62.23 and Section 66.1001(4)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Part 9: This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by a majority vote of the members-elect of the City Common Council and publication or posting as required by law.
Fiscal Note: N/A