Sponsor
Alderman Wiser
Title
Ordinance 07-15
An ordinance adopting an amendment to a document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035” (The Plan) for the properties located at 1223 Ohio Street and 1212, 1218, 1222 Virginia Street City of Racine, Wisconsin.
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: The Plan Commission of the City of Racine conducted a public hearing on November 26, 2014 to solicit opinion and educate the public on a proposed rezoning and conditional use permit effectuating a development project needing an amendment to The Plan which must be preceded by a change in the land use classification of the properties at 1223 Ohio Street and 1212, 1218, 1222 Virginia Street; and
Part 3: On April 8, 2015 the Plan Commission forwarded a recommendation to the Common Council that the amendment to The Plan be denied based on the findings as enumerated in the Plan Commission’s report for the April 20, 2015 Common Council meeting, and in said report that the associated rezoning and conditional use requests be received and filed; and
Part 4: On April 20, 2015 the Common Council referred all matters related to 1223 Ohio Street and 1212, 1218, 1222 Virginia Street back to the Plan Commission and directed that an ordinance be prepared and public hearing scheduled for an amendment to The Plan; and
Part 5: Ordinance 07-15 was herein prepared and transmitted to the Common Council; and a public hearing before the Common Council was scheduled for June 16, 2015; and
Part 6: The Plan Commission of the City of Racine, on June 24, 2015 by a majority vote of the commission recorded in its official minutes, recommended to the Common Council the approval of a resolution and an ordinance adopting a change to the land use designation of the properties at 1223 Ohio Street and 1212, 1218, 1222 Virginia from Medium Density Residential to Commercial as an amendment to The Plan based on the findings as enumerated in the Plan Commission's report for July 7, 2015 Common Council meeting; 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 1223 Ohio Street and 1212, 1218, 1222 Virginia from Medium Density Residential to Commercial, 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