Sponsor
Alderman Meekma
Title
Ord. 0007-18 - Amending “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine 2035”
Ordinance adopting an amendment to a document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035” (Comp Plan 2035) for to incorporate the document titled “A Park An Open Space Plan For The City Of Racine: 2035” (Park Plan:2035), an update of the like named document adopted in 2011 by the Common Council of the City of Racine ( the Common Council) (Adopted ZOrd.7-11). The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
SECTION 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
SECTION 2:The Board of Parks Recreation and Cultural Services (the Board), working with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, prepared an update of the 2011 version of Park Plan:2035 for the City which will serve as a resource intended to assist in promoting environmental stewardship and to assess current and future parks, recreation, and open space needs within the City, which is articulated in the document titled " A Park And Open Space Plan For The City Of Racine: 2035" (the Plan) ; and
SECTION 3: Following a 30 day notice period, on March 14, 2018 the Board concluded a public input period and on that date, forwarded a recommendation for adoption of Park Plan:2035 to the City of Racine Plan Commission (the Commission) and the Common Council.
SECTION 4: On May 9, 2018 the Commission of the City of Racine received a review of Park Plan:2035 in order to educate Plan Commission members and the public on recommendations contained therein and needed amendment to The Plan; and
SECTION 3: On May 9, 2018 the Commission forwarded a recommendation to the Common Council that the process to amend Comp Plan:2035 move forward based on the findings as enumerate in the staff report to ...
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