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 the Plan Commissioners for the meeting on May 9, 2018 and recommendation in the commission report to the Common Council for the May 15, 2018 meeting, and in said report that the associated requests to amendment Comp Plan:2035 to incorporate the 2018 update Park Plan:2035; and
SECTION 4: On May 15, 2018 the Common Council referred all matters related to an amendment to Comp Plan:2035 associated with the updated Park Plan:2035 to the Commission, and directed that ordnances be prepared and public hearings scheduled for an amendment to Comp Plan 2035; and
SECTION 5: Ordinance 0007-18 was herein prepared for amendment to Comp Plan:2035 and transmitted to the Common Council, and a public hearing before the Common Council was scheduled for June 19, 2018; and
SECTION 6: The Commission, on June 13th, 2018 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 the update to the document titled “A Park An Open Space Plan For The City Of Racine: 2035” as an amendment to the document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035”; and
SECTION 5: 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.
SECTION 6: The Common Council of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, does, by the enactment of this ordinance, formally adopt the update to the document titled “A Park An Open Space Plan For The City Of Racine: 2035” as an amendment to the document titled “A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Racine: 2035”, pursuant to Section 62.23 and Section 66.1001(4)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 7: 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.
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