Wissahickon Neighbors Civic Assn

The Notice of Public Hearings says:

If you wish to register your support or opposition, or if you wish to speak at the virtual meeting, register in advance using instructions for participants noted on the agenda linked from the Clerk's website: https://www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/committees/meeting-schedule

This is the page:

https://www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/committees/plan-commission/2024-05-06

The Plan Commission meeting was recorded and can be viewed on this link:

 

https://media.cityofmadison.com/mediasite/Showcase/madison-city-channel/Presentation/42e980a627124184a526d5dc6fc51f9f1d/Channel/9087c9eda40246be9fac2783773f09f55f

For fun I've transcribed the relevant part of tonight's Planning Comission meeting about the Midpoint Meadows development. Happily a presenter clearly stated that the City has already approved the funds to acquire both fields north (for Elver Park expansion) and south (for Regional Storm water management) of Mid Town Road. We should see no development of the field west of our property.

 

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6 May 2024 Planning Commission Meeting

Moving to Agenda Items 8 and 9. Note that these items are related and 

will be considered as one public hearing. Following the public hearing 

the Plan Commission shall make separate findings and motions on each 

agenda item. 

Agenda Item 8 Legistar 82733 approving the revised preliminary plat of 

Midpoint Meadows on property addressed as 2150 Marty Road, 7751 Mid Town 

Road, and 7342-7762 Raymond Road (Alder District 1) and Agenda item 9 

Legistar 82752 Approving the final plat of Midpoint Meadows at the same 

location. And we will have a presentation information by Tim Parks, 

Tim you're up.

Chair and members of the Planning Commission. Just briefly an overview. 

The preliminary plat of Midpoint Meadows was originally approved by 

the Common Council earlier this year on February 13th. Subject to 

conditions following a Planning Commission recommendation of approval 

on Feb 5th both of the original preliminary plat and of a zoning map 

amendment to provide permanent zoning for the roughly 101 acres of 

land that comprise the MM subdivision.

One of the conditions of approval was a requirement that the applicants 

submit a revised preliminary plat for the subdivision with the first 

final plat that addresses many of the major and outstanding conditions 

of the Feb approval.

The revisions on the current proposed preliminary plat include removal 

of three private open space out lots. The removal of the landscape 

easement along most of the high point rd frontage. And also a slight 

adjustment to the unit mix in the development which increased by 3 

the number of single family lots from 148 to 151, a slight increase 

to 98 lots for 49 future two-family twin homes, and two lots for 

future multi-family development with an increase in approx 12 total 

units between the two lots. 

The subdivision also includes a lot for future mixed use and commercial 

development, in CCT zoning, an out lot for a private alley that will 

serve a block of the two-family twin homes adjacent the corner of ... 

the future corner of Mid Town and Raymond Roads and its future 

intersection with s High Point Road.

Two out lots to manage storm water for the subdivision as well as to 

out lots for future development. Of note, the two out lots for future 

development, out lots 5 and 6 east of Marty Road ... since this was ... 

since the subdivision was previously before the Planning Commission the 

City has entered into negotiations and a purchase and sales agreement 

with the subdivider to acquire the land east of Marty Road within the 

subdivision, so out logs 5 & 6 which are identified for future 

development are going to be ... are scheduled to be acquired by the 

City for Regional Stormwater Management.

That was something that was on the horizon when the preliminary plat 

and rezoning request was before you in February. Since that time the 

City has Adopted a resolution approving the purchase and sales agreement 

and the negotiations for that as well as a budget amendment for the 

storm water utility to accommodate the acquisition for that property.

So out lots 5 & 6 are scheduled to be acquired as part of the City's 

acquisition of approximately 72 acres of land which  includes land 

just north of Mid Town Road outside of Midpoint Meadows subdivision 

which is being acquired with that same resolution and agreement for 

expansion of Elver Park.

The applicant has also submitted their first final plat for approval 

which includes most of the Midpoint Meadows subdivision; excludes 

however the lot for future mixed use and commercial development, and 

one of the two lots proposed for multi-family development; there is 

also a local street which is shown on the preliminary plat as Ridgemont 

Road which is not being platted at this time and will instead be 

platted in a future phase. 

Planning Staff and staff from reviewing agencies have reviewed the 

revised preliminary plat and proposed final plat and believe that the 

applicable standards for approval can be met and that the revised 

preliminary plat addresses certainly the vast majority of the major 

and non-standard comments from the February approval. And we believe 

that both requests merit approval. I'd be happy to answer questions 

following the public hearing.

Thank you. We have two people ... three people registered in support a

nd available to answer questions. So I will open the public hearing. 

[Brian Munson, Dan Day, Matt Brink - representing Veridian Homes] Are 

there questions for any of our registrants?

Seeing no raised hands I'll close the Public Hearing. Are there any 

questions of Staff?

Then I would be looking for a motion.

Alder Duncan.

I move that we approve [Agenda Item 8] Seconded by Alder Field. Any 

discussion? Seeing none we come to a vote and I will assume unanimous 

consent unless I see a raised hand to object. Seeing no raised hands 

the motion passes unaniously.

Then moving on we need. I move we approve [Agenda Item 9]. Seconded by 

Alder Field. Any discussion? Seeing none we come to a vote and I will 

assume unanimous consent unless I see a raised hand to object. Seeing 

no raised hands the motion passes unaniously.