ORD20101317-Chap41
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1317
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE 2007 - 2011 PARKS AND CONSERVATION PLAN AND
TO AMEND CHAPTER 41, SECTION 41.06,
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Detailed Components of Comprehensive Plan)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The 2007 - 2011 Parks and Conservation Plan is hereby amended as attached.
SECTION 2: Chapter 41, Section 41.06, of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego is hereby
amended to read as follows:
41.06 DETAILED COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Section 62.23(2) of Wisconsin Statutes provides that the City of Muskego may from time to time
amend, extend or add to the Comprehensive Plan or carry out any part of the subject matter in
greater detail. The following are more detailed components of the City of Muskego
Comprehensive Plan, which shall therefore have the same force and effect as the adopted
Comprehensive Plan:
2007 - 2011 Parks and Conservation Plan, adopted by the Plan Commission on
August 7, 2007 and the Common Council on August 14, 2007. Amended by the
Plan Commission on April 6, 2010 and the Common Council on April 27, 2010.
Durham Hill Design Guide
Downtown Design Guide
General Design Manual
Racine Avenue Gateway Design Guide
Moorland Corridor South Design Guide
Tess Corners Design Guide
Business Park Design and Development Standards
Design Guides adopted by this Section are advisory documents of the Plan Commission and
may be changed or varied from time to time by action of the Plan Commission or by other
methods as may be set forth in each of said documents.
SECTION 3: The several sections of this ordinance are declared to be severable. If any
section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to the specific section or
portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and not affect the validity of all other provisions,
sections, or portion thereof of the Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect. Any
other ordinances whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed as to those terms that conflict.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Formatted
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 27 DAY OF APRIL , 2010.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
______________________________
John R. Johnson, Mayor
FIRST READING: 04/13/2010
SECOND READING WAIVED
ATTEST:
_____________________
Clerk-Treasurer
Notice of Newly Enacted Ordinance Published: 05/06/2010
NOTE:
At the 4/13/2010 Council meeting, a motion was made and seconded
to waive the second reading. The motion passed. A motion was not
made and seconded to adopt the ordinance. The ordinance was then
placed on the 4/27/2010 Council agenda for adoption.
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2007-2011 Parks and Conservation Plan Amendments
Chapter 3
PARKS AND RECREATION TRAIL INVENTORY
1.
Added the following text to the Figure 4: Public Owned Parks and Open Spaces in the
City of Muskego inventory table:
*Moorland Park – Potential for skateboard park being moved to another location if the buildable
acreage at Moorland Park is sold.
2.
Moorland Park: This 37-acre park in the center of the City has a skateboard park, portable
toilets and off-street parking for 75 vehicles. Two regulation soccer fields are planned for
this site. Possible shift of amenities to other locations and sale of park if desired.
3.
Park Arthur: This 61-acre undeveloped park site, located on the far north central part of the
City, contains open agricultural land, and areas of woodlands and wetlands within an isolated
natural resource area. The site will be developed into a community park. Possible shift of
proposed amenities to other locations and sale of western portion of Park Arthur if
desired.
Chapter 5
PARKS AND CONSERVATION LAND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
1.
Park Type Existing Acres/1000 Minimum Surplus or
Acreage persons Acres Required Deficit Acreage
2010
Neighborhood 79 (*81) 3 70 +9 (*+11)
Community 120 (*179) 6 139 -19 (*+40)
Regional 209 N/A N/A N/A
* If recommended land sales of Moorland and Park Arthur West occur.
Figure 7: Per Capita Standards and Projected 2010 Needs for Public-Owned Parks
Chapter 6
RECOMMENDED PARK PLAN
1.
Moorland Park
Two regulation soccer fields will be constructed east and west of the parking lot and
landscaping will be installed in 2007. The Parks and Recreation Board have adopted a
preliminary site plan that includes a large playground and a shelter with storage and bathrooms.
A water “sprayground” is recommended at this site as an addition to the playground for summer
recreation and relief from heat. These popular facilities are a relatively inexpensive alternative
to the provision of a wading pool facility.
Possible shift of amenities to other locations and sale of park if desired.
2.
Park Arthur
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This 61-acre park is undeveloped as of January 2006. A rink to provide ice-skating and hockey
in winter, and in-line skating and skateboarding during the rest of the year, is planned to be
located at this park. Other planned improvements include enlarging an existing hill to
accommodate sledding, a pavilion with restroom facilities, picnic areas, three parking areas, one
softball/baseball diamond, one football field, playfields to accommodate soccer, an equestrian
trail, and a boardwalk trail traversing the wetlands between the east and west ends of the park.
Other recommended improvements include playground equipment and recreation trails to link
the park to proposed trails on Martin Drive and College Avenue. Once developed, the City will
have an adequate amount of community park acreage for the 2010 population.
Possible shift of amenities of Park Arthur West to other locations and sale of west half of
park if desired.
3.
New Community Park – Little Muskego Lake
With the adoption of the City’s Comprehensive Plan in 2009 came a new recommendation
to Bring Back The Lake to the community. The 2020 Plan found there is no direct access
or views to Little Muskego Lake from the downtown and Janesville Road. The main area
sought after in the 2020 Plan is on the east side of the Little Muskego Lake dam along
Janesville Court on the southern end of the lake off of Janesville Road (Also shown as 5b
on the 2020 Future Land Use Map). A larger property exists to the east of the dam that
has the possibility to be incorporated with other properties in this area to create a large
lake access and view shed along the heavily traveled Janesville Road.
The 2020 Plan further states that future lake accesses and view sheds will hopefully
bring the lake back into the community and create new opportunities for residents and
visitors to enjoy an original amenity that Muskego has for so long been based upon.
Based upon this recommendation, this Parks and Conservation Plan adopts the same
and recommends that a future lakefront park and supporting development be pursued for
this area along Little Muskego Lake. Future park amenities may include a community
green (for community events), beach, playground, ice skating, sand volleyball courts,
trails, pavilion, and possible band shelter.
Shared Park Facilities with Muskego Norway School District
Opportunities may present themselves to share unused lands with the Muskego Norway
School District where Muskego can incorporate centralized park amenities in one
location. Two locations exist in Lake Denoon Middle School land along Kelsey Drive and
in the North Cape School District owned land south of McShane Drive. Possible
partnerships could develop via lease or purchase of lands. If opportunities take place,
the shifting of amenities from the City’s future Moorland Park and/or Park Arthur West
may occur to these new locations with possible centralized amenities for baseball,
soccer, and football fields.