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AMENDED
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1123
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE CHAPTER 41
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Comprehensive Plan)
THE COMMON COUNCil OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN AS
FOllOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego is hereby created to read
as follows:
41.01 INTENT
The purpose of this section is to establish the City of Muskego 2010 Comprehensive Plan as the
official comprehensive plan of the City of Muskego, as defined by Wisconsin Statutes. The
Comprehensive Plan is intended to promote public health, safety, and welfare of he City of
Muskego by effectively guiding long-range growth and development within the City of Muskego
and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction. The Comprehensive Plan provides goals, objectives,
policies, and recommendatiops for future land use, transportation, housing, economic
development, utilities, community facilities, agricultural resources, natural resources, cultural
resources, intergovernmental relations, and implementation. Implementation of the
Comprehensive Plan is accomplished through other sections of Muskego Municipal Code, more
detailed plans, public investments, private development decisions, intergovernmental
cooperation and citizen involvement.
41.02 STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The authority for the City of Muskego to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan is established
under Section 62.23 and Section 66.1001, Wisconsin Statutes. Section 66.1001 (2) specifies the
required contents of a comprehensive plan.
41.03 ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The City of Muskego Comprehensive Plan, adopted by Resolution #037-2001 of the Plan
Commission on March 6, 2001 and by Ordinance #1042 of the Common Council on March 13,
2001 is the official Comprehensive Plan of the City of Muskego. The abovementioned
Comprehensive Plan supercedes and replaces all Comprehensive Plans previously adopted by
the City of Muskego, except as explicitly provided for in the Comprehensive Plan document or
under Section 41.06 below. The text, maps, tables, graphics, goals, objectives, policies, and
recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan are intended to serve as a guide as the City of
Muskego undertakes subsequent actions to implement the Plan, except as otherwise provided
for under Wisconsin Statues.
41.04 DISTRIBUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Per Section 66.1 001 (4)(b) of Wisconsin Statutes, following adoption of the Comprehensive Plan,
the City Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Muskego shall send a copy of the adopting ordinance and
the adopted Comprehensive Plan document to all of the following:
(1) Every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries
of the City of Muskego.
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Ordinance #1123
(2)
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(4)
(5)
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The clerk of every local governmental unit that is adjacent to the City of Muskego,
including every town, city, village, county and regional planning commission.
The Wisconsin Land Council, in care of the Office of Land Information in the
Wisconsin Department of Administration.
The Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
The Muskego Public Library.
41.05 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN
(1) REQUIREMENTS
The Wisconsin Smart Growth Act. Section 66.1001 (4)(a) Wisconsin Statutes requires the
City to "adopt written procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including
open discussion, communication programs, information services and public meetings for
which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the preparation of a
comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for wide. distribution of
proposed, alternative or amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall provide
an opportunity for written comments on the plan to be submitted by members of the
public to the governing boqy and for the governing body to respond to such written
comments."
(2) PURPOSE
. This Public Participation Procedure is prepared to implement a public involvement
process for the development of the Comprehensive Plan's 2010 Smart Growth Update
and its components. The procedure brings diverse stakeholder viewpoints into the
decision-making process, enabling the City to make more informed decisions and
improve quality through collaborative efforts. This procedure is designed as a general
framework within which 2010 Smart Growth Updates will operate. It promotes openness
and two-way communication. It is not intended to affect requirements imposed by law,
regulation, or contract agreements; neither does it modify any rights available to the
public under the current law.
(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The effectiveness of a plan depends upon its success in meeting the expectations of the
public. Further, plans need to be reassessed periodically to determine if the public's
evolving needs and expectations are adequately being met. This procedure ensures that
the public will be kept informed of activities and given meaningful opportunities to
participate in the development and review of public plans and policy.
Goal: The 2010 Smart Growth Update process shall provide to the public complete
information, timely notice and full access to key decisions; and shall support early and
continuing involvement of the public.
Objective 1: Provide the public with timely notice and reasonable access to
information about physical development issues and processes.
. Objective 2: Create opportunities for all segments of the public to become informed
about issues and proposals under consideration.
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(4)
(5)
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Objective 3: Share with the public the tasks of identifying concerns, developing
alternatives and evaluating policies to address the concerns.
Objective 4: Be open, honest, and accurate in public statements and accountable for
diligent follow-up and timely results from the commitments they make.
Objective 5: Listen and respond to suggestions made by the public. The City will
incorporate public input into the plan documents.
Objective 6: Foster candid information exchanges and ongoing two-way
communication using a variety of media.
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City anticipates a four-step planning process for the development of the 2010 Smart
Growth Update. The following procedures for public participation shall be undertaken for
informing and getting citizens involved during each phase of the comprehensive planning
process.
(a) Analysis: Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to
obtain a complete demographic profile of the community and get a sense
of the strengths, weaknesses, issues and opportunities.
(b) Visioning: The Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to
access which services and types of development are considered important
to the community, as well as determine issues to address and strengths to
build on.
(c) Synthesis: The public's vision in drafted into document form which
includes demographic information and translates the public's desires into
statements of goals and policies.
(d) Formal Review and Approval: The draft document is distributed to the
public, City Library, neighboring communities, and overlapping
jurisdictions, as well as all others who express interest in receiving the
draft plan. Responses to written public comments and suggestions on the
draft document are reviewed by the Common Council and addressed
before additions, edits or other changes to the draft plan are
recommended by the Council to the Plan Commission. A public hearing is
held for formal public review and comment on the final draft. .Common
Council reviews and addresses the public written comments on the final
draft in the adopted document.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TOOLS
Citizen involvement has always been very important at all stages of the City's planning
process- not just the Approval Phase when recommendations are being presented. The
following is a summary of the various ways in which the City has and continues to
engage citizens in discussions about planning. Each technique has its advantages and
disadvantages. Any or all of the techniques listed can be chosen in the Analysis Phase
and utilized in the Visioning Phase of the comprehensive planning process.
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Ordinance #1123 Page 4
. Public Information Handouts
. Commission Meeting With Open
Comment Period
. Press Packet/News Releases
. Web Postings
. Key Stakeholder Interview
. Targeted Mailing/Survey
. Stakeholder/Public Official
Briefings
. News Conference
. Task Force
. Advisory Committee
. Visioning Sessions
. On-going Newsletter Articles
. Design Charette
. Dedicated Web-site
. Public Information Meeting/Open
House
. Exhibits and Displays In Public
Buildings
. Public Hearing
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:
(1) Park and Open Space Plan, adopted by the Plan Commission on October 17,
2000 and the Common Council May 22, 2001.
(2) Conservation Plan, adopted by the Plan Commission on November 20, 2001 and
the Common Council on November 27, 2001.
(3) Durham Hill Design Guide, adopted by the Plan Commission on January 4, 2000
and the Common Council on January 25, 2000.
(4) Downtown Design Guide, adopted by the Plan Commission on December 3,
1996.
(5)
(6)
General Design Manual, adopted by the Plan Commission on March 17, 1998.
Racine Avenue Gateway Design Guide, adopted by the Plan Commission on
January 16, 2001 and the Common Council on January 23,2001.
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 2: 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 ordinance whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance is hereby
repealed as to those terms that conflict.
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Ordinance #1123 Page 5
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 14th DAY OF
ATTEST:
~/ K_Il1IV1~~ C -Treasurer
11/2002jmb
JANUARY, 2003.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
~4ß~ ark' A. locomb, Mayor
First reading: 11/26/02
Deferred: 12/10/02
Published this 23RD
January, 2003.
day of
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COMMON COUNCil - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1123
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE CHAPTER 41
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Comprehensive Plan)
THE COMMON COUNCil OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN AS
FOllOWS:
,
SECTION 1: Chapter 41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego lis ,~ereby created to read
as follows: k
' '"",,~ 41.01 INTENT ,'i,'
;,' 1/
The purpose of this section is to establish the City ot,M~sk~~~~élo Comprehensive Plan as the
official comprehensive plan of the City of Muskegó, as cj~fi.l)ed by Wisconsin Statutes. The
Comprehensive Plan is intended to promote public heaI1'fït'safety, and welfare of he City of
Muskego by effectively guiding long-range gro0th and "Qe;{êlopment within the City of Muskego
and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction. Thë Compréhênsive Plan provides goals, objectives,
policies, and recommendations for fut'ie land~ .,y!e, transportation, housing, economic
development, utilities, community faciliti,,?S, agricultUral resources, natural resources, cultural
resources, intergovernmental relations}' cultura\.~=lources, intergovernmental relations, and
implementation. Implementation of tlfe comg~,e[~nSiVe Plan is accomplished through other
sections of Muskego Municipal Ç&'de, ~\e detailed plans, public investments, private
development decisions, intergovern,lfiental c' r tion and citizen involvement.
"
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41.02 STATUTORY AUTHORI'Ff '
,.
The authority for the City of rv1'ÚSkegolfto~ p",epare and adopt a comprehensive plan is established
under Section 62.23 and Stfétion 6~IV&\J Wisconsin Statutes. Section 66.1001(2) specifies the
required contents of a cOrrlprehens van.
41.03 ADOPTION O,~(~OMP~ NSIVE PLAN
The City of MUSk/go Comprèhensive Plan, adopted by Resolution #037-2001 of the Plan
Commission on M~rch 6, 2001 \~nd by Ordinance #1042 of the Common Council on March 13,
2001 is the official Comprehensive Plan of the City of Muskego. The abovementioned
Comprehensive Plan supercedes and replaces all Comprehensive Plans previously adopted by
the City of Muskego, except as explicitly provided for in the Comprehensive Plan document or
under Section 41.06 below. The text, maps, tables, graphics, goals, objectives, policies, and
recommendations of the Comprehensive-Plan are intended to serve as a guide as the City of
Muskego undertakes subsequent actions to implement the Plan, except as otherwise provided
for under Wisconsin Statues.
41.04 DISTRIBUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Per Section 66.1001(4)(b) of Wisconsin Statutes, following adoption of the Comprehensive Plan,
the City Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Muskego shall send a copy of the adopting ordinance and
the adopted Comprehensive Plan document to all of the following:
(1) Every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries
of the City of Muskego.
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.
.
Ordinance #1123 Page 2
(2) The clerk of every local governmental unit that is adjacent to the City of Muskego,
including every town, city, village, county and regional planning commission.
(3) The Wisconsin Land Council, in care of the Office of Land Information in the
Wisconsin Department of Administration.
(4)
(5)
The Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
The Muskego Public Library.
41.05 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN
(1 )
(2)
(3)
REQUIREMENTS
The Wisconsin Smart Growth Act. Section 66.1001 (4)( a) Wisconsin Statutes requires the
City to "adopt written procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including
open discussion, communication programs, information services and public meetings for
which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the preparation of a
comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for wide distribution of
proposed, alternative or amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall provide
an opportunity for written comments on the plan to be submitted by members of the
public to the governing body and for the governing body to respond to such written
comments."
PURPOSE
This Public Participation Procedure is prepared to implement a public involvement
process for the development of the Comprehensive Plan's 2010 Smart Growth Update
and its components. The procedure brings diverse stakeholder viewpoints into the
decision-making process, enabling the City to make more informed decisions and
improve quality through collaborative efforts. This procedure is designed as a general
framework within which 2010 Smart Growth Updates will operate. It promotes openness
and two-way communication. It is not intended to affect requirements imposed by law,
regulation, or contract agreements; neither does it modify any rights available to the
public under the current law.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The effectiveness of a plan depends upon its success in meeting the expectations of the
public. Further, plans need to be reassessed periodically to determine if the public's
evolving needs and expectations are adequately being met. This procedure ensures that
the public will be kept informed of activities and given meaningful opportunities to
participate in the development and review of public plans and policy.
Goal: The 2010 Smart Growth Update process shall provide to the public complete
information, timely notice and full access to key decisions; and shall support early and
continuing involvement of the public.
Objective 1: Provide the public with timely notice and reasonable access to
information about physical development issues and processes.
Objective 2: Create opportunities for all segments of the public to become informed
about issues and proposals under consideration.
.
.
.
(4)
(5)
Ordinance #1123 Page 3
Objective 3: Share with the public the tasks of identifying concerns, developing
alternatives and evaluating policies to address the concerns.
Objective 4: Be open, honest, and accurate in public statements and accountable for
diligent follow-up and timely results from the commitments they make.
Objective 5: Listen and respond to suggestions made by the public. The City will
incorporate public input into the plan documents.
Objective 6: Foster candid information exchanges and ongoing two-way
communication using a variety of media.
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City anticipates a four-step planning process for the development of the 2010 Smart
Growth Update. The following procedures for public participation shall be undertaken for
informing and getting citizens involved during each phase of the comprehensive planning
process.
(a) Analysis: Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to
obtain a complete demographic profile of the community and get a sense
of the strengths, weaknesses, issues and opportunities.
(b) Visioning: The Appropriate participation tools are identified and utilized to
access which services and types of development are considered important
to the community, as well as determine issues to address and strengths to
build on.
(c) Synthesis: The public's vision in drafted into document form which
includes demographic information and translates the public's desires into
statements of goals and policies.
(d) Formal Review and Approval: The draft document is distributed to the
public, City Library, neighboring communities, and overlapping
jurisdictions, as well as all others who express interest in receiving the
draft plan. Responses to written public comments and suggestions on the
draft document are reviewed by the Common Council and addressed
before additions, edits or other changes to the draft plan are
recommended by the Council to the Plan Commission. A public hearing is
held for formal public review and comment on the final draft. Common
Council reviews and addresses the public written comments on the final
draft in the adopted document.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TOOLS
Citizen involvement has always been very important at all stages of the City's planning
process- not just the Approval Phase when recommendations are being presented. The
following is a summary of the various ways in which the City has and continues to
engage citizens in discussions about planning. Each technique has its advantages and
disadvantages. Any or all of the techniques listed can be chosen in the Analysis Phase
and utilized in the Visioning Phase of the comprehensive planning process.
Ordinance #1123 Page 4
. Public Information Handouts
. Commission Meeting With Open
Comment Period
. Press Packet/News Releases
. Web Postings
. Key Stakeholder Interview
. Targeted Mailing/Survey
. Stakeholder/Public Official
Briefings
. News Conference
. Task Force
. Advisory Committee
. Visioning Sessions
. On-going Newsletter Articles
. Design Charette
. Dedicated Web-site
. Public Information Meeting/Open
House
. Exhibits and Displays In Public
Buildings
. Public Hearing
.
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:
(1 )
.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Park and Open Space Plan, adopted by the Plan Commission on October 17,
2000 and the Common Council May 22, 2001.
Conservation Plan, adopted by the Plan Commission on November 20, 2001 and
the Common Council on November 27,2001.
Durham Hill Design Guide, adopted by the Plan Commission on January 4, 2000
and the Common Council on January 25, 2000.
Downtown Design Guide, adopted by the Plan Commission on December 3,
1996.
General Design Manual, adopted by the Plan Commission on March 17, 1998.
Racine Avenue Gateway Design Guide,. adopted by the Plan Commission on
January 16, 2001 and the Common Council on January 23, 2001.
SECTION 2: 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 ordinance whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance is 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.
.~ PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF ,2002.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
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Onlinance #1123
ATTEST:
Page 5
Mark A. Slocomb, Mayor
First reading: 11/26/02
Deferred: 12/10/02
Published this
,2002.
day of
Clerk-Treasurer
11/2002jmb