The purpose of this chapter is to adopt the City of Hudson Comprehensive
Plan as the Official Comprehensive Plan of the City of Hudson, Wisconsin,
as defined by W.S.A. § 66.1001, in compliance with the procedures
required under W.S.A. § 66.1001(4)(c). The Comprehensive
Plan is intended to promote public health, safety, and welfare of
the City by effectively guiding long-range growth and development
within the City and its statutory extraterritorial planning jurisdiction.
The Comprehensive Plan provides goals, objectives, policies and recommendations
for future land use, transportation, housing, economic development,
utilities, community facilities, natural and cultural resources, intergovernmental
relations, and implementation. Implementation of the Comprehensive
Plan is accomplished through other sections of the City Code of Ordinances,
more detailed plans, public investments, private development decisions,
intergovernmental cooperation and citizen involvement.
The authority of the City of Hudson to prepare and adopt a comprehensive
plan is established under §§ 62.23 and 66.1001, Wis.
Stats. § 66.1001(2) specifies the required contents of a
comprehensive plan.
The Common Council of the City of Hudson adopted written procedures
designed to foster public participation in every stage of the preparation
of the Comprehensive Plan, as required by W.S.A. § 66.1001(4)(a).
On November 12, 2009, the Plan Commission of the City of Hudson
adopted Resolution No. 2-09, by a majority vote of the entire Commission
and recorded in the official minutes, which recommended to the Common
Council the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan.
The City has held at least one public hearing on this Ordinance
No. 13-09, with notice in compliance with the requirements of W.S.A.
§ 66.1001(4)(d).
The Common Council of the City of Hudson, by enactment of this
chapter, hereby adopts the document entitled "City of Hudson Comprehensive
Plan" as the Official Comprehensive Plan of the City of Hudson, Wisconsin.
This Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces all comprehensive
plan documents adopted by the City of Hudson in 1993, except as specifically
provided in the Comprehensive Plan. The text, maps, tables, graphics,
goals, objectives, policies, and recommendations of the Comprehensive
Plan are intended to serve as a guide as the City undertakes subsequent
actions to implement the Comprehensive Plan, except as otherwise provided
for under Wisconsin Statutes.
Per § 66.1001(4)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes, following
adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the City Clerk shall send a copy
of the adopting ordinance and the adopted Comprehensive Plan document
to all of the following:
A. Every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within
the boundaries of the City of Hudson.
B. The Clerk of every local government unit that is adjacent to the
City of Hudson that is subject of the plan that is adopted or amended
(St. Croix County, Town of Hudson and Town of Troy).
C. The Wisconsin Land Council.
D. The Wisconsin Department of Administration.
E. The West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
F. The Hudson Area Joint Library.
Section 62.23(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that the
City of Hudson 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 Hudson Comprehensive Plan, which shall have the same force
and effect as the adopted Comprehensive Plan:
A. Park and Open Space Plan, 2010 - 2014, as recommended by the
Park Board, December 1, 2009, and adopted by the Common Council on
December 21, 2009.
B. Hudson Waterfront Vision Study, February 26, 2018, as recommended
by the Plan Commission, resolution dated May 22, 2018, and adopted
by the Common Council on June 4, 2018.
[Added 6-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 15-18]
C. Carmichael Road Corridor Study, September 20, 2018, as recommended
by the Plan Commission, resolution dated November 13, 2018, and adopted
by the Common Council on January 7, 2019.
[Added 1-7-2019 by Ord.
No. 3-19]
The provisions of this chapter are severable, such that if any
provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect any other provision
or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application.
This chapter is effective upon publication as required by law.