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As a result, VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES expressly disclaims any and all warranties associated with, or liability resulting or arising in any way from, Sturgeon Ba this modified document. 2 Acknowledgments Plan Commission City Staff David Ward, Mayor Marty Olejniczak, AICP, Community Development Director David Hayes Christopher Sullivan-Robinson, Planner/Zoning Administrator Kirsten Reeths Cheryl Nault, Community Development Secretary Mark Holey Stephanie Reinhardt, City Clerk Debbie Kiedrowski Jeff Norland Planning and Design Assistance by: Dennis Statz VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES City Council Jeff Maloney, Principal Planner David Ward, Mayor Meredith Perks, Primary Author Helen Bacon Jackie Mich, AICP, Associate Planner David Hayes Dan Eckberg, GIS Analyst Dan Williams Susan Hansen, Creative Director Spencer Gustafson Nicole Anderson, Planning Assistant Gary Nault 247 West Freshwater Way Seth Wiederanders Suite 530 Kirsten Reeths y Comprehensive Plan 2040 Milwaukee, WI 53204 (608) 988-8631 www.vandewalle.com Sturgeon Ba i Table of Contents Introduction 1 Purpose of this Plan 1 Planning Process 1 The Planning Area and Regional Context 2 Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Recommendations 2 Organization of this Plan 3 Glossary of Plan Definitions 4 Chapter 1: Issues and Opportunities 5 Planning Area and Regional Context 7 Public Participation and Input 15 2040 Vision 22-23 Chapter 2: Natural Resources, Environmental Sustainability, & Agriculture 25 Natural Resources, Environmental Sustainability, and Agriculture Goals, Objectives, and Policies 27 Natural Resources, Environmental Sustainability, and Agriculture Programs and Recommendations 29 Chapter 3: Cultural Resources and Community Identity 39 Cultural Resources and Community Identity Goals, Objectives, and Policies 41 Cultural Resources and Community Identity Programs and Recommendations 42 y Comprehensive Plan 2040 Chapter 4: Housing 47 Housing Goals, Objectives, and Policies 49 Housing Programs and Recommendations 50 Sturgeon Ba Chapter 5: Transportation 55 Transportation Goals, Objectives, and Policies 57 ii Transportation Programs and Recommendations 59 Chapter 6: Economic Development 63 Economic Development Goals, Objectives, and Policies 65 Economic Development Programs and Recommendations 66 Chapter 7: Land Use 71 Land Use Goals, Objectives, and Policies 74 Focus Area and Targeted Planning Areas 78 Land Use Programs and Recommendations 84 Land Use Categories 84 Other Land Use Recommendations 97 Chapter 8: Utilities and Community Facilities 103 Utilities and Community Facilities Goals, Objectives, and Policies 105 Utilities and Communityacilities F Programs and Recommendations 106 Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Cooperation 109 Intergovernmental Cooperation Goals, Objectives, and Policies 111 Intergovernmental Cooperation Programs and Recommendations 112 Chapter 10: Implementation 113 Plan Adoption 115 Plan Administration 116 y Comprehensive Plan 2040 Plan Amendments 118 Plan Update 119 Consistency Among Plan Elements 120 Implementation Programs and Recommendations 120 Appendices 125 Sturgeon Ba iii iv Sturgeon Bay Comprehensive Plan 2040 Introduction Purpose of this Plan Plan Adoption Process Preparation of a comprehensive plan is This 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) is intended to help the City guide short-range and long-range authorized under §66.1001, Wisconsin growth and development. The purposes of this Comprehensive Plan are to: Statutes. Before adoption, a Plan must go • Identify areas appropriate for redevelopment and preservation over the next 20 years; through a formal public hearing and review • Recommend appropriate types of land use for specific areas in the City; process. The Plan Commission adopts by • Preserve and enhance natural resources in and around the City; resolution a public hearing draft of the Plan and recommends that the Common Council • Direct redevelopment plans and concepts for targeted focus areas; enact an ordinance adopting the Plan as the • Identify needed transportation and community facilities to serve future land uses; City’s official Comprehensive Plan. • Direct housing and commercial investments in the City; and Following Plan Commission approval, the • Provide detailed recommendations to implement Plan goals and vision. Common Council holds a public hearing to The Plan is organized into chapters that specifically address each of the nine elements required by the discuss the proposed ordinance adopting State of Wisconsin. These elements make up the chapters of this plan. Each chapter presents an outline the Plan. Copies of the public hearing draft of the City’s goals, objectives, and policies on the element it is addressing. These documented policies of the Plan are forwarded to a list of local are the basis for the programs and recommendations that are presented at the end of each chapter. and state governments for review. A Class 1 Background information presenting existing conditions, descriptions of relevant plans, and analysis of key notice must precede the public hearing at demographic data on each element are included in the Data Inventory and Analysis found in Appendix A. least 30 days before the hearing. The notice The final chapter of the Plan document (Implementation) indicates proposed strategies and implementa- must include a summary of the Plan and tion timelines to ensure that the recommendations presented in this Plan become a reality. information concerning where the entire document may be inspected or obtained. The Council may then adopt the ordinance Planning Process approving the Plan as the City’s official This Comprehensive Plan is being prepared under the State of Wisconsin’s comprehensive planning legis- Comprehensive Plan. y Comprehensive Plan 2040 lation, adopted in 1999 and contained in §66.1001, Wisconsin Statutes. This Plan meets all of the statuto- This formal, well-publicized process ry elements and requirements of the comprehensive planning law. facilitates broad support of plan goals and In order to provide sound public policy guidance, a comprehensive planning process should incorporate recommendations. Consideration by both inclusive public participation procedures to ensure that final Plan recommendations reflect a broadly- sup the Plan Commission and Common Council ported vision for the community. In August 2019, at the outset of this planning process, the City Council assures that both bodies understand and Sturgeon Ba endorse the Plan’s recommendations. 1 adopted the City’s public participation plan by resolution. A public workshop was held in October 2019 and Plan consultants provided updates on the process at numerous Plan Commission meetings, which were noticed and open to the public. The planning also included two public input workshops, including a Vision Workshop in November 2019 and a Target Planning Area Workshop in February 2020. The recommendations in this Plan, informed by input from the public, elected officials and City staff, are generally consistent with other adopted local and county plans, long-standing state and regional policies, and sound planning practices. Key findings from the public participation process can be found in Chapter One of this Plan. The Planning Area and Regional Context Map 1, found on page 24 of the Plan, shows the relationship of the City to neighboring communities in the region. The City encompasses approximately 10 square miles of land. The City is located at the heart Door County, roughly 45 miles northeast of Green Bay. The Plan includes land use considerations and recommendations for the City boundary as well as the Extraterritorial Jurisdictional area of one and half miles outside of the City. Goals, Objectives, Policies, Programs, and Recommendations Each subsequent chapter of the Plan includes goals, objectives, policies, programs, and recommendations that will provide direction and policy guidance to Plan Commission members, City Council members, residents, and other interested groups and individuals for the next 20+ years. Goals, objectives, policies, programs, and recommendations are defined below: GOALS are broad, advisory statements that express general public priorities about how the City should approach development issues. Goals are based on key issues and opportunities that are affecting the City. OBJECTIVES more specifically identify future direction. By accomplishing an objective, the City moves closer to achieving its goals.