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Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Description: The comprehensive plan describes the City's overall vision for growth and development. It may be amended from time to time to reflect new challenges or opportunities. 

Decision-maker(s): Plan Commission makes a recommendation and the Common Council makes the final decision

Application fee: $1,000

Application deadline: 4 weeks prior to the Plan Commission meeting (normally held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month)

Forms: All application forms are posted on the City's website (Licenses & Permits).
 

General review process:
  1. Preliminary Consultation. Before submitting an application, the applicant and/or their agent may meet with staff to review applicable regulations and procedures, applicable sections of the City’s comprehensive plan, and the proposed petition.
  2. Submittal of application materials. The applicant submits an application and other required materials along with the application fee.
  3. Determination of completeness. Department staff reviews the submitted materials to determine if the application is complete. If the application is not complete, the applicant will be notified of incomplete or missing requirements.
  4. Plan Commission review. The Plan Commission reviews the application and makes a recommendation to the Common Council to (i) approve the petition as requested, (ii) approve the petition with changes, or (iii) deny the petition. If the Plan Commission rejects the petition, the review process stops.
  5. Public notice. A public notice is published in the City's official newspaper at least 30 days before the public hearing.
  6. Public distribution. The City Clerk sends a copy of the Plan Commission's resolution to (i) every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the City of Oak Creek, (ii) the clerk of every local governmental unit that is adjacent to the City of Oak Creek, including every town, city, village, and Milwaukee County, (iii) the regional planning commission, (iv) the Wisconsin Land Council, in care of the Office of Land Information in the Wisconsin Department of Administration, (v) after September 1, 2003, the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, and (vi) the Oak Creek Public Library.
  7. Special notice. At least 30 days before the public hearing, the City Clerk will provide written notice of the public hearing to (i) an operator who has obtained, or made application for, a permit that is described under Sec. 295.12(3)(d) of the Wisconsin Statutes; (ii) a person who has registered a marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit under Sec. 295.20 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and (iii) any other property owner or leaseholder who has an interest in property pursuant to which the person may extract nonmetallic mineral resources, if the property owner or leaseholder requests in writing the City provide the property owner or leaseholder notice of the public hearing. In addition, the City, at least 30 days prior to the public hearing, will provide written notice of the public hearing to those persons who have requested to receive notice of any proposed ordinance that affects the allowable use of the property owned by the person.
  8. Public hearing. Allowing for all required notice, the Common Council conducts a public hearing to accept public input.
  9. Common Council decision. After careful consideration of the Plan Commission’s recommendations, the Common Council makes a decision to (i) approve the petition as requested, (ii) approve the petition with changes, or (iii) deny the petition.
  10. Distribution. Following adoption of the comprehensive plan, the City Clerk sends a copy of the adopting ordinance and the adopted comprehensive plan document to (i) every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the City of Oak Creek, (ii) the clerk of every local governmental unit that is adjacent to the City of Oak Creek, including every town, city, village, and Milwaukee County, (iii) the regional planning commission, (iv) the Wisconsin Land Council, in care of the Office of Land Information in the Wisconsin Department of Administration, (v) after September 1, 2003, the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, and (vi) the Oak Creek Public Library.


Note: This information is intended to highlight the key steps in the review procedure, and may therefore not include all of the details.