The selected Consultant will provide a full range of municipal planning services required to create the new Zoning and Subdivision codes. The desired services include, but are not specifically limited to the following: 1. Plan Review & Background Analysis. The consultant will review the pertinent policies, strategies and actions within the Village’s Comprehensive Plan, Redevelopment District Plans 1 & 2, East Side Plan, Economic Strategic Plan, and Housing Needs Assessment, in addition to the key themes within Section 2 of this RFP, to ensure that the new codes are consistent and help the Village implement its plans. The consultant should also be familiar with relevant plans adopted by regional entities such as the Capital Area Regional 12 Planning Commission (e.g. Regional Development Framework), Dane County Regional Housing Strategy, Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (e.g. Connect Greater Madison 2050), Madison Region Economic Partnership Elevate Madison Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. 2. Code & Zoning Map Diagnosis. The consult will work with Village staff in assessing the advantages and shortcoming of the existing codes. This assessment should include the following: a. Provide an analysis of the Village’s existing zoning and subdivision codes, highlighting its strengths and shortcomings based on the consultant’s experience, review of national best land use practices, Village adopted plans and project objectives. b. Complete an analysis of existing nonconforming lots, uses, and nonconforming primary structures using available GIS data. c. Identify and categorize actual existing lot sizes, lot widths, lot depths, floor area ratios, setbacks, etc. to understand the existing built environment and inform subdivision and zoning reforms. d. Evaluate conditional uses and advise as to what conditions, if any, should apply to warrant designation as a conditional use vs a permitted use. e. Identify components that could provide barriers to achieving environmental sustainability, equity, mixed uses, affording housing, and housing diversity (such as separation of uses, large building setbacks, low densities, excessive parking requirements, excessive lot size, depth or width requirements, excessive street design standards, etc.) f. Provide a summary report of the code and map diagnosis for use in public and Plan Commission meetings.
