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Urban and Limited Service Areas

Urban service areas are those areas in and around existing communities which are most suitable for urban
development and capable of being provided with a full range of urban services. The urban service area boundaries represent the outer limits of planned urban growth over a long-term planning period.

CARPC and DNR approve sewer extensions and sewage treatment facilities based on USA boundaries, and USAs are included in areawide plans so that local, regional and state agency decisions can be coordinated, consistent, and capable of achieving desired growth and development patterns.

Regional plans also provide for Limited Service Areas; areas where only one or a few limited urban services, such as sanitary sewer service, is intended to be provided to special or unique areas, or areas of existing development experiencing sewage disposal problems.

For information on the USA amendment application process as it existed prior to the creation of the CARPC, please view the USA Amendment Packet.

For information on Limited Service Area amendment procedures please view Limited Service Area Policies document.

Please contact Barbara Weber at 266-9113 BarbaraW@CapitalAreaRPC.org for additional information.

Sanitary Sewer Extensions

For information on Sanitary Sewer Extensions procedures please view the Sanitary Sewer Extension Reviews document.

Sewer extension review fees were instituted for the CARPC 1/3/08.
Public sewer reconstruction projects are exempt from sewer extension review fees.
Fees are based on area receiving service as follows:
Less than 5 acres = $200
5 to 15 acres = $400
over 15 acres = $600
Please include a check payable to CARPC with your sewer extension submittal.

Please contact Kamran Mesbah at 266-9283 KamranM@CapitalAreaRPC.org for additional information.

Adopted Urban Service Area Amendments approved by DCRPC 2003
Resolution Number Date of Adoption Adopted USA Approved by the Dane County Regional Planning Commission View PDF
1002 11/13/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Stoughton Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the City of Stoughton. PDF File
1001 10/23/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary for Morey Field in the City of Middleton. PDF File
999 10/9/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors for the Maywick Estates Portion of Cottage Grove. PDF File
998 10/9/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Environmental Corridors of the Sun Prairie Urban Service Area in the City of Sun Prairie. PDF File
997   Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Environmental Corridors of the Cottage Grove Urban Service Area in the Village of Cottage Grove.  
992 9/11/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors on the Ziegler Property in the Sprecher Neighborhood in the City of Madison. PDF File
991 7/31/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors on the Foster Property in the Sprecher Neighborhood in the Town of Blooming Grove. PDF File
990 7/17/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of DeForest. PDF File
989 6/12/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Oregon Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village and Town of Oregon. PDF File
988 6/12/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Belleville Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Belleville, Green County. PDF File
987 5/29/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Environmental Corridors of the Central Urban Service Area in the City of Madison. PDF File
986 5/15/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Brooklyn Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Brooklyn, Green County. PDF File
985 5/15/03 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Vienna. PDF File
984 4/24/03 Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Siggelkow Road Portion of the Marsh Road Neighborhood in the City of Madison and Town of Blooming Grove Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan.  
982 2/13/03 Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors Within the High Point-Raymond Neighborhood, City of Madison. PDF File
Adopted Urban Service Area Amendments approved by DCRPC 2004
Resolution Number Date of Adoption Adopted USA Approved by the Dane County Regional Planning Commission View PDF
1043 9/23/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Mazomanie Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Mazomanie PDF File
1042 9/23/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors Within the Mid-Town Neighborhood, City of Madison  
1041 9/23/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Windsor PDF File
1040 9/23/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Cottage Grove Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Cottage Grove PDF File
1039 9/23/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of DeForest PDF File
1037 9/9/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Marshall Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Medina PDF File
1036 9/9/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary in the Town of Vienna PDF File
1035 9/9/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Rockdale Urban Service Area Boundary in the Village of Rockdale PDF File
1033 8/26/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of DeForest PDF File
1032 8/26/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Sun Prairie Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the City of Sun Prairie PDF File
1031 8/26/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Windsor PDF File
1030 8/12/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of McFarland PDF File
1029 8/12/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Black Earth Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Black Earth PDF File
1028 8/12/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Cottage Grove Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village and Town of Cottage Grove, Dane County PDF File
1027 7/15/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Waunakee Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Waunakee, and Town of Westport Dane County. PDF File
1026 6/15/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Central Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Pioneer Neighborhood, City of Madison and Town of Middleton. PDF File
1024 6/10/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Cambridge Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Cambridge, Dane County. PDF File
1023 6/10/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Verona Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the City of Verona, Dane County. PDF File
1021 3/25/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Lake Kegonsa Limited Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Pleasant Springs, Dane County. PDF File
1014 2/26/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Waunakee Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Waunakee and Town of Westport. PDF File
1013 3/11/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Cambridge Urban Service Area Boundary in the Village of Cambridge. PDF File
1012 2/12/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Brooklyn Urban Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Village of Brooklyn, Dane County. PDF File
1010 6/24/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Westport Limited Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Town of Westport. PDF File
1006 7/15/04 Amending the Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan and Water Quality Plan Revising the Northern Urban Service Area Boundary and environmental Corridors in the Wolf Hollow Portion of the Village of DeForest. PDF File
Approved Urban Service Area Amendments 2005
Date of DNR Approval Service Area
Applicant
Total Acreage Environmental Corridor
Acreage

Net Developable
Acreage

Supporting Documents
11/3/05 V. Brooklyn USA
14.4 3.6 10.4 Staff Analysis
8/29/05 Verona USA
City Verona.
564.5 91.2 418.1
8/25/05 CUSA
C. Madison (Elderberry II)
218.6 5.8 201.6 Staff Analysis
7/25/05 Kegonsa LSA
(T. Pleasant Springs)
5.81 0 5.81 Staff Analysis
7/22/05 Kegonsa LSA
(T. Dunn)
0.47 0 0.47 Staff Analysis
6/17/05 CUSA
C. Madison (Sprecher)
61.7 3.5 44.3 Staff Analysis
4/1/05 Verona USA
C. Verona (library)
19.4 10.1 4.9

Staff Analysis

Approved Urban Service Area Amendments 2006
Date of DNR Approval Service Area
Applicant
Total Acreage Environmental Corridor
Acreage

Net Developable
Acreage

Supporting Documents
10/26/06 V. Cambridge 25.2      
10/25/06 C. Sun Prairie 5.06 N/A 4.74 Staff Analysis
10/25/06 V. Oregon 6.6 1.4 5.2 Staff Analysis
9/25/06 C. Stoughton 10.47 0.65 9.82 Staff Analysis
9/21/06 C. Middleton 52.2 10.1 40.3 Staff Analysis
9/6/06

C. Madison (High Point)

64.4 17.2 41.5 Staff Analysis
8/15/06 C. Madison (Sprecher)
370.2 63.1 150.2 Staff Analysis
5/19/06 V. Cambridge 62.6 13.7 44.3 Staff Analysis
4/10/06 V. Deerfield 24.7 7.1 12.5 Staff Analysis
4/10/06 C. Madison (E.C. Change)       Staff Analysis
Approved Urban Service Area Amendments 2007
Date of DNR Approval Service Area
Applicant
Total Acreage Environmental Corridor
Acreage

Net Developable
Acreage

Supporting Documents
6/11/07 T. Burke 20 1.1 10.6 Staff Analysis
6/8/07 T. Windsor 88.8 16.1 67.9 Staff Analysis
3/26/07 C. Madison (Fobes) 24.3 1.5 14.1 Staff Analysis
3/8/07 C. Middleton 32.7 9.5 21.2 Staff Analysis
2/12/07 T. Westport 85.8 74.5 0 Staff Analysis
Approved Urban Service Area Amendments 2008
Resolution
Number
Date of DNR Approval Service Area
Applicant
Total Acreage Environmental Corridor
Acreage

Net Developable
Acreage

Supporting Documents
2008-19 11/18/08 T. Albion 18.6 1 17.6 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-20 10/30/08 T. Westport 55.9 45.3 0 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-18 10/21/08 C. Stoughton 50.5 0.9 49.6 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-16 10/21/08 C. Verona 6.7 0 0 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-13 7/31/08 V. Belleville 224.0 90.2 127.0 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-12 7/31/08 V. Oregon 20.2 1.2 17.4 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-15 7/30/08 C. Madison 55.8 15.8 25.3 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-9 7/22/08 V. Waunakee 351.8 131.6 216.2 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-8 6/2/08 V. Roxbury 5.2 0 5.2 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis

2008-7 5/22/08 V. Rockdale 36.6 9.8 21.7

DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis

2008-4 5/22/08 V. Deerfield 209.3 44.4 128.2 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-5 5/2/08 C. Middleton 5.4 0 1.3 DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis
2008-6 5/2/08 V. Marshall 63.8 29.3 34.5

DNR Approval
CARPC Resolution
Staff Analysis

Approved Urban Service Area Amendments 2009
Resolution Number Date of DNR Approval Service Area
Applicant
Total Acreage Environmental Corridor
Acreage

Net Developable
Acreage

Supporting Documents
2009-07 8/07/09 C. Madison 58.3 2.9 40 View DNR Approval
View Staff Analysis
2009-04 6/26/2009 C. Madison 519.5 113.4 312.4 View DNR Approval
View Staff Analysis
2008-17 1/15/09 V. Mt. Horeb 276.9 119.7 143.7 View DNR Approval
View CARPC Resolution
View Staff Analysis
2008-24 1/6/09 T. Burke 22.3 6 0 View DNR Approval
View CARPC Resolution
View
Staff Analysis