City of Madison - File #: 07651

• File #: 07651
• Version: 1
• Name: advertising street graphics (billboards)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 10/2/2007
• In control: PLAN COMMISSION
• On agenda: 4/8/2008
• Final action: 4/8/2008
• Enactment date: 4/8/2008
• Title: Amending Sections 31.05(2)(b) and 31.11 of the Madison General Ordinances to remove the prohibition on relocating or replacing advertising street graphics.
• Sponsors: Jed Sanborn, Thuy Pham-Remmele

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/8/2008	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File Without Prejudice	Pass
3/24/2008	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO PLACE ON FILE WITHOUT PREJUDICE -REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
3/20/2008	1	DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File without Prejudice	Pass
12/17/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
12/12/2007	1	URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File	Pass
12/5/2007	1	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
12/4/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer for Recessed Public Hearing	Pass
11/1/2007	1	URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION	Refer	Pass
10/16/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
10/16/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
10/16/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer For Public Hearing
10/16/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer For Public Hearing	Pass
10/2/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
10/2/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
10/2/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Fiscal Note Pending
10/2/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Amending Sections 31.05(2)(b) and 31.11 of the Madison General Ordinances to remove the prohibition on relocating or replacing advertising street graphics.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The current ordinances regulating advertising street graphics (billboards) provide for a gradual phase-out of these graphics, generally occurring as properties that have billboards are redeveloped. This ordinance amendment would end the phase-out by allowing existing billboards to be relocated or replaced indefinitely. This ordinance amendment also allows billboards to be located in Urban Design Districts and lands annexed to the City since approximately 1983, neither of which is allowed under the current ordinance.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Subdivision (b) of Subsection (2) entitled "Nonconforming Advertising Street Graphics" of Section 31.05 entitled "Nonconforming Street Graphics" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Any other advertising street graphic existing as of November 1, 1983, including those excepted from or otherwise not included in the areas set forth in Subdivision (a) above, may be continued provided that it may not be relocated, replaced, expanded, enlarged, repositioned or raised in height and may be relocated or replaced only if pursuant to Sec. 31.11(2)(s). Such existing advertising street graphics may not be restored or reconstructed if damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty or act of God to the extent that the total cost of restoration to the condition in which it was before the occurrence shall exceed 50% of its assessed value or the cost to replace with a new structure of equal quality, whichever amount is lower. The determination of eligibility for restoration or reconstruction hereunder shall be made by the Urban Design Commission and any...