Fiscal Note
The proposed ordinance creates the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program. No additional appropriation is required with the adoption of this ordinance. Costs associated with the program will be included in future budget requests and subject to Council approval, with the intent of the program being self-funding. The 2023 Executive Operating Budget includes a new Code Enforcement Officer position to administer the TDM program.
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SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Creating Section 16.03 establishing a Transportation Demand Management Program and amending 33.56(5) of the Madison General Ordinances.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed Ordinance creates the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program designed to decrease demand on Madison’s transportation infrastructure for motor vehicle travel by single occupancy vehicles and increased support for transportation oriented land use development.
Applicants submitting a site plan for review or who are seeking a zoning certificate in the City will submit a TDM Plan with their site plan zoning certificate application which uses options selected by the developer to meet TDM requirements based upon the project’s land use, size, proposed parking capacity, and proximity to alternative transportation. The Plan will be reviewed and approved by the City of Madison Department of Transportation.
Every TDM Plan must meet a set number of TDM mitigation points during the Plan’s two year period, as required by the proposed Ordinance. Mitigation points are calculated as a function of the steps taken to by the property owner to mitigate transportation demand. The TDM plan expires 2 years after the approval of the initial TDM plan and must be updated and renewed by the property owner and/or business operator.
Specific references to parking ratios - defined as the number of parking spaces relative to dwelling units or use square footage - and point values are contained within the Transportation Demand Management Pr...
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