City of Madison - File #: 07458

• File #: 07458
• Version: 2
• Name: Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract on behalf of the City with Cuningham Group Architecture
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/5/2007
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 11/20/2007
• Final action: 11/20/2007
• Enactment date: 11/27/2007
• Enactment #: RES-07-01122
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract on behalf of the City with Cuningham Group Architecture who will lead a team of consultants to prepare a new Zoning Code and map for the City of Madison, and amending the Planning Division 2007 Operating Budget to move $24,000 from Permanent Salaries to Consulting Services.
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Lauren Cnare

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/2/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
9/24/2007	2	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/19/2007	2	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
9/19/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
9/18/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
9/12/2007	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
9/12/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
9/12/2007	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The total cost of the two year project is expected to be $330,000, with $156,000 available in the 2007 Operating Budget and an additional $150,000 requested in the 2008 Operating Budget. The resolution approves an amendment to the 2007 Planning Division Operating Budget to move $24,000 in unexpended salaries to Consulting Services. The agency will generate sufficient salary savings in 2007 to support this expenditure.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract on behalf of the City with Cuningham Group Architecture who will lead a team of consultants to prepare a new Zoning Code and map for the City of Madison, and amending the Planning Division 2007 Operating Budget to move $24,000 from Permanent Salaries to Consulting Services.
Body
The purpose of this project is to rewrite the City's Zoning Code, including the preparation of a new zoning map. With the adoption of the City of Madison's Comprehensive Plan in 2006, the existence of numerous adopted neighborhood and special area plans, and steady city growth, the City has a recognized need to update its Zoning Code. Madison's current Zoning Code dates from 1966 and does not always reflect best zoning and planning practices. Further, it is not effective in implementing the land use and design recommendations in Madison's adopted plans. This has led to the excessive use of planned unit development zoning and excessive requirements for conditional uses, and frequent variance requests. Over the last 40 years there have been hundreds of incremental amendments to the Code.

WHEREAS the City desires a new Zoning Code that can implement the recommendation's of the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan (January 2006) and its detailed neighborhood and special area plans; and

WHEREAS the City desires a Zoning Code that is integrated and cross-references other land use related ordinances including the Land Subdivision Regulations, Landmarks Ordinance, the Urban ...