City of Madison - File #: 05499

• File #: 05499
• Version: 3
• Name: 3/20 cul-de-sac streets
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/26/2007
• In control: PLAN COMMISSION
• On agenda: 3/20/2007
• Final action: 3/20/2007
• Enactment date: 4/5/2007
• Enactment #: ORD-07-00042
• Title: SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Amending Sections 16.23(8)(a)1. and 7. of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the use of cul-de-sac streets.
• Sponsors: Austin W. King

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
3/5/2007	2	Engineering Division	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval
2/27/2007	3	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
2/27/2007	3	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
2/27/2007	3	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
2/19/2007	3	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/14/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
2/13/2007	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
2/13/2007	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
2/6/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
2/6/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
1/31/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
1/31/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
1/26/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
1/26/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Amending Sections 16.23(8)(a)1. and 7. of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the use of cul-de-sac streets.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Cul-de-sac streets have not been a favored street layout by the City in recent years. This amendment adds language to clarify what currently is City policy.

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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Paragraph 1. entitled "General" of Subdivision (a) entitled "Streets and Alleys" of Subsection (8) entitled "Design Standards" of Section 16.23 entitled "Land Subdivision Regulations " of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"1. General. In any new subdivision the street layout shall conform to the arrangement, width and location indicated on the official map, master plan or component neighborhood unit development plan. In areas for which such plans have not been completed the streets shall be designed and located in proper relation to existing and proposed streets, to the topography, to such natural features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and safety, to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets, and to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The use of narrower, performance-based streets in new subdivisions and in the reconstruction of local streets may accomplish some or all of the following objectives: improved neighborhood livability from a more pedestrian-friendly environment; more compact development patterns that use less land, increase in land available for residential and commercial activities; more extensive streetscape vegetation and preservation of existing streetscape vegetation; reduction in the cost of street construction and maintenance, as well as development costs; reduction in traffic speed and non-local traffic; and reduction in stormw...