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Title
Amending Section 28.03(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to add secondary dwelling units to the definition of accessory building or use and to create a definition of "secondary dwelling unit" and creating Sections 28.08(15)(b)2., 28.08(16)(b)2., and 28.08(17)(b)2. of the Madison General Ordinances and to make secondary dwelling units a permitted use in the R2T, R2Y and R2Z districts.
Body
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (2) entitled "Definitions" of Section 28.03 entitled "Rules and Definitions" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by adding or amending therein the following:
"Secondary Dwelling Unit. An attached or detached dwelling unit with a maximum size of six-hundred forty (640) square feet that is located on the same lot as a single-family dwelling and is part of subdivision plat approved after August 1, 2004."
"Accessory Building Or Use. An accessory building or use is one which:
1. Is customary and clearly incidental to the principal building or principal use;
2. Serves exclusively the principal building or principal use;
3. Is subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building or principal use served or is a secondary dwelling unit;
4. Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use served; and
5. Is located on the same zoning lot as the principal building or principal use served, with the single exception of such accessory off-street parking facilities as are permitted to locate elsewhere than on the same zoning lot as the building or use served.
An accessory building or use includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. A children's playhouse, garden house or private greenhouse;
2. A garage, carport, compost bin, shed or building for storage incidental to a permitted use;
3. Incinerators incidental to a permitted use;
4. Storage of goods use...
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