Fiscal Note
The proposed ordinance amendment eliminates the Street Use Staff Commission and reassigns review duties for street use permits to relevant staff. There is no anticipated fiscal impact.
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SUBSTITUTE: Amending Sections 10.056, 9.13(1)(c), 9.136, 38.07(8), and 33.27 of the Madison General Ordinances to eliminate the Street Use Staff Commission and assign their duties to relevant City staff.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: Street Use Permits authorize use of a city street for purposes other than vehicle travel, for events such as festivals, block parties, races, runs, rallies, parades, marches and demonstrations. Currently most street use permits must be reviewed and approved by the Street Use Staff Commission, a public body made up of City staff and a representative of the State Capitol Police, with coordination by the Parks Division. This ordinance would eliminate the commission and reassign its review duties to relevant staff. The Parks Division will continue to coordinate. The revised ordinance would require event applicants to consult with relevant staff such as police, traffic engineering and Metro Transit, to discuss event logistics and make sure they provide sufficient details for a proper review. Input of the Capitol Police, when needed, will be obtained through the Madison Police Department. Applications will continue to be reviewed for compliance with existing “standards of issuance” in subsection (6) and a permit cannot be denied unless one or more of these standards will not be met. Events in the Downtown Zone will continue to be subject to additional standards in subsection (5). This ordinance does not propose to change any of those standards.
Substantive changes to reflect current practice include an exception for all farmers markets from the maximum number of days per year a street can be closed, requiring permits from the State Capitol for events on the state’s jurisdiction, and changing the blocks of State Street that cannot be clo...
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