Fiscal Note
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Amending Section 16.03 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Transportation Demand Management to clarify Transportation Demand Management procedures, including adjusting parking ratios and removing some exceptions to TDM applicability.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: Madison adopted a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ordinance on December 15th, 2022. The ordinance went into effect June 15th, 2023. The changes below reflect changes to the program recommended by staff to increase the efficiency, clarity, and overall fairness of the program.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (3) entitled “Applicability” of Section 16.03 entitled “Transportation Demand Management” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(3) Applicability. This section applies to the following buildings, uses, additions, or site alterations constructed or established after the effective date of this ordinance: Any use not specified in the TDM Ordinance shall be subject to meeting TDM Ordinance requirements based on the most substantially similar use listed herein, as determined by city staff, if the unspecified use is an allowable use in the Zoning Code and not explicitly exempted within the TDM Ordinance.”
2. Paragraph 1. of Subdivision (b) of Subsection (3) entitled “Applicability” of Section 16.03 entitled “Transportation Demand Management” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“1. The "parking ratio" for employment buildings, uses or additions is the number of parking stalls per 500 feet of gross floor area.”
3. Paragraph 1. of Subdivision (c) of Subsection (3) entitled “Applicability” of Section 16.03 entitled “Transportation Demand Management” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“1. The parking ratio for commercial buildings, uses ...
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