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Title
Amending Section 28.098 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Alterations to a Planned Development District to include a timeline for inactivity.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed ordinance amends MGO Sec. 28.098(6) to include a provision allowing the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development to act on some Planned Development alteration requests. In some Planned Development zoning districts, the adopted zoning text includes a requirement that minor alterations also be approved by a non-City design or architectural review body. But those bodies may now be defunct or inactive and applicants are unable to move forward with their City alteration request. This change creates a shot-clock for these bodies; an applicant is able to move forward with their alteration request if the body fails to respond or act within thirty (30) days.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (6) entitled “Alterations to a Planned Development District” of Section 28.098 entitled “Planned Development District” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(6) Alterations to a Planned Development District. Requests to alter a Planned Development District shall be made to the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development. Upon receipt of the request, the Director shall determine if the request constitutes a major or minor alteration to the Planned Development District. Only major alterations approved by the Common Council shall establish a new approval date. The Director may refer any request for alteration to the Urban Design Commission for an advisory recommendation. Alterations shall only be approved as specified below.
(a) Minor alterations may be approved the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development or designee following consid...
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