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Amending Sections 28.12(10)(c) and 28.12(11)(d) of the Madison General Ordinances to require notification of business associations prior to submitting an application for rezoning or conditional use.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment adds notification of appropriate business associations to the existing requirement to notify neighborhood associations and alderpersons at least thirty (30) days prior to submitting an application for a rezoning or conditional use. The City has a list of associations available to applicants.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (c) entitled "Application for a Map or Text Amendment" of Subsection (10) entitled " Map and Text Amendments" of Section 28.12 entitled "Administration and Enforcement" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(c) Application for a Map or Text Amendment. An application for an amendment to this ordinance shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. At least 30 days prior to filing an application for a map amendment, the applicant shall notify an Alderperson of the proposed map amendment in her/his district. In addition, the applicant shall notify any neighborhood association registered with the City that serves the area in which the property that is the subject of the proposed map amendment is located and any business association that serves the area and is listed by the City. Notification shall be by mail. Failure to provide such notification shall not invalidate any action taken on the application by the Plan Commission or Common Council. The notice requirement may be waived, if approved by the Alderperson, President of the Neighborhood Association, and Director of the Department of Planning and Development. The Zoning Administrator shall transmit said application to the City Clerk, w...
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