Fiscal Note
No CIty appropriation required.
Title
Amending the definition of ‘Place of Worship’ in Section 28.151 of the Madison General Ordinances to include a minimum seating capacity size for the sanctuary or main activity area of new places of worship.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed code change amends the Supplemental Regulations (MGO Sec. 28.151) for “Places of Worship” to include a minimum seating capacity size for the sanctuary or main activity area of a new facility in order for it to be required to have vehicular access to a collector or higher classification street.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 28.151 entitled “Applicability” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending therein the following:
Place of Worship.
(a) A facility established after the effective date of this ordinance with seating capacity of greater than six hundred (600) persons in the sanctuary or main activity area and within a predominantly residential or mixed-use area shall have vehicular access to a collector or higher classification street.
(b) Any facility with seating capacity of greater than six hundred (600) persons in the sanctuary or main activity area shall be a conditional use. Such facility shall be located with vehicular access to a collector or higher classification street.
(c) Where the use is conditional, an appropriate transition area between the use and adjacent property may be required, using landscaping, screening, and other site improvements consistent with the character of the neighborhood.