City of Madison - File #: 06798

• File #: 06798
• Version: 1
• Name: 7/17 radio and television towers - Wetland District
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/15/2007
• In control: PLAN COMMISSION
• On agenda: 7/17/2007
• Final action: 7/17/2007
• Enactment date: 8/2/2007
• Enactment #: ORD-07-00091
• Title: Amending Section 28.07(7)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances to add certain radio and television towers as a permitted use in the Wetland District.
• Sponsors: Tim Bruer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/17/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt and Close the Public Hearing	Pass
7/9/2007	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
6/19/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer For Public Hearing	Pass
6/18/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
6/18/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
6/15/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
6/15/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Amending Section 28.07(7)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances to add certain radio and television towers as a permitted use in the Wetland District.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment permits reconstructed radio and television towers in Wetland Districts, as long as they are not located in shoreland areas. If the tower were in a shoreland area, state law would preclude adding to the list of permitted uses. On the other hand, if it were in a shoreland area, state law would allow the reconstruction pursuant to sec. 62.231(5).
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

Subdivision (b) entitled "Permitted Uses" of Subsection (7) entitled "Wetland District" of Section 28.07 entitled "Special Districts" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Permitted Uses.
1. The following uses are permitted in the Wetland District provided that no wetland alteration occurs and the provisions of Chapters 30 and 31 of the Wisconsin Statutes and other City codes are complied with:
a. Hiking, fishing, trapping, hunting, swimming, and nonmotorized boating; and
b. The construction and maintenance of duck blinds.
2. The following permitted uses may involve wetland alterations only to the extent specifically provided below:
a. The construction and maintenance of piers, docks and walkways, observation decks and trail bridges built on pilings, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such construction or maintenance;
b. The maintenance, repair, replacement and reconstruction of existing highways and bridges, roads, and electric, telephone, water, gas, sewer and railroad lines, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such maintenance, repair, replacement or reconstruction.;
c. the replacement and reconstruction of existing publicly-owned radio and t...