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File #: 04443    Version: Name: 1/16/07 Neighborhood Conservation District
Type: Ordinance Status: Denied
File created: 8/29/2006 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 2/6/2007 Final action: 2/6/2007
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 28.108 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a "Neighborhood Conservation District" and creating Section 28.12(9)(d)21. of the Madison General Ordinances to add variance of a requirement in a Neighborhood Conservation District to the list of variances that may be requested.
Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer, Judy K. Olson, Brenda K. Konkel, Lauren Cnare, Robbie Webber
Attachments: 1. 04443 notice of public hearing.pdf, 2. Minutes Neigh Cons District Mtg 112906.pdf, 3. Memo.pdf, 4. Email 010407.pdf, 5. 04443 amendments.pdf, 6. 04443 amendment.pdf, 7. 04443 map.pdf, 8. 04443 Registration Stmts.pdf, 9. 04443 Registration Stmts II.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsWatch
2/6/20073 COMMON COUNCIL ReconsiderFail Action details Meeting details Not available
2/1/20073 Clerk's Office Reconsider  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/16/20073 COMMON COUNCIL TablePass Action details Meeting details Not available
1/16/20073 COMMON COUNCIL Take Off The TablePass Action details Meeting details Not available
1/16/20073 COMMON COUNCIL Adopt With Amendment(s)  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/16/20073 COMMON COUNCIL Adopt With Amendment(s)  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/16/20073 COMMON COUNCIL Adopt With Amendment(s)Fail Action details Meeting details Not available
1/11/20073 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Approved As To Form  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/11/20073 Attorney's Office Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/11/20073 Finance Dept/Approval Group Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/8/20073 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
1/5/20072 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Approved As To Form  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/5/20072 Attorney's Office Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/5/20072 Finance Dept/Approval Group Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/18/20061 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
11/7/20061 COMMON COUNCIL Re-refer for Recessed Public HearingPass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/23/20061 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/16/20061 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/12/20061 Finance Dept/Approval Group Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (AFTER CC INTRO)  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/6/20061 PLAN COMMISSION Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/5/20061 COMMON COUNCIL Refer For Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/30/20061 Finance Dept/Approval Group Fiscal Note Pending  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/30/20061 Attorney's Office Referred for Introduction  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/29/20061 Attorney's Office/Approval Group Approved As To Form  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/29/20061 Attorney's Office Fiscal Note Required / Approval  Action details Meeting details Not available
Fiscal Note
No additional appropriation is required. The Planning Unit Director has indicated that the ordinance will result in additonal planning studies to be done by planning staff and those will need to be prioritized and programmed along with other projects. Prior to the establishment of each conservation district (each of which will need to be approved as separate ordinances), a study will be undertaken by staff.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 28.108 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a "Neighborhood Conservation District" and creating Section 28.12(9)(d)21. of the Madison General Ordinances to add variance of a requirement in a Neighborhood Conservation District to the list of variances that may be requested.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance provides for the creation of Conservation Districts in the zoning code. These districts are intended to conserve unique characteristics of areas in the City. The goal is not to prohibit development, but to recognize these distinctive characteristics that should be considered when development or ongoing maintenance occurs.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Section 28.108 entitled "Neighborhood Conservation Districts" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:

"28.108 NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
(1) Statement of Purpose. Madison is endowed with many distinctive neighborhoods. Recognizing that these neighborhoods contribute significantly to the character and identity of Madison, the City seeks to conserve these areas as a matter of policy. The City's Neighborhood Conservation District Ordinance is a means to conserve the essential physical character of these neighborhoods. By establishing a Neighborhood Conservation District, and tailoring the regulations to the attributes of the built environment that make the place un...

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