Fiscal Note
The Planning Department estimates that this and several other proposed amendments to move conditional uses to permitted uses may eliminate an estimated 15 conditional uses per year, resulting in reduced conditional use application fees of $7,500. However, City costs for publishing newspaper notices, mailing and staff costs for processing the applications will also be reduced, such that the realized efficiencies should equal or exceed the reduction in revenue.
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Amending Sections 28.03(2), 28.04(5)(b)7. and 28.08(2)(c)18. of the Madison General Ordinances to increase the total square footage of floor area in accessory buildings that require conditional use approval.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment makes fewer accessory buildings require conditional use approval by making the permitted square footage of accessory buildings vary with the size of the lot. Regardless of lot size, however, the total square footage of floor area of accessory buildings shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet without conditional use approval. Changes to provisions regarding secondary dwelling units are to clarify that they are not considered in the calculation of accessory structure size.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (2) entitled "Definitions" of Section 28.03 entitled "Rules and Definitions" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending therein the following:
"Accessory Building Or Use. An accessory building or use is one which:
1. Is customary and clearly incidental to the principal building or principal use;
2. Serves exclusively the principal building or principal use;
3. Is subordinate in floor area, extent or purpose to the principal building or principal use served or is a secondary dwelling unit;
4. Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the ...
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