City of Madison - File #: 39131

• File #: 39131
• Version: 1
• Name: Alteration requests may be referred to Urban Design Commission
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2015
• In control: PLAN COMMISSION
• On agenda: 8/4/2015
• Final action: 8/4/2015
• Enactment date: 8/13/2015
• Enactment #: ORD-15-00083
• Title: Amending Section 28.098(6) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the Director of Planning and Economic Development to refer any request for alteration to the Urban Design Commission.
• Sponsors: Steve King, Ledell Zellers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/4/2015	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt and Close the Public Hearing	Pass
7/27/2015	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
7/7/2015	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred for Public Hearing	Pass
6/30/2015	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Title
Amending Section 28.098(6) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the Director of Planning and Economic Development to refer any request for alteration to the Urban Design Commission.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amends the provision providing for changes to a Planned Development District to clarify the procedure for obtaining minor and major alterations. Importantly, this ordinance also provides the Director of Planning and Economic Development may refer any request for alteration to the Urban Design Commission for an advisory recommendation. Finally, the ordinance retains the language in the current ordinance pertaining to alterations involving Telecommunication towers, Class 1 Collocations, Class 2 Collocations and Radio Broadcast Service Facilities as required by state law.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subsection (6) entitled “Changes to a Planned Development” of Section 28.098 entitled “Planned Development District” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(6) ChangesAlterations to a Planned Development District.
No alteration of a Planned Development District shall be permitted unless approved by the Plan Commission. However, the Zoning Administrator may issue permits for minor alterations that are approved by the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development following consideration by the alderperson of the district that are consistent with the development approved by the Common Council. If the alderperson of the district and the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development do not agree that a request for minor alteration should be approved, then the request for minor alteration shall be decided by the Plan Commission after payment of the applicable fee in Section 28.206, MGO. If the change or addition constitutes a su...