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Amending Sections 28.066, 28.140(1)(e), and 28.151 of the Madison General Ordinances to add more substance and clarity to the Mixed-Use Center District ordinance so that it can be more effectively implemented to achieve the purposes for which it exists.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The 2012 zoning code created the Mixed-Use Center (MXC) District to encourage the development or redevelopment of mixed-use centers that combine new or existing retail development with a variety of housing, offices, studios, live-work space, civic buildings, and other complementary uses. The MXC District was created keeping in mind the successes of the Hilldale development and with the purpose of encouraging other similar developments throughout the city.
One of the key components of the MXC district is that it is based on the master planning principle, which is similar to the general development plan principle in a planned development, but relies on the base-line building design and use restrictions in the commercial and mixed-use zoning districts. In an MXC District, a map amendment and a master plan are approved at the same time. Like other master-plan districts, the master plan is key to allowing the development to build out over time according to the master plan.
There have been no MXC developments under the new code. Staff believes one reason for this is that the current language is insufficiently clear and robust to provide developers with the direction and certainty necessary to undertake a MXC development. Staff has been working with two developers interested in pursuing a MXC development and identified areas of the ordinance that need more clarity and substance. Therefore, this amendment substantially revises the MXC district to provide more clarity and substance. For example, this amendment:
· Clarifies the standards of approval for these districts and associated master plans;
· Clarifies the requirements for contents of a mast...
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