City of Madison - File #: 56690

• File #: 56690
• Version: 1
• Name: Solar energy systems exempt from conditonal use and planned development alteration requirements
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/10/2019
• In control: Attorney's Office/Approval Group
• On agenda: 9/3/2019
• Final action: 9/3/2019
• Enactment date: 9/17/2019
• Enactment #: ORD-19-00063
• Title: Amending Sections 28.098(6), 28.151 and 28.183(8) and (10) of the Madison General Ordinances to exempt the installation of solar energy systems from the conditional use and planned development alteration requirements.
• Sponsors: Syed Abbas, Samba Baldeh, Shiva Bidar, Sheri Carter, Tag Evers, Grant Foster, Keith Furman, Patrick W. Heck, Zachary Henak, Rebecca Kemble, Arvina Martin, Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Marsha A. Rummel, Michael J. Tierney, Michael E. Verveer, Lindsay Lemmer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/3/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt and Close the Public Hearing	Pass
8/26/2019	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
8/12/2019	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer	Pass
7/16/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer For Public Hearing	Pass
7/10/2019	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
Title
Amending Sections 28.098(6), 28.151 and 28.183(8) and (10) of the Madison General Ordinances to exempt the installation of solar energy systems from the conditional use and planned development alteration requirements.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance will allow property owners with conditional use approvals or planned development approvals to install solar energy systems without seeking an alteration to their conditional use or planned development.

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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Subdivision (d) of Subsection (6) entitled “Alterations to a Planned Development District” of Section 28.098 entitled “Planned Development District” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

“(d) Telecommunications towers, Class 1 Collocations, Class 2 Collocations and Radio Broadcast Service Facilities shall be considered minor alterations under this section. Criteria for review are provided in Sections 28.143 and 28.148. See Wis. Stat §§ 66.0404(3)(a)1 and (4)(gm) and 66.0406 (2013). A conditional use alteration is not required for the installation of Solar Energy Systems. See Section 28.151 and Wis. Stat. §§ 62.23(7)(c) and 66.0401 (2018).”

2. Subdivision (b) of the Subsection entitled “Solar Energy Systems” of Section 28.151 entitled “Applicability” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending herein the following:

“(b) The Placement Plan shall be approved by the Director of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development Zoning Administrator prior to installation of the energy system. Any conditions or restrictions placed on the energy system shall be limited to those that serve to preserve or protect the public health and safety, or do not significantly increase the cost, or decrease the efficiency of the system. Conditions or restrict...