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File #: 81952    Version: 1 Name: Accessory Dwelling Units
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/6/2024 In control: Attorney's Office
On agenda: 4/16/2024 Final action: 4/16/2024
Enactment date: 4/27/2024 Enactment #: ORD-24-00022
Title: Amending Sections 28.151 and 28.211 of the Madison General Ordinances to allow Accessory Dwelling Units for properties with up to eight dwelling units and remove owner-occupancy requirement for ADUs.
Sponsors: Charles Myadze, Juliana R. Bennett, Tag Evers, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Sabrina V. Madison, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Amani Latimer Burris
Attachments: 1. Vilas Neighborhood Comments 3-11-24, 2. RegistrantsReport 3-28-24 Housing Strategy Committee.pdf, 3. 81952 Emailed Public Comment Housing Strategy Committee 3-28-2024.pdf, 4. Public Comment 03-28-24.pdf, 5. Zoning Text Memo 4-8-24 Missing Middle ADUs.pdf, 6. Public Comments 04-06_04-08-24.pdf, 7. 041524-041624_CC_public_comments, 8. Registration Report 81952.pdf, 9. 041724_CC_public_comments
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsWatch
4/16/20241 COMMON COUNCIL AdoptPass Action details Meeting details Not available
4/8/20241 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/28/20241 HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE Return to Lead with the Recommendation for ApprovalPass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/19/20241 COMMON COUNCIL Re-refer for Recessed Public HearingPass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/11/20241 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Meeting details Not available
2/13/20241 COMMON COUNCIL Referred for Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/6/20241 Attorney's Office Referred for Introduction  Action details Meeting details Not available
Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
Title
Amending Sections 28.151 and 28.211 of the Madison General Ordinances to allow Accessory Dwelling Units for properties with up to eight dwelling units and remove owner-occupancy requirement for ADUs.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed ordinance allows Accessory Dwelling Units (“ADU”) for properties that have up to eight (8) dwelling units and removes the owner-occupancy requirement for all ADUs. This change also removes the Supplemental Regulation for “Accessory Dwelling Unit in the TOD Overlay District”.

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

1. Section 28.151 entitled “Applicability” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending therein the following:

“Accessory Dwelling Unit in the TR-P District.
(a) No more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit may be located on a lot.
(b) The lot shall be a corner lot or abut an alley.
(c) The lot shall have a minimum area of five thousand (5,000) square feet.
(d) The lot shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet for corner lots and sixty (60) feet for interior lots.
(e) An attached accessory dwelling unit shall be part of the single family dwelling on the same lot for the purpose of the bulk requirements of the district. Any secondary dwelling unit connected to the single-family dwelling is considered attached.
(f) A detached accessory dwelling unit shall be located only above a detached garage of the single-family dwelling on the same lot.
(g) A detached accessory dwelling unit shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from a side or rear lot line, unless the lot is adjacent to an alley, in which case it shall be located a minimum of two (2) feet from the rear lot line.
(h) The height, lot area per dwelling unit, and usable open space requirements for detached accessory dwelling units shall be as specified for the dis...

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