Amending Sections within Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to allow reduced rear setback if adjacent to publicly-owned multi-use path.

Summary

This ordinance amends Madison General Ordinances Chapter 28 by reducing the required rear yard setback to 5 feet for properties adjacent to a publicly-owned multi-use path within 100 feet. This change applies to several zoning districts including Limited Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Mixed-Use, Traditional Shopping Street, Mixed-Use Center, Commercial Corridor - Transitional, Commercial Center, Regional Mixed-Use, Urban Office-Residential, Urban Mixed-Use, Traditional Employment, Suburban Employment, Suburban Employment Center, Employment Campus, Industrial - Limited, Industrial - General, and Campus-Institutional districts. The amendment aims to allow buildings to be located closer to multi-use paths, potentially enhancing their activation and aligning setbacks with adjacent side or front yards. Additionally, the ordinance clarifies that a specific side yard setback provision applies to street side yards and removes a potentially confusing side yard setback requirement related to building code openings, allowing the building code to govern those situations.

Citizen Impact

This change allows for potentially closer building development to multi-use paths, which could lead to new development or redevelopment opportunities adjacent to trails. It may also simplify zoning code application for properties bordering these paths.

Confidence

high