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Plan Commission approves amplified-sound use at Watts Road site with time and frequency limits
Summary
The commission unanimously approved changes to a planned-development zoning text and conditional uses to allow amplified sound and a restaurant/nightclub at 8216 Watts Road, setting limits including no amplified sound Monday–Friday before 5 p.m., ending at 9 p.m., and up to two amplified events per week.
The Madison Plan Commission unanimously approved an alteration to the specific implementation plan and related conditional uses on Monday to allow amplified outdoor sound and a restaurant/nightclub use at 8216 Watts Road, subject to conditions that limit hours and frequency.
Planning staff said the 2018 plan text for the property had expressly prohibited amplified outdoor sound and limited outdoor seating; the applicant proposed removing that prohibition and making amplified sound a conditional use. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions including ending amplified sound at 9 p.m., limiting amplified outdoor events to two per week, and retaining Planning Commission jurisdiction to act on complaints.
Chris (Planning Division) told commissioners the outdoor area under consideration is roughly 375 square feet and sits about 160 feet…
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