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Madison planning department reports: permits, demolitions, PACE investments and ongoing legal dispute at Moody Park
Summary
Department of Planning, Preservation and Design reported 182 building permits in 2024 (just over $26 million in valuation), 468 total permits, 110 excavations, and extensive nuisance and unsafe-structure work; PACE program investments leveraged roughly $4.5 million in private investment, and the city continues litigation related to Moody Park.
Dewey, director of the City of Madison's Planning, Preservation and Design Department, and Bridal, the city's building inspector, presented the department's 2024 year-end report to the Common Council on Jan. 21.
Dewey told council the office issued 182 building permits in 2024 with a combined valuation of "better than $26,000,000". The department processed 468 permits in total and recorded 110 excavation permits. Bridal said the excavation ordinance adopted about 18 months earlier has helped reduce poor restorations to streets and sidewalks after utility and contractor work.
Code-enforcement activity included hundreds of nuisance and stormwater…
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