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City staff brief committee on Assembly bills on planning and accessory dwelling units; DCD and aldermen flag concerns
Summary
City Development staff and Legislative Affairs described two state bills under fast consideration in the Assembly — a so‑called “Truth in Planning” bill (AB453) and an accessory dwelling unit bill (AB449). Staff said AB453 would require more granular, numeric density projections in municipal comprehensive plans and could change how zoning changes
City planning and legislative staff briefed the committee on two Assembly bills that were moving rapidly in Madison: Assembly Bill 453 (the so‑called “Truth in Planning” bill) and Assembly Bill 449 (changes to rules for accessory dwelling units).
Sam Leichling and Tanya Fonseca of the Department of City Development and representatives of the Legislative Affairs Division explained AB453 would require municipalities to adopt more detailed future‑population and housing‑density projections in their comprehensive plans and to identify parcel‑level minimum and maximum densities intended to meet those projections. Under the proposed…
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