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Plan Commission backs rule changes to facilitate backyard (flag) lot divisions
Summary
The commission recommended approval of an ordinance to ease requirements for deep residential (backyard/flag) lot divisions: it reduces the required pole width to 10 feet, standardizes minimum lot depth to 75 feet, sets a 15‑foot front setback for created backyard lots and shifts some reviews to CSM processes.
The Madison Plan Commission on July 7 recommended approval of a zoning text amendment intended to make it easier to create deep residential (“backyard” or flag) lots in existing neighborhoods.
Staff explained the measure would reduce the minimum width of the flagpole (driveway access) from 30 feet to 10 feet, standardize minimum lot depth for both resulting lots to 75 feet, and set a 15‑foot minimum front yard setback…
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