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Madison council holds first reading on Unified Development Ordinance; staff outlines major zoning changes
Summary
City planning staff gave a detailed presentation on a proposed Unified Development Ordinance intended to modernize Madison's zoning and subdivision rules; residents raised concerns about riverfront size limits, commercial-solar setbacks for RA parcels and multifamily uses. Council opened public comment and scheduled future review steps.
The City of Madison Common Council took up the first reading of ordinance 20-26-4 on March 3, initiating the adoption process for a Unified Development Ordinance intended to replace the existing zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations.
Amy Williams, the city’s planning and zoning administrator, told the council the proposed UDO (adoption draft dated 12/30/2025) consolidates zoning and subdivision rules the city has used for decades and incorporates recommended updates from a 16-month drafting process. Williams said the draft includes changes to impervious-surface rules (10% maximum for tracts of five acres or larger, and 40% for smaller parcels), standardization of minimum living areas across districts, clarified rear- and side-setback language with a limited exception for older historic structures in HDR, and a number of use-table adjustments…
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