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Madison council adopts UDO after resident concerns about solar setbacks; traffic code change also approved
Summary
After testimony from planning consultant Amy Williams and public comment about buffer‑zone protections for solar and data centers, the council approved Ordinance 2026-4 (Unified Development Ordinance) on second reading and also approved Ordinance 2026-5 (a two‑way stop). The employee handbook (Ordinance 2026-6c) had its first reading.
The Madison City Council completed second reading and approval of Ordinance 2026‑4, the city’s new Unified Development Ordinance, after consultant Amy Williams explained how the ordinance treats commercial solar and buffer zones and after several residents voiced concerns about setbacks and data‑center protections.
Amy Williams, consultant with Taylor Seifker Williams, told the council that the draft UDO requires a 500‑foot setback for commercial solar from the closest edge of any existing dwelling, church, school or cemetery and that the ordinance also applies a 500‑foot setback from a platted residential parcel or a parcel zoned residential. "Commercial solar requires a 500 foot setback from the closest edge of any, existing…
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