SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
Madison General Ordinances § 28.006
in effect28.006 - SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
All buildings erected hereafter, all uses of land or buildings established hereafter, all structural alteration or relocation of existing buildings occurring hereafter, and all enlargements of or additions to existing uses occurring hereafter shall be subject to all regulations of this ordinance which are applicable to the zoning districts in which such buildings, uses or land shall be located. (See Transition Rules below.)
(1) All new building sites shall meet the requirements of this ordinance unless, prior to the effective date of this ordinance a building permit was issued and is still valid; and provided construction is begun within ninety (90) days of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, said building may be:
(a) Completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit has been issued, and,
(b) May upon completion be occupied as approved in the building permit by the use for which it was originally designated.
(2) Where the Zoning Administrator has issued a zoning approval pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, the approval shall become null and void unless work thereon is substantially underway within six (6) months of the date of issuance of such approval.
(3) The following changes to an existing use shall not require the entire site to be brought into compliance:
(a) Adding pedestrian and/or accessibility accommodations required by building code provisions.
(b) Providing new/additional bicycle parking.
(c) Providing new/additional refuse enclosure areas.
(d) Resurfacing/reconstruction, maintenance of parking facilities where there is no change to layout, circulation or entrances.
(e) Replacing dead/undesirable, or non-functioning landscaping with new or different trees or shrubs.
(f) Elimination of parking stall to add landscaping, when administratively approved.
(g) Phased developments in Planned Multi-use sites.
(h) Site changes resulting from eminent domain actions.
(i) Storage locker (personal). (Cr. by ORD-16-00109, 12-14-16)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIICH20--31_CH28ZOCOOR_SUBCHAPTER_28AINPR_28.006SCREFetched: 11/1/2026