ZONING DISTRICT GROUPS.
Madison General Ordinances § 31.021
in effect31.021 - ZONING DISTRICT GROUPS.
(1) For purposes of Chapter 31, the zoning districts established in Chapter 28 ("Madison Zoning Code") are divided into the following groups, so that regulations for signs based upon zoning district can be administered consistently with the purpose of this ordinance and the Madison Zoning Code. The City finds that the zoning districts within each group share characteristics that make it appropriate to regulate signs displayed in those districts similarly. The use of the following groups also provides consistency and efficiency for the administration of this ordinance.
(a) Group 1. The zoning districts in Group 1 include all zoning districts classified as Residential in Sec. 28.021, including DR1 and DR2, and the Agricultural (A), Urban Agricultural (UA), Campus Institutional (CI) and Conservancy (CN) districts, as listed below. Group 1 zoning districts are the most sensitive to the effects of signage. Signs for Group 1 are primarily regulated through Sec. 31.14.
SR-C1 Suburban Residential - Consistent District 1
SR-C2 Suburban Residential - Consistent District 2
SR-C3 Suburban Residential - Consistent District 3
SR-V1 Suburban Residential - Varied District 1
SR-V2 Suburban Residential - Varied District 2
TR-C1 Traditional Residential - Consistent District 1
TR-C2 Traditional Residential - Consistent District 2
TR-C3 Traditional Residential - Consistent District 3
TR-C4 Traditional Residential - Consistent District 4
TR-V1 Traditional Residential - Varied District 1
TR-V2 Traditional Residential - Varied District 2
TR-U1 Traditional Residential - Urban District 1
TR-U2 Traditional Residential - Urban District 2
TR-R Traditional Residential - Rustic District
TR-P Traditional Residential - Planned District
DR1 Downtown Residential 1
DR2 Downtown Residential 2
A Agricultural District
UA Urban Agricultural District
CI Campus Institutional District
CN Conservancy District
MC Mission Camp District
(b) Group 2. The zoning districts in Group 2 are the districts listed below. Group 2 zoning districts include neighborhood-serving commercial uses, pedestrian-oriented corridors, smaller-scale development and park and recreation areas.
LMX Limited Mixed-Use
NMX Neighborhood Mixed-Use District
THV Tiny House Village
TSS Traditional Shopping Street District
DC Downtown Core
UOR Urban Office Residential
UMX Urban Mixed-Use
PR Parks and Recreation
(c) Group 3. The zoning districts in Group 3 are the districts listed below. Group 3 zoning districts include higher-volume motor vehicle transportation corridors, larger-scale development, and primarily auto-oriented commercial and employment uses.
AP Airport District
TE Traditional Employment District
SE Suburban Employment District
SEC Suburban Employment Center District
IL Industrial - Limited District
IG Industrial - General District
CC-T Commercial Corridor - Transitional District
CC Commercial Center District
RMX Regional Mixed-Use District
ME Nonmetallic Mineral Extraction District
(2) Certain zoning districts established in Chapter 28 and not listed in Groups 1, 2 or 3 are addressed in Sec. 31.13, Districts of Special Control for Purposes of Signs.
(Am. by ORD-23-00060, 5-11-23)
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_CH31SICOOR_ADGERE_31.021ZODIGRFetched: 11/1/2026