ZONING LOTS AND PLANNED MULTI-USE SITES.
Madison General Ordinances § 28.137
in effect28.137 - ZONING LOTS AND PLANNED MULTI-USE SITES.
(1) Residential Zoning Lots.
Except in the case of cottage courts, residential building complexes and planned multi-use sites, no more than one (1) principal detached residential building shall be located on a zoning lot, nor shall a principal detached residential building be located on the same zoning lot with any other nonresidential principal building or use. (Am. by ORD-25-00095, 12-20-25)
(2) Planned Multi-Use Sites.
The purpose of this subsection is to allow efficient and economical design and greater coordination and flexibility in the development of a variety of building types and land uses, while ensuring substantial compliance with the basic intent of the Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations.
(a) A planned multi-use site, as defined, shall have a plan and reciprocal land use agreement approved by the Director of Traffic Engineering, City Engineer and Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development recorded in the office of the Dane County Register of Deeds. (Am. by ORD-23-00098, 10-26-23)
(b) An existing planned multi-use site may not be changed without approval by the Director of Traffic Engineering, City Engineer and Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development, or approval of the Plan Commission. (Am. by ORD-23-00098, 10-26-23)
(c) The uses allowed within a planned multi-use site are limited to those uses that are allowed within the zoning district(s) in which the site is located.
1. A property containing a non-conforming residential use shall not be made part of a planned multi-use site.
(d) Every planned multi-use site shall front on a public street.
(e) A planned multi-use site containing more than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of floor area and where twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor area is designed or intended for retail use or for hotel or motel use, shall require conditional use approval following a recommendation on the design of any specific proposal by the Urban Design Commission. (Am. by ORD-15-00012, 1-28-15; ORD-15-00033, 4-8-15)
(f) All new retail establishments with a total floor area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet or more that are part of a planned multi-use site are subject to review by the Urban Design Commission under the provisions of Sec. 33.24(4)(f). (Am. by ORD-15-00033, 4-8-15)
(g) A plan for building placement, shared parking and access and any easement documents necessary to facilitate those plans shall be submitted. Plans shall show the following:
1. The arrangement of buildings, parking facilities, internal circulation of pedestrians and vehicles, access to individual development sites from public streets and internal drives, and the location of storm drainage facilities, open spaces and any ground-mounted signage.
2. Identification of uses within the site and the gross square footage of building sites, either for the overall development or for the individual sites within the planned multi-use site.
3. The general arrangement of individual lots, outlots, tracts, easements, and all dedications to the public resulting from the planned development. The planned multi-use site plan may be used as a preliminary subdivision plat if it includes all of the information required for a preliminary plat under Sec. 16.23(5)(a), MGO.
(Am. by ORD-13-00191, 11-26-13)
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_28IGERE_28.137ZOLOPLMUESIFetched: 11/1/2026