Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and members of the Common Council were joined by community groups to introduce the latest set of proposals to create more homeownership opportunities as part of the city of Madison’s Housing Forward initiative.
These efforts are designed to make it easier to build a range of smaller types of homes by expanding policies already in place in parts of the city and allowing property owners more flexibility. The proposals being introduced to the Common Council this month would:
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Allow two units of housing as a permitted use on any residential lot that currently allows single-family homes citywide to support the creation of more duplexes and homeownership opportunities ;
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Allow more property owners with deep residential lots to split their lots to create what is also called a “backyard lot” to support the potential creation of more homeownership lots; and
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Adjust downtown zoning rules to be more similar to other parts of the city and create more opportunities for mid-scale development.
This set of proposals is scheduled to be introduced at the Common Council meeting on June 17 before being referred to relevant boards, commissions and committees for review and public comment.
The community groups that joined Mayor Rhodes-Conway and Madison alders when they announced the proposals included 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, AARP, Downtown Madison Inc., Madison is For People, Realtors Association of South-Central Wisconsin, Urban League of Greater Madison and Strong Towns.
A community information meeting will also be held on July 2, with city staff outlining the details of the proposals and answering questions.
