City of Madison, WI
10/07/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2025 20:21
Common Council adopts latest changes to encourage more housing opportunities
The proposals adopted by the Common Council at its October 7 meeting include:
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Making adjustments to lot area, lot width, and alley-attached garage rear setback minimums to make it easier to build small residential buildings
These proposals were supported by numerous Madison community organizations, including 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, AARP Wisconsin, Centro Hispano, The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison is for People, the Realtors Association of South-Central Wisconsin, Strong Towns, the Urban League of Greater Madison, the United Way of Dane County, and Working Families Power.
Along with other zoning code changes approved by the Common Council earlier this year, these changes will further support the City's goal of seeing 15,000 new homes created by 2030. In 2025, a total of 1,681 new homes have been completed across Madison - with another 5,020 homes under construction with building permits being issued.
City staff continue to work to identify additional ways to make the creation of new homes easier and more efficient, including allowing "cottage court" developments and making updates to the City's Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone to further encourage housing development along transit lines.
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