Madison City Zoning Code
§ 195-32
R-1, R-2, R-3, Single-Family Residential Zones; R-4 Two-Family Residential Zone regulations.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of these zones is to preserve the integrity of existing residential areas by preventing the intrusion of nonresidential uses into residential neighborhoods and by maintaining existing development intensity and population density consistent with residential neighborhood patterns.
B.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Public parks and playgrounds.
(3)
Two-family dwellings (only in R-4 Residential Zone).
C.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Uses which are customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use as permitted herein, including home occupations.
D.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Assisted-living residences.
(2)
Long-term care facilities.
(3)
Institutional uses.
(4)
Home occupations.
E.
Supplemental bulk and design regulations.
[Added 5-30-2018 by Ord. No. 26-2018]
(1)
In no event shall the maximum height for detached single- or two-family dwellings, as measured to the highest point of the ridgeline of a roof, exceed 40 feet, measured from any point around the building.
(2)
In the R-1 and R-2 Districts, the minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet for one-story buildings up to 18 feet in height. The minimum side yard setbacks for a second story, or any building component greater than 18 feet in height, shall be increased by a combined five feet across both side yards or at least 2.5 feet if an addition affects one side yard.
(3)
Attached garages.
(a)
Attached garages facing and opening onto a public street shall be prohibited in the R-1 and R-2 Residential Zone Districts with the exception of corner lots. On corner lots, the primary front yard for purposes of this section shall be that yard upon which the front door faces; garages facing the secondary front yard shall be permitted.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 23-2019]
(b)
Attached garages facing and/or opening onto a public street shall be limited to 14 feet in width for single-family homes in the R-3 and R-4 Districts.
(c)
Not more than three attached residential garage spaces shall be permitted in the R-1 or R-2 Districts, and no more than two attached garage spaces shall be permitted per lot in the R-3 and R-4 Districts.
(d)
Garages facing and opening onto a public street shall be set back a minimum of an additional five feet from the front building line for any garage greater than 12 feet in width, and a minimum of three feet for any garage that is 12 feet in width or less, unless an unenclosed front porch of at least five feet in depth is proposed for the balance of the front facade.
(4)
Where more than one single- or two-family home is proposed, building plans and elevations shall show a variation in design to be achieved by types of roofs, heights of eaves and peaks, building materials, and architectural treatment of the building facades.
F.
Optional R-4AH Overlay Zone for South Side Park Avenue from James Park to Elm Street (Block 1402, Lots 1-8 and Block 1302, Lots 7-11).
[Added 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(1)
Permitted uses: attached single-family homes, townhouses, two-family homes, garden apartments, multiple-family dwellings, and patio homes.
(2)
Development standards:
(a)
Maximum units per structure: six.
(b)
Maximum height: 2.5 stories/38 feet.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(d)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e)
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(f)
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
(g)
Maximum impervious coverage: 65%.
(h)
Maximum density: 14 units/acre.
(i)
Minimum setbacks: 30 feet rear yard; eight feet each side yard for lots that meet the minimum required width, which may be reduced by one foot for each five feet of lot width under the minimum required but not resulting in less than a five-foot minimum side yard setback on each side.
(3)
Supplemental standards:
(a)
There shall be no parking between any building and Park Avenue.
(b)
The prevailing front yard setback shall be maintained along Park Avenue.
(c)
There shall be a maximum of one driveway per lot or development parcel onto Park Avenue.
