Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: zoning changes

[Dirk Herr-Hoyman (hoymand]

In Madison WI, we can do a "planned zoning" as an alternative
to existing zoning regulations.  So, instead of being
R1, R2, or R3 (residential) or C1, C2 (commercial) which have
well defined terms, a development can petition for a "custom zoning".

Arboretum Cohousing has gone down this path for our 40 unit with
a mix of multi-unit and detached homes.  We did have to work carefully
with the neighborhood and the city planning staff to craft an acceptable
plan.  Elements we had to work thru include: density, parking,  
profile of
buildings, water retention.  You can see Madison's zoning web page at
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/BI/zoning.html

In a lot of ways, cohousing is like condominiums.  How does your village
handle condos?

--Dirk

On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:08 AM, Liz Ryan Cole wrote:

> What advice can the members of this list give to the Pinnacle Project
> with regard to zoning?  We own 120 acres in a village that has been
> thoughtful about trying to limit growth.  They understand that they  
> may
> need to change their current zoning, but don't want to open themselves
> to large developments or in fact change the nature of this small
> community.
>
> We are looking for permission to build 1-3 homes, with a total of 18
> (approx) suites contained in these homes.  (if we have to constrict  
> more
> than 1 home all the homes will be clustered in one place onthe land).
> While the living suites are private and the common space (kitchen,
> living room, library, music room, etc) is shared, the buildings could
> look to zoning administrators like apartments.
>
> Can anyone point us to language that has been used to allow other
> clustered or common interest developments?  Thank you.  Liz Ryan Cole
> Pinnacle Project
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Dirk Herr-Hoyman
Member of Arboretum Cohousing
Madison, WI
http://arboretumcohousing.org