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  1. Building Inspection Counter Appointments

    Building Inspection plan review and zoning review counters will be open to the public by appointment only.

Landmarks & Construction in Historic Districts

  1. Email Scam (Phishing Attempt)

    The City is aware of fraudulent emails requesting payments via wire transfer for various applications to the city (land use requests, subdivisions, landmarks, etc.). These emails appear to come from the Planning Division Director, or other staff in the Planning Division, at the City of Madison.

    The City of Madison will always send emails from "@cityofmadison.com". If you get an email from any other domain, it is fraudulent. If you have any questions about the legitimacy of a request for payment, or the status of an application's approval, please directly contact the staff person in the City Agency that you have been working with to verify.

To determine whether or not a building is listed as a landmark or in an historic district, Find out the zoning for your property . If the property is subject to the Landmarks Commission's ordinance it will have a corresponding suffix (or prefix) on the zoning category, such as TR-V1 "HIS-UH."

Suffixes

  • HIS-L: designated landmark
  • H: Mansion Hill historic district
  • HIS-TL: Third Lake Ridge historic district
  • HIS-UH: University Heights historic district
  • HIS-MB: Marquette Bungalows historic district
  • HIS-FS: First Settlement historic district

The Landmarks Commission reviews projects involving changing the exterior appearance of a building that is either officially designated as a landmark or located within a designated historic district. It also reviews demolitions and new construction on sites located in historic districts.

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