Old Sauk Road development gets 2nd City Council OK after neighbors sue

A 138-unit apartment building planned for Madison’s west side has been approved by the City Council for the second time, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The news comes after Dane County Judge Rhonda Lanford sent the decision back to the city following some nearby residents’ outcry and a lawsuit challenging the site’s rezoning last summer.

Objections to the proposed three-story development at 6610-6706 Old Sauk Road stem from concerns that it would look out of place in the neighborhood, worsen traffic and increase the area’s risk of flooding.

Lanford earlier this month ruled that the council failed to determine whether the rezoning was consistent with Madison’s comprehensive plan as state law requires. She directed the council to reconsider the rezoning accordingly, and it once again voted to rezone the property, this time with a 16-4 vote..

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RSK: I understand where the neighborhood is coming from but it cannot be much different than the Sequoia Place on Midvale....and that has several retail properties. I do know that if you go to Sequoia the parking is terrible.