Site Plan Review

If this is your first time, you have a specific submittal-related question or if you have not submitted for Site Plan Review for a while, before you submit your plans and required information, you can discuss your proposal with City staff. See the Site Plan Review Packet, Section G, for staff phone numbers.

Who to Contact

Zoning: (608) 266-4551.

At a minimum, you need:

• Site Plan Review Packet materials
• A complete digital plan set to email to sprapplications@cityofmadison.com
  • Rarely, paper copies of plans are required.  If paper copies are required by reviewing agencies, four (4) sets of scaled (1” = 20’) drawings
• The required filing fee, mailed or delivered at our downtown office.  Online payment options also are available.  A dropbox that can accomodate plans no larger than 11" x 17" may be found at Doty Street entrance to our building.

Use the Site Plan Review Packet to be sure you show all the information that could be needed for review of your plans/project.  A single digital file should be submitted.  You can contact the Zoning Office if your file exceeds 20MB in size, for a digital Dropbox link.

Email Plans and associated documents to sprapplications@cityofmadison.com  Please do not exceed 20mb per file.

Checks, flash drives, and paper forms, and other documents that cannot be submitted digitally and are no larger than 11" x 17" may be placed in the Dropbox outside the Doty Street entrance to our building.

Where to Go

Zoning Counter or Municipal Building Dropbox
Madison Municipal Building
Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd  Suite 017
Madison, WI 53703
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm

After receiving your application and materials AND FEES, a zoning staff person will review your application to see if it’s complete. If it’s not complete, the staff person will  explain what other items you need to submit. If it is complete, a zoning staff person will accept the application for review.

The failure to include the required fee is the most commonly overlooked requirement, and will result in your application being delayed until the fees are paid.

When determined complete and all fees are paid, the project will be set up for Site Plan Review.  A link will be emailed to the project contact person, who is responsible for tracking the status of the agency reviews.

The Site Plan Review Status is a public-facing website, where you can track the progress of the city agencies’ reviews and status of projects.  A direct link to your project has been sent to your project contact.  If an agency requests additional information, submit the materials directly to that agency. If a plan is rejected by an agency, revised plans will need to be resubmitted for a new review by all agencies, and a resubmittal fee is required.

Usually the Site Plan Review process takes about 14 or more days, depending on project complexity and agency requirements. It can take longer if an agency requests additional information or if the plans require revision and resubmittal. You will receive an email notification when the plans have been approved, or track status on the Site Plan Review Status website. 

Your project is deemed 'Completed' when all reviews are listed as approved and all agencies are highlighted in the color green.

Final approved plan sets are available typically 2-4 week after the completion of the Site Plan Review process. A digital copy may be requested from the Zoning office.

Once Site Plan Review is completed, you may obtain building permits to commence work, or proceed with approved work if permits are not required or have been obtained as part of the Site Plan Review process.