Westchester Road warehouse subdivision and floodplain constraints
Madison
Summary
Six warehouse buildings were pushed north onto higher ground to escape the floodplain, leaving them closer together than a normal subdivision would allow. The variance lets the owner sell the two built buildings separately, and a pending zoning rewrite would make the 15-foot setback legal outright.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
The owner avoids costly redesign of pads and utilities on the unbuilt south half of the site.
The property owner and buyer of the two completed warehouse buildings.
Mentions & discussions (1)
Related development
VAR 2026-002 — Side yard setback variance, 277 Westchester Road
The two completed 30,000-square-foot warehouse buildings can be sold as a separate parcel; the pending zoning rewrite would have allowed the tighter setback anyway.
VAR 2026-003 — East side yard setback variance, 102 Overview Drive
The homeowner can protect his pumps from freeze damage; existing trees screen the structure from the neighboring corner lot.
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