City of Milwaukee - File #: 101223

• File #: 101223
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2011
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 12/18/2012
• Effective date: 1/10/2013
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to historic preservation regulations.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/9/2013	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
1/3/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/18/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute B. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
12/18/2012	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Mary Schanning, Assistant City Attorney Jim Owczarski, City Clerk Ald. Murphy moved to amend the ordinance by making the following change to the second-to-last sentence of proposed s. 320-21-11-L-0: If claiming that denial of the certificate or the conditional approval of the certificate causes unreasonable economic hardship for the owner, the applicant shall provide clear and convincing evidence that any harship is not self-created or the result of failure to maintain the property in good repair, that there is no reasonable use of the property, that there is no reasonable way to adapt the property for alternative use, and that there has been no reasonable offer to purchase the property despite substantial effort to sell the property. Individuals appearing from the public: Bishop Steven Miller, Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee Michael Hatch, 825 N. Propsect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202 Lucy Cooper, constituent in aldermanic district 10 David Eillien, 322 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 Bishop Donald Hying, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Ald. Murphy moved to make a statement, provided by Bishop Miller, as part of the record. There were no objections. Ald. Murphy moved to withdraw his motion to amend. There were no objections.	Pass	5:0
12/18/2012	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
12/12/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/12/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/6/2012	1	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/6/2012	1	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/6/2012	1	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/13/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/12/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/12/2012	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/9/2012	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/19/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
101223
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI AND BAUMAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to historic preservation regulations.
Sections
81-59.5 cr
218-8-1-0 am
320-21-3-b rp
320-21-3-c rn
320-21-3-d rn
320-21-3-d cr
320-21-3-e-7 rc
320-21-3-e-10 cr
320-21-8-f rc
320-21-8-g rc
320-21-8-h am
320-21-8-i am
320-21-9-a rc
320-21-9-b-0 am
320-21-9-c rc
320-21-9-d rc
320-21-9-e rc
320-21-9-f am
320-21-9-g am
320-21-9-h rc
320-21-9-i cr
320-21-9-j cr
320-21-11 rc
320-21-13 rc
320-21-14 am
320-21-15-0 am
320-21-15-a am
320-21-15-b am
320-21-16 rc
320-21-17 cr
320-21-18 cr
320-21-19 cr
320-21-20 cr
Analysis
This ordinance amends and creates certain code provisions relating to the historic preservation commission and its procedures. Specifically, the ordinance:

1. Establishes a $25 fee to nominate a structure, site or district for historic designation.

2. Substantially revises one criterion for determining whether a particular district, site or structure has historic, architectural or cultural significance (the one relating to architectural innovation) and creates a new criterion to recognize a district, site or structure’s association with pre-European settlement.

3. Requires a certificate of appropriateness for construction on a parcel that contains a historic structure or is within a historic district and which is to be rendered vacant or partially vacant by reason of partial or complete demolition of a structure.

4. Requires that commission staff review applications for designation of historic status or for a certificate of appropriateness within 10 days to determine if the application is complete as to form.

5. After determination that an application is complete as to form, requires that the commission hold a public hearing to consider the application within 45 days (for a nomination or a certificate of appropriateness application relating to demolition) or that the commission render a...