City of Milwaukee - File #: 101401

• File #: 101401
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2011
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/23/2011
• Effective date: 4/9/2011
• Title: An ordinance relating to a compliance grace period for the city’s vacant building registration program.
• Sponsors: ALD. HINES JR.
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/8/2011	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/28/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/23/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
3/18/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Art Dahlberg, Department of Neighborhood Services Thomas Mischefske, Department of Neighborhood Services Alex Runner, Staff Assistant to Ald. Willie Hines, Jr.	Pass	4:0
3/10/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/10/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/10/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/1/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
101401
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
100639
Sponsor
ALD. HINES
Title
An ordinance relating to a compliance grace period for the city’s vacant building registration program.
Sections
200-51.7-11-b am

Analysis
Common Council file number 100639, which takes effect on April 1, 2011, amended the city’s vacant building registration program to establish that any property not in compliance with the program will be charged for any public safety services rendered by the city. This ordinance amends the city’s vacant building registration code provisions to provide a 30-day grace period after a property is notified of the city’s intent to charge for public safety services rendered, during which, if the property is brought into compliance with the vacant building registration program, the public safety service charge will not be issued.
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The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 200-51.7-11-b of the code is amended to read as follows:
200-51.7. Vacant Building Registration.
11. CHARGE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.
b. Cost Recovery. Upon receipt of a cost referral letter from the chief of police or fire chief pursuant to par. a., the commissioner of neighborhood services shall charge any premises owner or entity functioning as a trustee of an owner found to be in violation of this section the costs of enforcement, including administrative costs, in full or in part. >>A notice of intent to charge shall be issued to the premises owner or entity functioning as a trustee of an owner along with notice that, if the property is brought into compliance with the vacant building registration program within 30 days of the notice, the public safety service charge shall not be issued.<< [[All costs so charged are]] >>If the property is not brought into compliance within 30 days, all costs shall be charged as<< a lien upon such premises and may be assessed and collected as a special charge. The commiss...