City of Milwaukee - File #: 081141

• File #: 081141
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/16/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/16/2009
• Effective date: 2/5/2009
• Title: An ordinance relating to removal and clearing away of snow and ice accumulations for the public crosswalks.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. DONOVAN, ALD. WADE, ALD. DUDZIK, ALD. PUENTE
• Indexes: SIDEWALKS, SNOW REMOVAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/4/2009	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
1/28/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
1/7/2009	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Added all members of the Public Works Committee as sponsors on 1/7/09 - LME
1/7/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: All members of the Public Works Committee asked to be added as sponsors to this file.	Pass	5:0
12/30/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/16/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

081141

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. MURPHY, BAUMAN, DONOVAN, WADE, DUDZIK AND PUENTE

Title

An ordinance relating to removal and clearing away of snow and ice accumulations for the public crosswalks.

Sections

116-8-1                     am

Analysis

Currently, upon placement of excessive amounts of snow in the crosswalks by city plows or other mechanical devices, the commissioner of public works is responsible for removal of such accumulations.  Under this ordinance, the commissioner of public works will be responsible for mechanical clearing of such accumulations so as to provide reasonable pedestrian access from the public sidewalk to the roadway crosswalk.  After mechanical clearing by the city is complete, the owner, occupant or person in charge of any real property abutting or fronting upon a paved public sidewalk or crosswalk shall be responsible for any needed hand-clearing of the crosswalk opening.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 116-8-1 of the code is amended to read:

116-8. Sidewalks to be Kept Clean.  1. SNOW AND ICE. The owner, occupant or person in charge of any real property abutting or fronting upon a paved public sidewalk or crosswalk shall remove and clear away all snow and ice on the entire paved surface within 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall. Whenever ice has so formed on any sidewalk that it cannot be removed, then the persons responsible for snow and ice removal under this subsection shall prevent the remaining ice from presenting a hazard to the users of the sidewalk by applying sand, abrasive material or any product that melts ice to the entire paved surface. Upon placement of excessive amounts of snow in the crosswalks by city plows or other mechanical devices, the commissioner of public works shall be responsible for[[removal of such accumulations]]>>mechanical clearing of such accumulations so as to provide reasonable pedestrian access from the public sidewalk to the roadway crosswalk.  After mechanical clearing by the city is complete, the owner, occupant or person in charge shall be responsible for any needed hand-clearing of the crosswalk opening as required in this subsection<<.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB08485-1

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