Number
001403
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. NARDELLI
Title
A substitute ordinance establishing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the construction of off premise signs.
Sections
244-2-1.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance creates a moratorium until after June 30, 2001, on the issuance of permits for the erection, construction, enlargement, moving or relocation of off premise signs (a/k/a billboards).
Body
Whereas, The Common Council finds that Milwaukee is currently experiencing a proliferation of new off premise signs (billboards), with spatial concentrations of billboards appearing in certain parts of the city; and
Whereas, The Common Council finds that a proliferation of billboards can have a negative impact on public health, safety and welfare and may, primarily as a result of the aesthetic impact of such billboards, impair or diminish the use, value and enjoyment of nearby properties of all types (residential, commercial and industrial); and
Whereas, The Common Council wishes to review existing billboard regulations, particularly zoning regulations relating to billboards, and to develop revised regulations that better serve the interests of the citizens of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, It is therefore appropriate to declare a moratorium on the issuance of building permits for off premise signs until the City Plan Commission and the Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have examined the zoning regulations for off premise signs and reviewed proposed changes to such regulations, and until the Common Council has had an opportunity to review and act upon the proposed zoning code changes; now, therefore
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 244-2-1.5 of the code is created to read:
244-2. Permits, Permit Fees, Permit Plates.
1.5. BILLBOARD PERMIT MORATORIUM. a. Purpose. The city, in the exercise of its authority to issue building permits and the administration and enforcement of its building and zoning regulations, follows billboard permit issuance procedures and practices that can best meet the needs of the people of Milwaukee while allowing property owners to make reasonable use of their properties. The city recognizes that a proliferation of billboards, particularly when concentrated geographically, can have a negative impact on public health, safety and welfare and may, primarily as a result of the aesthetic impact of such billboards, impair or diminish the use, value and enjoyment of nearby properties. Because the needs and circumstances of billboard permit issuance may change over time, the city finds that an in-depth examination of billboard permit regulations and, in particular, zoning regulations for billboards is timely and necessary. For that purpose, a temporary moratorium on the issuance of permits for billboards is established herein.
b. Moratorium. A moratorium on the issuance of permits for the erection, construction, enlargement, moving or relocation of billboards is established commencing on the effective date of this section [city clerk to insert date] and terminating after June 30, 2001.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFOCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
01016-2
JDO
1/17/01