Number
240232
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WESTMORELAND
Title
An ordinance relating to required litter clean-ups of business premises.
Sections
85-4-4-c-14 am
85-23.5 cr
200-42-6 rn
200-42-6 cr
Analysis
This ordinance requires all businesses holding licenses, permits, and certificates of occupancy to complete one litter clean-up of the premises each hour the establishment is open for business, and establishes a penalty of non-renewal, suspension, or revocation for non-compliance.
Body
Whereas, Many business license plans of operation include provisions whereby certain businesses must complete daily clean ups: before opening, at midday, and at closing; and
Whereas, Customers, employees, and neighborhood residents benefit when businesses clean up their premises regularly throughout the day; and
Whereas, Codifying a cleaning requirement would eliminate the need for adding this provision to individual business plans of operation; now, therefore
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 85-4-4-c-14 of the code is amended to read:
85-4. Hearing Procedure; Non-Renewal, Suspension or Revocation.
4. GROUNDS FOR NONRENEWAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
c-14. Excessive littering >>, including non-compliance with s. 85-23.5<<.
Part 2. Section 85-23.5 of the code is created to read:
85-23.5. Litter Clean-Up Requirement.
1. a. As a condition of license or permit issuance, every licensee or permittee shall complete one litter clean-up each hour, during daylight hours, while the establishment is open for business, such that the premises is kept in a tidy state of good order.
b. Exception. The provision of sub. 1-a shall not be enforced after the
2. INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES. The department of neighborhood services shall inspect the premises of licensees and permittees every 6 months to assess compliance with sub.1.
Part 3. Section 200-42-6 of the code is renumbered 200-42-7.
Part 4. Section 200-42-6 of the code is created to read:
200-42. Certificate of Occupancy.
6. LITTER CLEAN-UP REQUIREMENT. The owner of any premises for which a certificate of occupancy for a non-residential occupancy has been issued shall complete one litter clean-up each hour while the establishment is open for business, such that the premises is kept in a tidy state of good order.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: May 5, 2024
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Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
Alex Highley
LRB179382-1
5/30/2024