City of Milwaukee - File #: 081331

• File #: 081331
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/16/2009
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/10/2009
• Effective date: 2/27/2009
• Title: An ordinance relating to prohibited excessive noise.
• Sponsors: ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: NOISE CONTROL, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/26/2009	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/17/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/10/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:1
1/29/2009	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individual present: Richard Withers - Legislative Reference Bureau	Pass	5:0
1/21/2009	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

081331

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

070429

Sponsor

ALD.  DONOVAN

Title

An ordinance relating to prohibited excessive noise.

Sections

80-63-1  cr

Analysis

This ordinance restores a subsection of the noise ordinances inadvertently made subject to sunset effective January 1, 2009, by file # 070429. The subsection prohibits producing, assisting in producing, or causing to be produced noise exceeding the limits set in s. 80-64 or s. 80-65. The ordinance applies to excessive noise from buildings and premises, machinery, electrical devices and vehicles.

Body

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

Part 1.  Section 80-63-1 of the code is created to read:

80-63. Excessive Noise Prohibited. 1.  No person shall produce, assist in producing, or cause to be produced noise which exceeds the limitations set forth in s. 80-64 or s. 80-65.  It shall be unlawful for any person occupying or having charge or control of any building or premises, or any part thereof, to cause, suffer or allow any loud, excessive or unusual noise in the operation of any radio, stereo or other mechanical or electrical device, instrument or machine, which loud, excessive or unusual noise tends to unreasonably disturb the comfort, quiet or repose of persons therein or in the vicinity. It shall be unlawful for any person having charge or control of any vehicle or machinery, or owning a vehicle or machinery, to cause, suffer or allow any loud, excessive or unusual noise in the operation of any radio, stereo or other mechanical or electrical device, instrument or machine upon the highways, which loud, excessive or unusual noise tends to unreasonably disturb the comfort, quiet or repose of persons therein or in the vicinity.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB09012-1

RLW

1/13/2009