Number
131140
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI and BAUMAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to historic district identification signs above street name signs in historic districts.
Sections
81-108.2 cr
116-5 cr
320-21-18.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance establishes a program to permit the installation of special historic district identification signs above street name signs in any locally or nationally designated historic district in the city. The city engineer shall administer this program.
An application for historic district identification signs in a particular historic district shall be filed with the city engineer on a form provided by the city engineer. The application shall specify the name of the historic district, the name, address and telephone number of the applicant, and the number and locations of signs requested. The application shall be accompanied by a $100 application fee.
The applicant shall design and fabricate the signs in accordance with standards promulgated by the city engineer. The city engineer shall install the signs within 60 days of receipt of the signs from the applicant and upon receipt of full payment from the applicant of the cost of installation of the signs, which is set at $100 per sign.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 81-108.2 of the code is created to read:
81-108.2. Signs; Historic District Identification. 1. The application fee for historic district identification signs shall be $100.
2. The fee for installation of each historic district identification sign shall be $100.
(See s. 116-5.)
Part 2. Section 116-5 of the code is created to read:
116-5. Historic District Identification Signs. 1. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. There is established a program to permit the installation of special historic district identification signs above street name signs in any locally or nationally designated historic district in the city. The city engineer shall administer this program.
2. APPLICATION. An application for historic district identification signs in a particular historic district shall be filed with the city engineer on a form provided by the city engineer. The application shall specify the name of the historic district, the name, address and telephone number of the applicant, and the number and locations of signs requested. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee specified in ch. 81.
3. DESIGN, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION. The applicant shall design and fabricate the signs in accordance with standards promulgated by the city engineer. The city engineer shall install the signs within 60 days of receipt of the signs from the applicant and upon receipt of full payment from the applicant of the cost of installation of the signs. The payment amount shall be based on the number of signs and the per-sign fee specified in ch. 81.
Part 3. Section 320-21-18.5 of the code is created to read:
320-21. Historic Preservation Commission.
18.5. HISTORIC DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. As provided in s. 116-5, the city engineer shall administer a program to permit the installation of special historic district identification signs above street name signs in any locally or nationally designated historic district in the city.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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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
LRB150441-2
Jeff Osterman
12/02/2013