City of Milwaukee - File #: 070426

• File #: 070426
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/19/2007
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/11/2007
• Effective date: 7/28/2007
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to automatic changeable message signs.
• Sponsors: ALD. D'AMATO
• Indexes: SIGNS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/27/2007	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/18/2007	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/11/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
7/3/2007	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Sub. A accepted.	Pass	5:0
7/3/2007	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
6/26/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/26/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

070426

Version                                                                                    

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

060300, 070208

Sponsor

ALD. D’AMATO

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to automatic changeable message signs.

Sections

295-407-3-b                                          am

Analysis

On December 12, 2006, the Common Council passed Common Council File 060300, which established a special study sign to assess the future applicability of a 6-second signage regulation for off-premise signs which do not primarily face the freeway.  The study involves the off-premise sign at the southeast corner of Oakland and North Avenues, in the 3^rd aldermanic district, and provides for the sign to change not more frequently than once every 6 seconds, and for a period not longer than 6 months following passage and publication of the ordinance. 

Common Council File 070208 was passed June 19, 2007, which extended the expiration date of the study sign by one month to provide the Department of Public Works sufficient time to study the impacts of this sign and prepare its findings and report.

This ordinance further extends the expiration date of the study sign to November 15, 2007, so that the Department of Public Works may have more time to collect accident frequency data, and so the Common Council may have adequate time to review the Department of Public Works’ recommendations relating to the study sign.

Body

Whereas, On December 12, 2006, the Common Council passed Common Council File 060300, an ordinance relating to automatic changeable message signs; and

Whereas, File 060300 established a special study sign located on the southeast corner of Oakland and North Avenues for purposes of assessing the impacts that changeable off-premise signs which do not primarily face the freeway have on public safety and welfare; and

Whereas, File 070208 extended the expiration date of this study sign to August 4, 2007, and the Department of Public Works has submitted its findings and report, but the Common Council does not have adequate time to review the recommendations of the Department of Public Works relating to the study sign; and

Whereas, Preliminary review of the Department of Public Works’ report suggests 6 months is an insufficient time period to collect accident frequency data; and

Whereas, The report also suggests that extending the expiration date of the study sign will have no detrimental impact to public safety and welfare; now, therefore

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

Part 1.  Part 3 of Common Council File 060300, passed December 12, 2006, and amended June 19, 2007, is further amended to read:

Part 2 of this ordinance shall be null and void [[7 months after passage and publication of this ordinance]] <<November 15, 2007<<.

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

LRB07354-2

LCS

7/3/07