Number
251340
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. SPIKER
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to fees charged for services provided by the assessor’s office.
Section
81-6-1-b am
81-6-1-c cr
81-6-2-b am
81-6-2-c cr
81-124 am
307-2-2 rc
Analysis
This ordinance makes revisions to fees charged for various services provided by the assessor’s office, including:
1. Charges for appraisal and inspection for new construction of, or alterations or additions to, commercial, industrial, institutional or public buildings
2. Charges for appraisal and inspection of new or resurfaced surface parking lots.
3. The fee for filing a tax-exempt property report.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 81-6-1-b of the code is amended to read:
81-6. Service Charges for Appraisal and Inspection.
1. NEW CONSTRUCTION.
b. Commercial, industrial, institutional or public: $0.45 per square foot, with a minimum of [[$1,000]] >>$450<< and a maximum of $25,000.
Part 2. Section 81-6-1-c of the code is created to read:
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the charge for a surface parking lot shall be $0.45 per square foot, with no minimum and a maximum of $500.
Part 3. Section 81-6-2-b of the code is amended to read:
2. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS.
b. Commercial, industrial, institutional or public: $0.25 per square foot, with a minimum of [[$1,000]] >>$250<< and a maximum of $25,000.
Part 4. Section 81-6-2-c of the code is created to read:
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the charge for resurfacing or restriping of a surface parking lot shall be $0.25 per square foot, with no minimum and a maximum of $500.
Part 5. Section 81-124 of the code is amended to read:
81-124. Tax-Exempt Property Report Fee. The fee for filing a tax-exempt property report form shall be $50 [[for a single parcel, plus $15 for each additional]] >>per<< parcel.
(See s. 307-2.)
Part 6. Section 307-2-2 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
307-2. Tax-Exempt Property Report.
2. FILING FEE. a. In order to recover costs associated with distributing and reviewing the form and processing the form for the Wisconsin department of revenue, the commissioner of assessments is authorized to assess and collect the fee specified in s. 81-124, as permitted under s. 70.337(5), Wis. Stats.
b. The commissioner of assessments shall add the fee to the tax bill as a special charge.
c. The fee shall not apply to a church that is required to file a tax-exempt property report.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: December 4, 2025
_______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Assessor’s Office
Drafter
LRB181201-2
Jeff Osterman
11/25/2025