City of Milwaukee - File #: 051609

• File #: 051609
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 3/23/2006
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/16/2009
• Title: An ordinance relating to regulations for transitional living facilities.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BOHL, ALD. DONOVAN, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: LICENSED DWELLINGS, ROOMING HOUSES, ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	14:0
1/13/2009	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
5/16/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/15/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/15/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/15/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/20/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Individuals present: Tracy Williams – Dept. of Neighborhood Services Att. Rob Pledl Bob Graff - parent of a child with mental illness Held so that the local community can bring forth its issues for inclusion in any ordinance.	Pass	5:0
3/6/2007	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/19/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Held so the affected community can create a proposal to address the alderman's concerns.	Pass	5:0
9/11/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/11/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/11/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/30/2006	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED; Minutes note: This file is being published 6/30/06 and 7/7/06 for a CPC Meeting on 7/17/06 at 1:30 p.m.
4/3/2006	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Ald. Hamilton added as sponsor on 4/3/06 - lme
3/24/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
3/23/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
051609
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN, BOHL, DONOVAN AND HAMILTON
Title
An ordinance relating to regulations for transitional living facilities.
Sections
200-08-52.5-c am
200-08-74 am
275-20-7-p rn
275-20-7-p cr
275-20-7-q rn
295-201-511 am
295-201-664.5 am
295-203-1-i am
295-203-2-m am
Analysis
This ordinance provides that any premises that fits both the definition of “transitional living facility” and the definition of “rooming house” shall be treated as a rooming house for building and zoning code purposes. This means that a licensed dwelling facility license shall be required for any transitional living facility where 4 or more residents share a bathroom or toilet room.

This ordinance also creates the following standards for transitional living facilities which are licensed as licensed dwelling facilities:

1. The licensee shall provide, in common areas inside the facility, either 24-hour security guard service or digital security cameras at each entrance or exit doorway and in all other common areas of the facility.

2. The facility shall have at least 50 square feet of outdoor recreation space for each person it is licensed to accommodate at maximum occupancy.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 200-08-52.5-c of the code is amended to read:

200-08. Definitions.

52.5. LICENSED DWELLING FACILITY means any facility licensed by the city of Milwaukee for the purposes of sleeping or living and includes:

c. Rooming houses >>, including any transitional living facility, as defined in s. 295-201-664.5, that also fits the definition of a rooming house<< .

Part 2. Section 200-08-74 of the code is amended to read:

74. ROOMING HOUSE means any building or part of any building or dwelling unit occupied by more than 3 persons who are not a family or by a family and more than 2 other persons for periods of occupancy usually longer than one night and where a bath...