Number
040042
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
An ordinance relating to repeated occurrence of nuisance activities at certain premises.
Sections
80-10-3-a am
Analysis
Currently, owners of premises at which 3 or more nuisance activities have occurred during any 30-day period may be held financially liable for the cost of providing future police service at the premises. Under this ordinance, such owners may be held financially liable if 4 or more nuisance activities have occurred at their premises during any 60- day period.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 80-10-3-a of the code is amended to read:
3. PROCEDURE. a. Whenever the chief of police determines 3 or more nuisance activities have occurred at a premises on separate days during a 30-day period >>or 4 or more nuisance activities have occurred at a premises on separate days during a 60-day period,<< or that repeated nuisances of the types defined in sub. 2-a-5, 9 and 10 have occurred at a premises, the chief of police may notify the premises owner in writing that the premises is in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance. This notice shall be deemed to be properly delivered if sent either by first class mail to the premises owner's last known address or if delivered in person to the premises owner. If the premises owner cannot be located, the notice shall be deemed to be properly delivered if a copy of it is left at the premises owner's usual place of abode in the presence of some competent member of the family at least 14 years of age or a competent adult currently residing there and who shall be informed of the contents of the notice. If a current address cannot be located, it shall be deemed sufficient if a copy of the notice is sent by first class mail to the last known address of the owner as identified by the records of the commissioner of assessments or the commissioner of neighborhoo...
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