City of Milwaukee - File #: 070328

• File #: 070328
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 5/30/2007
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/20/2008
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the removal of construction and yard waste.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/20/2008	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	13:0
5/7/2008	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:0
7/6/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	NOT APPROVED BY CITY ATTORNEY
6/27/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appearances by: Jim Carroll, Legislative Fiscal Analyst Donald Stone, Department of Public Works, Sanitation Marty Collins, Commissioner of Neighborhood Services Ald. Witkowski moved to amend by changing the removal of yard waste and construction waste within 3 days to 5 days.	Pass	5:0
6/27/2007	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
6/21/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
6/1/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/30/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

070328

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to the removal of construction and yard waste.

Sections

79-2-11-a rc

79-6.5-6  rn

79-6.5-6-b cr

Analysis

Currently, property owners who have been ordered to remove construction materials and yard waste by the department of public works are allowed 7 days to remove construction materials and 10 days to remove yard waste before a citation is issued. This ordinance reduces the time property owners are allowed to remove construction material and yard waste before a citation is issued to 5 days.  

Body

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

Part 1. Section 79-2-11-a of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

79-2. Collection Regulations.

11.YARD WASTE. a. The commissioner may have yard waste removed, except that residents may allow grass clippings to remain on their lawns rather than adding them to other yard waste which may accumulate on their properties, or grass clippings and garden debris may be composted in a manner specified by the commissioner. Yard waste designated for removal by the commissioner shall be tagged by the commissioner with a notice to the property owner to remove the yard waste within 5 days.

Part 2. Section 79-6.5-6 of the code is renumbered 79-6.5-6-b.

Part 3. Section 79-6.5-6-b is created to read:

79-6.5. Special Collection Charges.

6. CONSTRUCTION WASTE. b. The commissioner may have construction waste removed. Construction waste shall be tagged by the commissioner with a notice to the property owner to remove the construction waste within 5 days.

LRB:

APPROVED AS TO FORM

______________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date: ___________________

ATTORNEY

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

_____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date: _________________________

Department

Drafter

LRB07317-4

JWC

6/2707