City of Milwaukee - File #: 010732

• File #: 010732
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/25/2001
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/27/2001
• Effective date: 12/14/2001
• Title: An ordinance relating to sign regulations in central business zoning districts.
• Sponsors: ALD. HENNINGSEN
• Indexes: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, SIGNS, ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/13/2001	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
12/5/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/27/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
11/20/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
11/12/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/12/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/12/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/30/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
10/19/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/19/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2001	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2001		ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/25/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
010732
Version
ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HENNINGSEN

Title
An ordinance relating to sign regulations in central business zoning districts.

Sections
295-12-11-d rc
295-412-16 am
295-413-16 am
295-442-16 am
295-443-16 am
295-452-16 am
295-453-16 am
295-462-16 rc
295-463-16-a am

Analysis
This ordinance makes the following changes to the regulations governing signage in C9 (central business district) zoning districts:
1. It declares projecting signs to be permitted uses in all C9 (central business district) zoning districts. To qualify as a permitted use, such signs must comply with the standards of s. 295-12-11.
2. It removes a number of obsolete provisions relating to the positioning of certain types of signs in C9F (office and service) districts.

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

Part 1. Section 295-12-11-d of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

295-12. Central Business Districts.

11. SIGNS.

d. In order to be classified as a permitted use in any C9 (central business district) zoning district, an on-premise projecting sign, if it has a display area larger than 25 square feet, shall be composed only of individual letters or symbols. Such individual letters or symbols may be cut from or applied to an opaque background.

Part 2. Section 295-412-16 of the code is amended to read:

295-412. C9A (High Density Residential): Permitted Uses.

16. SIGNS. On-premise awning, canopy, hood, wall, rooftop, >>projecting<< and ground signs, subject to s. 295-12-11.

Part 3. Section 295-413-16 of the code is amended to read:

295-413-16. C9A (High Density Residential): Special Uses.

16. SIGNS. [[a.]] On-premise awning, canopy, hood, wall, rooftop >>, projecting<< and ground signs not meeting the standards of s. 295-12-11.

Part 4. Section 295-442-16 of the code is amended to read:

295-442. C9D (Civic Activity): P...