City of Milwaukee - File #: 080195

• File #: 080195
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/20/2008
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/30/2008
• Effective date: 8/16/2008
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to storm water management regulations.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. WADE
• Indexes: ENVIRONMENT, EROSION CONTROL, WATER QUALITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/15/2008	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
8/8/2008	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/30/2008	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:1
7/22/2008	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/22/2008	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
7/22/2008	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Individuals present: Vanessa Koster - Dept. of City Development Clark Wantoch and Nadir Jaber - Dept. of Public Works Shirley Krug - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Proposed Substitute D accepted.	Pass	5:0
7/16/2008	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/24/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
6/19/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/18/2008	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/18/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Bauman offered Proposed Substitute C. Appearances by: Ald. Murphy, 10th Aldermanic Dist. Jeff Polenske, City Engineer Jeff Mantes, Commissioner of Public Works Ann Beier, Environmental Sustainability Director Shirley Klug, Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist. Ald. Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic Dist. Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development Ald. Wade asked to be added as co sponsor.	Pass	4:0
6/18/2008	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED	Pass	2:1
6/13/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2008	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED; Minutes note: This file is being published on 6/6/08 & 6/13/08 for a City Plan Commission Mtg. on 6/23/08 at 1:30 p.m.
5/21/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
5/21/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
5/20/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
080195
Version
Substitute 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, BAUMAN, KOVAC AND WADE
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to storm water management regulations.
Sections
115-14 cr
115-22.5 cr
115-23 am
115-24-1 am
116-39 cr
119-1-1-j cr
119-11-1-d cr
119-11-3.5 cr
119-12-1-b am
119-12-1-c am
120-1-1-f cr
120-9-2-d am
120-9-3-a am
120-9-5-c rn
120-9-5-c cr
120-9-5-d rn
120-9-5-e rn
120-9-5-f rn
120-9-6-a am
225-01 am
225-4-2 rc
252-75-1 am
290-7-2-f cr
290-9-1-0 am
290-9-1-a-5 am
295-103-22 cr
295-201-433 am
295-403-2-a (table) am
295-403-2-b-3-b am
295-403-2-b-3-c rp
295-403-2-b-3-d am
295-403-2-b-4 am
295-403-2-b-7 cr
295-403-2-c am
295-403-2-d cr
295-403-2-e cr
295-403-3-a am
295-403-3-b am
295-403-3-f cr
295-405-1-c-1 am
295-405-2-a am
295-405-2-b rc
295-405-2-d cr
295-405-4 cr
295-421 cr
295-505-4-c-4 rc
Analysis
This ordinance creates a number of regulations and policies relating to storm water management, including:

1. New street design standards (e.g. minimum/maximum street width, use of permeable paving materials, cul-de-sac alternatives, etc.) shall apply to the design, construction or reconstruction of new or existing streets by the city or by subdivision developers.

2. The paved portion of a public street may be used for the temporary storage of storm water when deemed appropriate by the commissioner of public works. The portion of a street right-of-way between the sidewalk and the curb may be used for storm water treatment.

3. One of the stated purposes of the city’s subdivision, storm water management and zoning regulations shall be the reduction of nonpoint source water pollution by minimizing impervious cover on development sites.

4. Subdivisions, storm water management facilities and erosion control facilities shall be designed to preserve, to the maximum extent possible, grasses, forbs, trees, shrubs, wildflowers and aquatic plants that are native to Wisconsin, as well an any oldfield successions of native and non-na...