City of Milwaukee - File #: 170797

• File #: 170797
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/6/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/26/2017
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund account to a subaccount for the preparation of an update to the Landscaping section of the City of Milwaukee Zoning Code and an accompanying landscape brochure.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, LANDSCAPING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/5/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/26/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/19/2017	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Vanessa Koster, Department of City Development Kyle Gast, Department of City Development Ald. Terry Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic District	Pass	4:0
9/13/2017	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/13/2017	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/13/2017	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/6/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170797
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund account to a subaccount for the preparation of an update to the Landscaping section of the City of Milwaukee Zoning Code and an accompanying landscape brochure.
Analysis
This substitute resolution transfers $27,594 in funds from the 2017 Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund account into a subaccount for the development of a landscape code update and brochure in accordance with the recommendations of the City of Milwaukee’s Local Business Action Team.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee’s (“City”) Local Business Action Team (“LBAT”) recommended in its August 2015 Activities, Findings and Recommendations report that the City develop a landscape pattern book that shows landscaping techniques/amounts that are acceptable to the City with the intent of providing options for property owners that would not require extensive review by the Board of Zoning Appeals (“BOZA”); and

Whereas, The Landscaping section of the City’s Zoning Code, Section 295-405 Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, is in need of an update to make the code more user friendly and to provide more options for the landscaping of new parking lots and older non-conforming parking lots; and

Whereas, The City seeks to support a high-quality, well-maintained urban environment, advance the City’s goals for sustainable design, reduce storm water run-off, make efficient use of land and support its many highly valued pedestrian-friendly business districts and neighborhoods; and

Whereas, Surface parking makes up approximately 40 percent of the City’s total land area and has a significant impact on the quality and quantity of storm water run-off that enters the City’s sewer system and increases the cost of maintaining that system; and

Whereas, The presence of surface parking lots along public streets has a significant impa...