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File #: 040782    Version: 0
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/21/2004 In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 10/11/2004
Effective date: 10/28/2004    
Title: An ordinance relating to recording of residential and commercial buildings.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: BUILDING CODE, HOUSING
Attachments: 1. Fiscal note.pdf, 2. Notice Published on 10-27-04.PDF
Number
040782
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to recording of residential and commercial buildings.
Sections
200-33-49.5 rc
200-33-49.6 rc
200-51.5 rc
Analysis
This ordinance revises code provisions relating to recording requirements for residential and commercial buildings to explicitly include condominium units and condominium associations.

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has found, in its experience, that from time to time there are building code violations or repair and maintenance issues that affect the common elements or units of condominiums, or there are routine inspection or other services furnished to or performed at the common elements or units, and the City often lacks adequate information to ascertain a contact or other responsible person for seeing to the repair or maintenance, or for paying for the inspection or other services; and

Whereas, Amending city code provisions relating to recording of residential and commercial buildings is intended to treat condominium associations and condominium-unit owners more equally with developments and buildings that are under a different (non-condominium) form of ownership and with property of similar character; now, therefore

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

Part 1. Section 200-33-49.5 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

200-33. Fees
49.5. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING, CONDOMINIUM UNIT AND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION RECORDING FEE.
a. The initial recording fee for a residential or commercial building, a condominium unit or a condominium association shall be $35.

b. There shall be a fee of $35 for filing a new application in the event of a change in ownership, and, unless accepted from the fee pursuant to s. 200-51.5-5-b, there shall be a fee of $35 for any other new or subsequent filing of an application required under s. 200-51.5.

c. There may be a f...

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