City of Milwaukee - File #: 031683

• File #: 031683
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/19/2004
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/13/2004
• Effective date: 4/30/2004
• Title: A substitute ordinance declaring unlicensed taverns to be public nuisances and prescribing a penalty.
• Sponsors: ALD. PRATT
• Indexes: ALCOHOL - REGULATION AND LICENSING, FINES AND PENALTIES, NUISANCES, TAVERNS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/11/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SIGNED
1/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/13/2014	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/29/2004	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/13/2004	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
3/29/2004	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Staff present: Raymond Sucik - Milwaukee Police Dept. Andrea DeToro-Baldo - Mayor's Office Martin Collins - Dept. of Neighborhood Services Jeff Osterman - Legislative Reference Bureau	Pass	3:0
3/19/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
031683
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PRATT
Title
A substitute ordinance declaring unlicensed taverns to be public nuisances and prescribing a penalty.
Sections
80-11 cr
Analysis
This ordinance declares unlicensed taverns to be public nuisances and states that, whenever a person in a particular premises has been charged with the unlicensed sale or distribution of alcohol beverages, the commissioner of neighborhood services may send the last known owner of the premises a notice of the violation as well as a notice that any future violations could result in the cost of enforcement being levied against the property as a special charge. Appeals of the commissioner's decisions in these matters shall be made to the administrative review appeals board.

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

Part 1. Section 80-11 of the code is created to read:
80-11. Unlicensed Taverns.
1. FINDINGS. The common council finds that the unlicensed sale or distribution of alcohol beverages by individuals or entities that have not applied for and received the appropriate licenses as required by this code, particularly when these activities take place on premises not zoned for commercial activities, constitute a public nuisance.
2. OWNER'S LIABILITY. a. An owner, operator or owner's registered agent of any premises shall be liable for all the costs of administration and enforcement of this subsection whenever the following occur:
a-1. A person in the premises has been charged with the unlicensed sale or distribution of alcohol beverages pursuant to s. 90-3-1.
a-2. The department has sent by first class mail a written notice of the violation described in subd. 1, addressed to the last known address of the owner, operator or owner's registered agent.
a-3. A person in the premises has been charged with the unlicensed sale or distribution of alcohol beverages pursuant to s. 90-3-1 a...