Number
010660
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD HENNINGSEN
Title
An ordinance relating to panhandling at certain locations.
Sections
106-1.1-2 rc
Analysis
This ordinance prohibits panhandling when either the panhandler or the person being solicited is located at any of the following locations: at a bus stop; in any public transportation vehicle or public transportation facility; in a vehicle which is parked or stopped on a public street or alley; in a sidewalk café; or within 20 feet in any direction from an automatic teller machine or entrance to a bank.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 106-1.1-2 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
106-1.1. Aggressive Panhandling.
2. PROHIBITED. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the act of panhandling when either the panhandler or the person being solicited is located at any of the following locations:
a-1. At a bus stop.
a-2. In any public transportation vehicle or public transportation facility.
a-3. In a vehicle which is parked or stopped on a public street or alley.
a-4. In a sidewalk café.
a-5. Within 20 feet in any direction from an automatic teller machine or entrance to a bank.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the act of aggressive panhandling at any location within the city.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
_________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB01380-1
TWM/cac
8/28/2001