City of Milwaukee - File #: 030578

• File #: 030578
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/31/2003
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/1/2005
• Title: Substitute resolution to grant a special privilege to Caswell Investments to construct and maintain a ramp platform, movable planters, excess door swings, and an exhaust duct in the public rights-of-way for the premises at 152 West Wisconsin Avenue, in the 4th Aldermanic District in the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: SPECIAL PRIVILEGE PERMITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/8/2005	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/1/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
1/19/2005	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
1/13/2005	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/13/2005	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/12/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
8/6/2003		PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/31/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
030578
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution to grant a special privilege to Caswell Investments to construct and maintain a ramp platform, movable planters, excess door swings, and an exhaust duct in the public rights-of-way for the premises at 152 West Wisconsin Avenue, in the 4th Aldermanic District in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution grants a special privilege to Caswell Investments for a barrier-free access ramp with handrail, for a platform with handrail, for twelve movable planters and for a kitchen fan exhaust duct to encroach into the public rights-of-way, for the building at 152 West Wisconsin Avenue, at the premises known as 142 West Wisconsin Avenue and 717 North Plankinton Avenue.
Body
Whereas, One of Caswell Investments' tenants is desirous to have a ramped entrance to provide for barrier-free access to their premises at 142 West Wisconsin Avenue and in order to do this, the ramp must encroach into the public right-of-way on the west side of North Plankinton Avenue and the north side of West Wisconsin Avenue; and

Whereas, A site visit revealed the presence of a concrete platform with handrails within the public right-of-way of North Plankinton Avenue, being their emergency exit; and

Whereas, A site visit also revealed the presence of a square kitchen fan exhaust duct protruding out of the building, up through the top of the fixed awning and ending approximately two feet above the top of the fixed awning at the premises known as 717 North Plankinton Avenue; and

Whereas, It has been observed that the applicant also maintains twelve movable planters adjacent to its premises at 152 West Wisconsin Avenue and, when asked if the tenant will continue to keep and maintain planters within the public right-of-way in the future, the applicant said that they would; and

Whereas, Said items may only legally occupy the public rights-of-way through the adoption of a speci...