City of Milwaukee - File #: 251071

• File #: 251071
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/14/2025
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/10/2026
• Effective date: 2/28/2026
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to notification requirements for city plan commission public hearings on zoning map amendments.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. JACKSON, ALD. SPIKER
• Indexes: CITY PLAN COMMISSION, PUBLIC MEETINGS, ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/27/2026	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/11/2026	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/10/2026	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
2/3/2026	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
2/3/2026	2	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: The file was substituted with Proposed Substitute A, relabeled as Substitute 2. Appearing: Tanya Fonseca, DCD Pres. Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist. Ald. Jackson and Spiker added as cosponsors. This ordinance provides that, in addition to the 200 feet notice specified by city plan commission by-laws , notice of the public hearing shall be provided to all owners of property immediately surrounding and within at least 250 feet of the property under consideration, including streets and alleys, as well as to all mailing addresses in the same area.	Pass	5:0
1/26/2026	1	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Ms. Fonseca presented. Currently, per the CPC by-laws, notice of a CPC public hearing for a zoning map amendment is mailed to the applicant, petitioners, owners of property under consideration, and all owners of property immediately surrounding and within at least 200 feet of the property under consideration, including streets and alleys, as well as to all mailing addresses in the same area. This ordinance increases the noticing boundary of the same recipients to 250 feet. Staff recommended approval of Proposed Substitute A. No public testimony. Vice-chair Nemec moved approval, seconded by commissioner Washington. (Prevailed 7-0)	Pass	7:0
1/9/2026	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
12/4/2025	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/20/2025	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
10/20/2025	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
10/14/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
251071
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ, STAMPER, JACKSON AND SPIKER
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to notification requirements for city plan commission public hearings on zoning map amendments.
Section
295-307-3-d rc
Analysis
Currently, the city plan commission’s by-laws stipulate that written notice of a plan commission public hearing on a zoning map amendment shall be provided by mail or personal service to:

a. Petitioners.

b. Owners of property under consideration for rezoning.

c. Owners of property immediately surrounding and within at least 200 feet thereof, inclusive of streets and alleys.

d. Residential and business addresses within 200 feet thereof, inclusive of streets and alleys.

This ordinance provides that notice of the plan commission public hearing on a zoning map amendment shall be provided to the applicant, petitioners, owners of property under consideration, and all owners of property immediately surrounding and within at least 250 feet of the property under consideration, as well as to all mailing addresses in the same area.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 295-307-3-d of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

295-307. Amendments To The Zoning Text Or Map.

3. PROCEDURE FOR MAP AMENDMENT.

d. City Plan Commission. d-1. The commission shall hold at least one public hearing on any proposed map amendment.

d-2. Notice of the public hearing shall be provided to the applicant, petitioners, owners of property under consideration, and owners of property immediately surrounding and within at least 250 feet thereof, including streets and alleys, as well as to all mailing addresses in the same area.

d-3. Upon completion of its public hearing, the commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations on the proposed map amendment and file a copy of the report with the common council.
LRB
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