City of Milwaukee - File #: 031661

• File #: 031661
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/19/2004
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/13/2004
• Effective date: 4/30/2004
• Title: An ordinance relating to the enforcement of excessive noise limitations.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FINES AND PENALTIES, NOISE CONTROL, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/11/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PUBLISHED
2/11/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	SIGNED
1/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO
1/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/13/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
3/25/2004	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Staff: Tracy Williams - Dept. of Neighborhood Assoc. Raymond Sucik - Milw. Police Dept. Opponents: Orville Seymour - Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Jim Drop - south side landlord	Pass	5:0

Number
031661
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to the enforcement of excessive noise limitations.
Sections
80-60-13 rn
80-60-14 rn
80-60-13 cr
80-63-3-a-0 am
80-63-3-a-1 am
80-63-3-a-3 am
80-63-3-b am
Analysis
Currently, an owner, operator or owner's registered agent of a building shall be liable for all costs of administration and enforcement when a person in the building has been charged with violating the city's excessive noise limitations.

Under this ordinance, an owner, operator or owner's registered agent of a premise, which would include all structures, shall be liable for all costs of administration and enforcement when a person on the premise has been charged with violating the city's excessive noise limitations.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 80-60-13 and 14 of the code is renumbered 80-60-14 and 15.

Part 2. Section 80-60-13 of the code is created to read:

80-60. Definitions.

13. PREMISES means one or more lots or portions of lots, including any structures, which are contiguous and under common ownership or control.

Part 3. Section 80-63-3-a-0, a-1, a-3 and b of the code is amended to read:

80-63. Excessive Noise Prohibited.

3.a. An owner, operator or owner's registered agent of a [[building]]>>premises<< shall be liable for all of the costs of administration and enforcement of this subsection whenever all of the following occur:

a-1. A person [[in the building]]>>on the premises<< has been charged with violating the noise limitations set forth in s. 80-64 or 80-65.

a-3. A person [[in the building]]>>on the premises<< is found to have been charged with violating the noise limitations set forth in s. 80-64 or 80-65 and that violation occurred not less than 8 business days after mailing of notice under subd. 2. The violation shall be at the same address and in the same unit and inv...