Number
040780
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. D'AMATO
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to architectural board process and regulations.
Sections
308-71-2-e am
308-71-10-a am
Analysis
This ordinance:
1. Excludes the area of any tax incremental district currently in business improvement district #2, with respect to riverwalk design requirements, in which the architectural review board imposes design requirements that cause the cost of riverwalks to exceed $2,000 per linear foot total cost or $1,400 per linear foot city cost and does not provide funding for the excess cost from the business improvement district #2 or other non-city sources.
2. Requires that the architectural review board issue a certificate of appropriateness within 30 days of the submission of the final construction plans.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 308-71-2-e of the code is amended to read:
308-71. Architectural Review Board.
2. DEFINITIONS.
e. "District" means the area designated by common council resolution 870501 as business improvement district #2. This area shall also be known as the "Historic Third Ward Arts District." "District" also means such additional areas as may be designated by the common council. >>The "district" shall exclude the area of any tax incremental district in which the board imposes design requirements that cause the cost of riverwalks to exceed $2,000 per linear foot total cost or $1,400 per linear foot city cost and does not provide funding for the excess cost from business improvement district #2 or other non-city sources. <<
Part 2. Section 308-71-10 of the code is amended to read:
10. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
a. Issuance. a-1. If, after the board's review or a hearing, when necessary, the board determines that the application is consistent with the character of the district and the design guidelines, the applicant shall b...
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