Number
221499
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Sponsor
ALD. BROSTOFF, DIMITRIJEVIC, BORKOWSKI, CHAMBERS JR., SPIKER, PEREZ AND STAMPER
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to a moratorium on the issuance of certificates of occupancy for establishments selling electronic smoking devices or electronic smoking device paraphernalia.
Section
200-42.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance creates a moratorium, until after August 1, 2023, on the issuance of certificates of occupancy, temporary certificates of occupancy, and conditional certificates of occupancy for establishments selling electronic smoking devices or electronic smoking device paraphernalia.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council finds that the availability and use of electronic smoking devices may have harmful impacts on the welfare of Milwaukee residents; and
Whereas, The Common Council wishes to review the City’s existing regulatory structure for establishments selling electronic smoking devices, and to develop revised regulations that better serve the interests of the residents of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, It is therefore appropriate to declare a moratorium on the issuance of certificates of occupancy for new establishments that sell electronic smoking devices or electronic smoking device paraphernalia; now, therefore
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 200-42.5 of the code is created to read:
200-42.5. Certificate Moratorium; Electronic Smoking Device Establishments.
1. PURPOSE. The city, in the exercise of its authority to issue certificates of occupancy and the administration and enforcement of its building and zoning regulations, strives to follow certificate-issuance procedures and practices that best meet the needs of the residents of Milwaukee while allowing property owners to make reasonable use of their properties. The city recognizes that a proliferation of establishments selling electronic smoking devices or electronic smoking device p...
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