City of Milwaukee - File #: 010842

• File #: 010842
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/12/2001
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/6/2001
• Effective date: 11/22/2001
• Title: An ordinance relating to prohibition of furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including, but not limited to, upholstered furniture, left exposed in an outdoor area, including unenclosed porches.
• Sponsors: ALD. D'AMATO
• Indexes: LITTER, NUISANCES, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/21/2001	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/15/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/6/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
10/25/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
10/18/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/12/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

010842

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. D'AMATO

Title

An ordinance relating to prohibition of furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including, but not limited to, upholstered furniture, left exposed in an outdoor area, including unenclosed porches.

Sections

79-1-12-a am

79-12 am

Analysis

This ordinance provides that, to eliminate a potential source of rodent harborage, visual blight and fuel for fires, furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including, but not limited to, upholstered furniture, left exposed in an outdoor area, including unenclosed porches, shall be included in the bulky waste category of solid waste in s. 79-1-12-a.  In addition, s. 79-12 is amended to provide for the prohibition of littering on a premise by the depositing of solid waste, which will prohibit the leaving exposed in an outdoor area, including an unenclosed porch, furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including upholstered furniture.

Body

Whereas, Furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including, but not limited to, upholstered furniture, left exposed in an outdoor area, including unenclosed porches, provides a potential source of rodent harborage, visual blight and fuel for fires; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 79-1-12-a of the code is amended to read:

79-1.  Definitions.

12.  SOLID WASTE consists of the following categories:

a.  Bulky Waste is discarded articles of such dimension as are not normally collected with domestic waste including, but not limited to, items such as [[furniture, appliances and stoves.]] >>appliances, stoves and furniture designed or manufactured for indoor use, including, but not limited to, upholstered furniture, left exposed in an outdoor area, including unenclosed porches.<<The term includes major appliances as defined in s. 79-23-10.

Part 2.  Section 79-12 of the code is amended to read:

79-12.  Littering of Premises.

1.  PROHIBITED.  No person shall deposit, or permit or cause to be deposited, any litter>>, solid waste<< or nauseous or offensive substance or material upon any premises, except for materials placed in a manner approved by state or other local regulations, and not in conflict with this chapter.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:_____________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:____________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB01417-1

RGP

9/17/01