City of Milwaukee - File #: 011237

• File #: 011237
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/21/2001
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/14/2002
• Effective date: 6/1/2002
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the disqualification of an applicant for a public dance hall license.
• Sponsors: ALD. RICHARDS
• Indexes: ALCOHOL - REGULATION AND LICENSING, DANCE HALLS, LICENSES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/31/2002	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
5/23/2002	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/14/2002	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
5/13/2002	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/13/2002	2	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Legislative Reference Bureau will amend by adding 6 words.	Pass	5:0
4/30/2002	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/30/2002	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/30/2002	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	3:1
4/29/2002	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/25/2002	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/25/2002	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/25/2002	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/4/2002		LICENSES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: Past Due
2/14/2002		LICENSES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
12/21/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
011237
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. RICHARDS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the disqualification of an applicant for a public dance hall license.
Sections
108-3 rc
Analysis
This ordinance mandates that whenever an applicant for a new public dance hall license has had his or her application denied for a reason relating to the fitness of the location of the premises, no application shall be made within 3 years for the location, unless certain criteria are met. The ordinance also sets standards for fitness of location (whether the location will create undesirable neighborhood problems, whether there is an overconcentration of licensed establishments in the neighborhood, etc.) and provides that notice shall also be sent to the owner of the premises when the possibility of denial relates to the fitness of the location.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 108-3 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

108-3. Issuance of License.

1. INVESTIGATION.

a. Whenever any applicant for a license as provided for in this chapter shall have complied with all the conditions and regulations relative to the filing of the application, the application shall be referred to the utilities and licenses committee.

b. All applications shall be referred to the chief of police, the commissioner of neighborhood services and the commissioner of health, all of whom shall cause an investigation to be made and report their findings to the proper licensing committee of the common council.

2. COMMITTEE ACTION. a. Notice.
a-1. The utilities and licenses committee shall hold a hearing on whether or not to issue each new license. If there is a possibility of denial, no hearing shall be heard unless the city clerk's office has provided written notice to the applicant and building owner under subd. a-2-b and sub. 3-a. The notice shall be served upon the ...