City of Milwaukee - File #: 021706

• File #: 021706
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/4/2003
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/15/2003
• Effective date: 4/25/2003
• Title: A substitute ordinance establishing a moratorium on enforcement of the façade critical examination ordinance.
• Sponsors: ALD. HENNINGSEN
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE, BUILDING INSPECTION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2003	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/24/2003	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/16/2003	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/15/2003	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/15/2003	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: ALD. JOHNSON-ODOM moved for passage of substitute 2 in lieu of substitute 1. Substitute 2 extends the deadlines for compliance with the facade critical examination ordinance by 17 months, rather than 6 months, and was drafted at the request of the City Attorney's Office to address concerns about the explicit use of the moratorium concept in the Code of Ordinances.	Pass	13:2
4/8/2003	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:0
4/1/2003	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/1/2003	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/7/2003	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/4/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
021706
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
010409
Sponsor
ALD. HENNINGSEN
Title
A substitute ordinance establishing a moratorium on enforcement of the façade critical examination ordinance.
Sections
275-32-13-g-1 am
275-32-13-g-2 am
275-32-13-g-3 am
Analysis
This ordinance extends, by 17 months each, the deadlines for compliance with the façade critical examination inspection report requirements for buildings that are at least 15 years old and have 5 or more stories, in effect establishing a 17-month moratorium on enforcement of the façade critical examination requirements.
Body
Whereas, Section 275-32-13 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances requires periodic critical examinations of the facades of all buildings which are at least 15 years old and have 5 or more stories; and

Whereas, Under this subsection, building owners are required to have the first façade inspection completed by July 1, 2003, July 1, 2004 or July 1, 2005, depending on the age of the building; and

Whereas, These regulations make no distinctions among affected buildings based on façade construction methods and materials, even though establishing different standards and requirements for different types of buildings may be appropriate; and

Whereas, On March 4, 2003, an ordinance (File Number 021660) to make various revisions to the façade critical examination ordinance was introduced to the Common Council at the request of the Department of Neighborhood Services; and

Whereas, It is anticipated that this ordinance would create distinctions among various type of buildings based on façade construction methods and materials, and would also establish different compliance deadlines and inspection frequencies for the different categories of buildings; and

Whereas, It is further anticipated that this ordinance would adjust, to later dates, the compliance schedule for the first round of inspections for all buildings, regardless of age or construction type; a...