City of Milwaukee - File #: 060640

• File #: 060640
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/6/2006
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/26/2006
• Effective date: 11/11/2006
• Title: An ordinance relating to repeat litter charges.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. DONOVAN, ALD. HINES JR., ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. WADE, ALD. MCGEE JR., ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. D'AMATO, James N. Witkowiak, ALD. PUENTE, ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: FINES AND PENALTIES, LITTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/5/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/26/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:1
9/15/2006	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: 9/14/06 Ald. Puente and Zielinski requested their names be added as co-sponsors.
9/14/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearances: Martin Collins, Department of Neighborhood Services. Ald. Bohl, 5th Aldermanic District. Motion by Ald. Puente and Ald. Zielinski to be added as a sponsors to Common Council File #060640.	Pass	5:0
9/11/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/6/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number                                                               

060640

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BOHL, DONOVAN, HINES, BAUMAN, WADE, MCGEE, HAMILTON, D’AMATO, WITKOWIAK, PUENTE, ZIELINSKI AND WITKOWSKI

Title

An ordinance relating to repeat litter charges.

Sections

79-16-2-a-2                          rn

79-16-2-a-2                          cr

200-33-49.2                          cr

Analysis

This ordinance authorizes the department of neighborhood services to issue a repeat litter charge if any owner fails, omits, neglects or refuses to maintain a property which results in 3 or more violations of s. 79-12 in any 12-month period.  Section 79-12 prohibits persons from depositing, permitting or causing to be deposited, any litter, solid waste or nauseous or offensive substance or material upon any premises.  The $100 charge, established through creation of s. 200-33-49.2, will be issued for the third and subsequent violations and will compensate for inspectional, administrative and equipment costs.

This ordinance takes effect 30 days after passage and publication.

Body

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

Part 1.  Section 79-16-2-a-2 of the code is renumbered 79-16-2-a-3.

Part 2.  Section 79-16-2-a-2 of the code is created to read:

79-16.                     Penalty.

2.LIEN.

a-2.If any owner fails, omits, neglects or refuses to maintain a property which results in 3 or more violations of s. 79-12 in any 12-month period, the commissioner of neighborhood services may issue a repeat litter charge for the 3^rd and subsequent violations to compensate for inspectional, administrative and equipment costs.  The charge shall be in accordance with s. 200-33-49.2.

Part 3.  Section 200-33-49.2 of the code is created to read:

200-33.  Fees.

49.2.REPEAT LITTER CHARGE.  To compensate for inspectional, administrative and equipment costs, the commissioner may issue a $100 charge for the 3^rd and each subsequent violation of s. 79-12 on any property in a 12-month period.

Part 4.  This ordinance takes effect 30 days after passage and publication on November 11, 2006. 

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB06396-1

LCS

8/9/06