City of Milwaukee - File #: 140669

• File #: 140669
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/3/2014
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/23/2014
• Effective date: 10/10/2014
• Title: An ordinance relating to the licensing of public entertainment premises.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: LICENSES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/9/2014	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/2/2014	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/23/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO; Minutes note: Ald. Zielinski moved to refer back to committee. (Prevailed 11-4)	Pass	11:4
9/23/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	RECONSIDERED	Pass	15:0
9/23/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
9/9/2014	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: The Licenses Committee went back into open session. Meeting adjourned at 2:19 PM Jessica Celella Staff Assistant	Pass	5:0
9/5/2014	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/5/2014	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/3/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
140669
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to the licensing of public entertainment premises.
Sections
108-1 am
108-3-6 am
108-5-1-a am
108-5-1-b rc
108-5-2-f-0 am
108-12 cr
Analysis
This ordinance provides that:

1. With respect to the licensing of public entertainment premises, the common council recognizes its obligation to promote and protect the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the United States and Wisconsin Constitutions.

2. The definition of “public entertainment” is revised to explicitly include dancing by patrons to prerecorded or live music, as well as dancing by performers for or without compensation.

3. The common council shall approve every public entertainment premises license application within 60 days after the city clerk certifies that the application is complete, unless the application is denied in writing by the common council following a licensing committee hearing conducted in accordance with the procedures of ch. 85.

4. No public entertainment premises license shall be required for the playing of television programming which is incidental to operation of an establishment.

5. Any aggrieved applicant for, or holder of, a public entertainment premises license may seek judicial review to appeal the common council’s denial of a new license or license transfer, or the suspension, nonrenewal or revocation of an existing license pursuant to s. 68.13, Wis. Stats.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 108-1 of the code is amended to read:

108-1. Findings. The common council finds that [[various]] public entertainment premises [[can]] >>promote urban vitality and enrich people’s lives through artistic, cultural and recreational entertainment. However, various public entertainment premises can also<< be a source of >>excessive<< noise [[,]] >>and<< litter, large and unruly congregations of people, traffic...