City of Milwaukee - File #: 151308

• File #: 151308
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/15/2015
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/19/2016
• Effective date: 2/5/2016
• Title: An ordinance relating to chronic code violation nuisances.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BOHL, ALD. WADE
• Indexes: BUILDING-REGULATION, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/4/2016	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
1/28/2016	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/19/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
1/12/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Ald. Michael Murphy, 10th Aldermanic District & Common Council President Thomas Mishefske, Department of Neighborhood Services Commissioner Erica Lewandowski, Department of Neighborhood Services Ald. Wade joined the committee at 9:26 a.m. Individual appearing with concerns: Atty. Heiner Giese, Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Lobbyist Ald. Bauman moved to amend the file by adding a sunset provision unless the legislation is renewed effective by December 31, 2018. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
1/12/2016	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Wade added as a cosponsor. Additional individual appearing with concerns: Robert Maas, 7440 N. Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee, property owner	Pass	5:0
1/5/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/5/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/5/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/5/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/5/2016	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/15/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
151308
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, BOHL, BAUMAN AND WADE
Title
An ordinance relating to chronic code violation nuisances.
Sections
80-12 cr
81-20 cr
200-33-48-a am
200-53-2-n-1 am
200-53-2-o am
200-53-3-a am
Analysis
Under this ordinance, premises that have been subject to 3 qualifying inspections for zoning, building, housing or fire code violations within a period of 30 days are deemed nuisance premises. The department of neighborhood services is authorized to charge increased inspection fees for nuisance premises, and owners of nuisance premises may be penalized if the code violations have not been abated after 3 additional qualifying inspections. The authorization of this ordinance shall expire on December 31, 2018 unless reauthorized by the common council.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 80-12 of the code is created to read:

80-12. Chronic Code Violation Nuisances.

1. FINDINGS. The common council finds that any building that has been subject to 3 qualifying inspections from the department of neighborhood services for zoning, building, housing or fire code violations within a period of 30 days has received more than the level of general and adequate inspection services and has placed an undue and inappropriate burden on the taxpayers of the city. The common council further finds that buildings which chronically receive inspection services due to uncorrected code violations substantially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life, health and safety of the community and are public nuisances. The common council therefore directs the commissioner of the department of neighborhood services, as provided in this section, to take action necessary to abate these public nuisances and charge inspection fees to the owners of nuisance buildings to motivate property owners to bring their properties into compliance with the code and offset ...