Wauwatosa, WI - File #: 23-557

• File #: 23-557
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/13/2023
• In control: Common Council
• On agenda: 8/1/2023
• Final action: 8/1/2023
• Title: Ordinance amending various portions of Chapter 24 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to modify procedures and update certain sign regulations
• Related files: 23-528

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/1/2023	1	Common Council	adopted	Pass
7/25/2023	1	Community Affairs Committee	recommended for adoption	Pass
7/18/2023	1	Common Council	referred to originating committee

By: Transportation Affairs Committee
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Ordinance amending various portions of Chapter 24 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to modify procedures and update certain sign regulations
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The common council of the City of Wauwatosa do ordain as follows:

Part I. Subsection 24.05.040 A. 2. k. of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

k. attractive, high-quality landscaping, lighting, and architecture, including the use of native landscaping, that reflects the unique character of the development.

Part II. Subsection 24.12.010 D. of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby created to read in its entirety as follows:

D. Exceptions. The board of public works is authorized to grant exceptions to the landscaping and screening regulations of this chapter.

Part III. Section 24.14.050 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby created to read in its entirety as follows:

24.14.005. Exceptions.

The board of public works is authorized to grant exceptions to the regulations of this chapter unless otherwise stated.

Part IV. Subsection 24.16.010 C. 4. b. of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

b. The zoning administrator must make a determination of application completeness within seven business days of application deadline.

Part V. Subsection 24.16.010 F. 5. of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby created to read in its entirety as follows:

5. An applicant may postpone review of an application at any time prior to the scheduled time of a meeting by written or electronic communication to the city clerk. Such item shall be immediately removed from any upcoming agenda and no further action shall be taken until requested by the applicant. Applications with no activity for six months will be considered withdrawn and further consideration of said item must follow the process described within this c...