Preserving Integrity of Official Map.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 113-33
in effect113-33. Preserving Integrity of Official Map.
1. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. The commissioner of neighborhood services shall be the official custodian of the official map and he shall be charged with the duty of preserving the integrity of such official map, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of s. 62.23(6)(d), Wis. Stats. All applications for building permits within the bed of any streets, alleys, parkways, highways and expressways shall be denied within 30 days from the date of such application. The commissioner of neighborhood services shall receive all appeals to the zoning board of appeals, and it shall be his duty to bring such appeals to the attention of the zoning board of appeals at the next regular meeting of such board.
2. DUTIES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. The zoning board of appeals, upon any such appeal, shall fix a time and place for the hearing of said appeal in the same manner as that established for other appeals within said board's jurisdiction; said hearing to be held not more than 40 days after such application is filed. The board may in its discretion or upon motion of the appellant or city attorney adjourn such matter. If the land within such mapped street, alley, parkway, highway or expressway is not yielding a fair return, the zoning board of appeals shall have power in a specific case, by the vote of a majority of its members, to grant a permit for a building in such street, alley, parkway, highway or expressway, which will as little as practicable increase the cost of opening such street, alley, parkway, highway or expressway, or tend to cause a change of such official map; and such board may impose reasonable requirements as a condition of granting such permit, which requirements shall be designated to promote the health, convenience, safety or general welfare of the community. Such board shall refuse a permit where the applicant will not be substantially damaged by placing his building outside the mapped street, alley, parkway, highway or expressway. Before taking any action authorized in this subsection, the board of appeals shall hold a hearing at which parties in interest and others shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days before the hearing, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, Wis. Stats. Any such decision shall be subject to review by certiorari by a court of record in the same manner and pursuant to the same provisions as in appeals from the decisions of a board of appeals upon zoning regulations.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH113.pdf#page=12Fetched: 10/26/2026