Street and Alley Vacation Fees.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 81-116
in effect81-116. Street and Alley Vacation Fees.
1. REQUIRED FEES. Street and alley vacations shall be subject to the following fees:
a. The fee for filing a preliminary application for vacation of a street shall be $2,000 plus $200 for each 100 feet of street length or fraction thereof above 300 feet. Of this fee, $375 is intended to cover the department of city development’s costs for administering the vacation procedure, while the remainder is intended to cover the costs incurred by the department of public works in preparing a map, legal description and coordinated report for the proposed vacation pursuant to s. 308-28-4.
b. The fee for filing a preliminary application for vacation of an alley shall be $2,000 plus $200 for each 100 feet of alley length or fraction thereof above 300 feet. Of this fee, $375 is intended to cover the department of city development’s costs for administering the vacation procedure, while the remainder is intended to cover the costs incurred by the department of public works in preparing a map, legal description and coordinated report for the proposed vacation pursuant to s. 308-28-4.
c. The benefit assessment and vacation-related costs for vacation of a street or alley shall be as identified by the department of public works pursuant to s. 308-28-4-d.
d. All fees under pars. a and b are nonrefundable.
2. COUNCIL-INITIATED VACATIONS. The fees specified in sub. 1-a and b shall not be required for any vacation of a street or alley that is initiated by resolution of the common council pursuant to s. 308-28-1. The charges identified in sub. 1-c may be waived by the common council only if the council identifies a specific alternative funding source, including budgetary account number, to cover the costs associated with the vacation. (See s. 308-28.)
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/CH81.pdf#page=20Fetched: 10/26/2026