Title
An Ordinance to Amend Subsection 11.165(1) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Privileges in Streets and the City Engineer's Determination as to when a Permit is Required.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 11.165(1) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
11.165 PRIVILEGES IN STREETS.
(1) The City Engineer shall have authority to grant privileges for minor obstructions beyond the lot line as provided in sec. 66.0425, Wisconsin Statutes. "Minor" encroachments, by way of illustration, are such things as signs, canopies, fences, trees, bushes, flowers and landscaping. Where such minor encroachments, in the opinion of the City Engineer, do not project into or over the portion of the Right of Way commonly used by the traveling public or otherwise present a danger to those who use the Right of Way, the City Engineer may determine that no encroachment permit is required. The City Engineer shall not require an encroachment permit for structures erected by the City within the Right of Way.
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PART II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
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