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Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 9.34 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code Requiring Property Owner Registration.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 9.34 of Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
9.34 PROPERTY OWNER REGISTRATION.
(1) PURPOSE.
(a) Property owner registration of residential and commercial properties is essential for the proper enforcement of the City's Building, Zoning, Fire & Health Codes and to safeguard persons, property and general welfare.
(b) The Common Council of the City of West Allis has determined that, in order to best safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, it is necessary to maintain a listing of current property owner contact information so that City agencies may expeditiously process property related enforcement issues.
(c) The Common Council of the City of West Allis has further determined that in order to expeditiously process enforcement issues, the property owner shall provide contact information and appoint a local operator who maintains domicile in the near area of the City of West Allis.
(2) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Condominium" means property subject to a condominium declaration established under Chapter 703, Wis. Stat.
(b) "Condominium association" means all of a condominium's unit owners acting as a group, either through a non-stock, non-profit corporation or an unincorporated association, in accordance with its bylaws and declaration.
(c) "Condominium - Agent" means the person who acts as the agent for a condominium association.
(d) "Commercial" means use of property that is not classified by the City Assessor as residential and includes classifications of mixed use, multifamily, commercial, manufacturing, industrial and institutional property classifications.
(e) "Domicile" means the owner's true, fixed and ...
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