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Ordinance to create subsection 13.28(3)(c) and to amend subsections 13.28(10)(i) and (j) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 13, Building Code, relative to off street parking regulations during State Fair.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 13.28(3)(c) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby created to read as follows:
(3) Definitions. Where terms are not defined in this section and are defined in those Building, Zoning, Health and Fire Department Codes presently in force in the City, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them as in such codes. When terms are not defined under the provisions of this or any other City code, they shall have ascribed to them their ordinary accepted meanings or such as the context herein may imply.
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(c) “State Fair Parking District” shall mean an area bound by the north City limits to the north, 92nd Street to the west, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the south, and 70th Street to the east.
PART II. Subsections 13.28(10)(i) and (j) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
(10) Outdoor Areas to be Maintained. Outdoor areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not be permitted to be a blighting influence to the surrounding properties, the neighborhood or the City in general.
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(i) One- and Two-Family Off-Street Parking Areas.
1. Off-street parking areas, including driveway access areas, shall be maintained in accordance with the Code in effect at the establishment of a parking area. Expanded parking areas shall conform to the Code in effect at the time of the expansion.
2. Parking shall not be permitted on lawns or unimproved surfaces, except as permitted in Subsection (a) below.
(a) Parking on lawns or unimproved surfaces on private property is allowed in the State Fair Parking District only when all of the following requirements are met:
i) Parking is allowed from one day prior to the start of the Wisconsin State Fair until one day after the end of the Wisconsin State Fair in the same calendar year.
ii) The owner of the property where the vehicles will be parked is not delinquent on payment of any taxes, fees or other monies to the City.
iii) The property where the vehicles will be parked does not currently have any outstanding property maintenance Orders on it.
iv) The parked vehicles are entirely on private property; do not extend over sidewalks, streets or alleys; and do not interfere with the vision of vehicles or pedestrians at corners or intersections.
v) If the property owner does not reside at the premises, the owner has registered their property in compliance with RMC 9.34.
vi) Parking of wagons, trailers, or any vehicles used to transport livestock is prohibited.
3. Parking surfaces legally established as unimproved prior to February 26, 1956, and all other parking surfaces shall not be allowed to erode or otherwise deposit gravel or aggregate materials on adjacent private or public property.
4. Parking areas shall be maintained to support the weight of vehicles using the area.
(j) Multifamily and Commercial Off-Street Parking Areas.
1. All off-street parking areas shall be improved and maintained in accordance with an approved site and landscaping plan approved by the Plan Commission in accordance with the Zoning Code.
2. Parking shall not be permitted on unimproved surfaces or lawn areas.
3. Parking areas shall be maintained to support the weight of vehicles using the area.
4. Parking areas shall not be allowed to erode or otherwise allow dust, dirt, loose stones or aggregate to be deposited onto adjacent public and private properties.
PART III. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART IV. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.