66.0413(3)(a)1.
1. “Cost of repairs" includes the estimated cost of repairs that are necessary to comply with applicable building codes, or other ordinances or regulations, governing the repair or renovation of a historic building.
66.0413(3)(a)1m.
1m. “Historic building" means any building or object listed on, or any building or object within and contributing to a historic district listed on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin, the state register of historic places or a list of historic places maintained by a municipality.
66.0413(3)(b)
(b) The state historical society shall notify a municipality of any historic building located in the municipality. If a historic district lies within a municipality, the historical society shall furnish to the municipality a map delineating the boundaries of the district.
66.0413(3)(c)
(c) If an order is issued under this section to raze and remove a historic building and restore the site to a dust-free and erosion-free condition, an application is made for a permit to raze and remove a historic building and restore the site to a dust-free and erosion-free condition or a municipality intends to raze and remove a municipally owned historic building and restore the site to a dust-free and erosion-free condition, the municipality in which the historic building is located shall notify the state historical society of the order, application or intent. No historic building may be razed and removed nor the site restored to a dust-free and erosion-free condition for 30 days after the notice is given, unless a shorter period is authorized by the state historical society. If the state historical society authorizes a shorter period, however, such a period shall be subject to any applicable local ordinance. During the 30-day period, the state historical society shall have access to the historic building to create or preserve a historic record. If the state historical society completes its creation or preservation of a historic record, or decides not to create or preserve a historic record, before the end of the 30-day period, the society may waive its right to access the building and may authorize the person who intends to raze and remove the building, and restore the site to a dust-free and erosion-free condition, to proceed before the end of such period, except that such a person shall be subject to any applicable local ordinance.
66.0413(3)(d)
(d) If a municipal governing body, inspector of buildings or designated officer determines that the cost of repairs to a historic building would be less than 85 percent of the assessed value of the building divided by the ratio of the assessed value to the recommended value as last published by the department of revenue for the municipality within which the historic building is located, the repairs are presumed reasonable.
66.0413(4)
(4) First class cities; other provisions. 66.0413(4)(a)(a) First class cities may adopt by ordinance alternate or additional provisions governing the placarding, closing, razing and removal of a building and the restoration of the site to a dust-free and erosion-free condition.
66.0413(4)(b)
(b) This subsection shall be liberally construed to provide 1st class cities with the largest possible power and leeway of action.
66.0413 Annotation
The 30-day time limitation within which an owner may apply to the circuit court for an order restraining a municipality from razing a building applicable to sub. (3) [(now (1) (h)], requires an application to the court within the 30-day period. Service of the application or resultant order need not be made within that period, although a hearing on the merits of the controversy must be held within 20 days. Berkoff v. Milwaukee Department of Building Inspection & Safety Engineering,
47 Wis. 2d 215,
177 N.W.2d 142 (1970).
66.0413 Annotation
The owner has no option to repair buildings ordered razed when the cost of repair would be unreasonable, i.e., exceeding 50 percent of value. Appleton v. Brunschweiler,
52 Wis. 2d 303,
190 N.W.2d 545 (1971).
66.0413 Annotation
The statute only creates a presumption that repairs in excess of 50 percent are unreasonable; the property owner has the burden to show that the presumption is unreasonable in the particular case. Posnanski v. City of West Allis,
61 Wis. 2d 461,
213 N.W.2d 51 (1973).
66.0413 Annotation
The trial court exceeded its authority in modifying a building inspector's order to raze a building by instead ordering repairs necessary to make the building fit for human habitation. Modification of an inspector's order must be made in light of the purpose of protecting the public from unsafe buildings. Donley v. Boettcher,
79 Wis. 2d 393,
255 N.W.2d 574 (1977).
66.0413 Annotation
Persons affected by a raze order have an exclusive remedy under sub. (3) [now sub. (1) (h)]. Gehr v. Sheboygan,
81 Wis. 2d 117,
260 N.W.2d 30 (1977).
66.0413 Annotation
A city was properly held in contempt for razing a building protected by a foreclosure judgment. Mohr v. Milwaukee,
106 Wis. 2d 80,
315 N.W.2d 504 (1982).
66.0413 Annotation
A land contract vendor is not an owner of real estate under this section. City of Milwaukee v. Greenberg,
163 Wis. 2d 28,
471 N.W.2d 33 (1991).
66.0413 Annotation
The 20-day time limit under sub. (1) (h) is directory rather than mandatory. The trial court shall attempt to hold the hearing within 20 days of the application. If a timely request for judicial substitution is filed that increases the time requirements, the court shall schedule the hearing at the earliest convenient time. Matlin v. City of Sheboygan,
2001 WI App 179,
247 Wis. 2d 270,
634 N.W.2d 115,
00-2389.
66.0413 Annotation
Sub. (1) (h) does not bar a property owner from: 1) asserting claims for torts committed in the carrying out of the raze order that are not premised on the wrongfulness or unreasonableness of the order; 2) challenging the reasonableness of a lien imposed under sub. (1) (f) if one has been imposed; and 3) asserting a claim that salvage and valuable materials have been removed from the real estate for the benefit of the contractor without giving the owner a credit against the charges for the costs of razing and removing under sub. (1) (j). Smith v. Williams,
2001 WI App 285,
249 Wis. 2d 419,
638 N.W.2d 635,
00-3399.
66.0413 Annotation
A constructive total loss occurs following the issuance of a raze order. However, there is no requirement on the city to prove that the property was a total loss prior to issuance of a raze order under an ordinance adopted under sub. (4). A&A Enterprises v. City of Milwaukee,
2008 WI App 43,
308 Wis. 2d 479,
747 N.W.2d 751,
07-0300.
66.0413 Annotation
There was no constitutional “taking" when tenants were ordered to temporarily vacate their uninhabitable dwelling to permit repairs pursuant to the housing code. Devines v. Maier,
728 F.2d 876 (1984).
66.0415
66.0415
Offensive industry. 66.0415(1)
(1) The common council of a city or village board may direct the location, management and construction of, and license, regulate or prohibit, any industry, thing or place where any nauseous, offensive or unwholesome business is carried on, that is within the city or village or within 4 miles of the boundaries of the city or village, except that the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers with their branches to the outer limits of the county of Milwaukee, and all canals connecting with these rivers, together with the lands adjacent to these rivers and canals or within 100 yards of them, are within the jurisdiction of the city of Milwaukee. A town board has the same powers as are provided in this section for cities and villages as to the area within the town that is not licensed, regulated or prohibited by a city or village under this section. A business that is conducted in violation of a city, village or town ordinance that is authorized under this section is a public nuisance. An action for the abatement or removal of the business or an injunction to prevent operation of the business may be brought and maintained by the common council or village or town board in the name of this state on the relation of the city, village or town as provided in
ss. 823.01,
823.02 and
823.07, or as provided in
s. 254.58.
Section 97.42 does not limit the powers granted by this section.
Section 95.72 does not limit the powers granted by this section to cities or villages but powers granted to towns by this section are limited by
s. 95.72 and by any orders and rules promulgated under
s. 95.72.
66.0415(2)
(2) To prevent nuisance, a city or village may, subject to the approval of the appropriate town board, by ordinance enact reasonable regulations governing areas where refuse, rubbish, ashes or garbage are dumped or accumulated in a town within one mile of the corporate limits of the city or village.
66.0415 History
History: 1973 c. 206; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 774 (1975);
1993 a. 27;
1999 a. 150 s.
155; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0415.
66.0415 Annotation
The social and economic roots of judge-made air pollution policy in Wisconsin. Laitos, 58 MLR 465.
66.0417
66.0417
Local enforcement of certain food and health regulations. 66.0417(1)(1) An employee or agent of a local health department designated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
s. 97.41 or
97.615 (2) may enter, at reasonable hours, any premises for which the local health department issues a license under
s. 97.41 or
97.615 (2) to inspect the premises, secure samples or specimens, examine and copy relevant documents and records, or obtain photographic or other evidence needed to enforce
ch. 97, relating to those premises. If samples of food are taken, the local health department shall pay or offer to pay the market value of those samples. The local health department or department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall examine the samples and specimens secured and shall conduct other inspections and examinations needed to determine whether there is a violation of
ch. 97, rules adopted by the department under those statutes, ordinances adopted by the village, city or county or regulations adopted by the local board of health under
s. 97.41 (7) or
97.615.
66.0417(2)(a)(a) Whenever, as a result of an examination, a village, city or county has reasonable cause to believe that any examined food constitutes, or that any construction, sanitary condition, operation or method of operation of the premises or equipment used on the premises creates an immediate danger to health, the administrator of the village, city or county agency responsible for the village's, city's or county's agent functions under
s. 97.41 or
97.615 (2) may issue a temporary order and cause it to be delivered to the licensee, or to the owner or custodian of the food, or to both. The order may prohibit the sale or movement of the food for any purpose, prohibit the continued operation or method of operation of specific equipment, require the premises to cease any other operation or method of operation which creates the immediate danger to health, or set forth any combination of these requirements. The administrator may order the cessation of all operations authorized by the license only if a more limited order does not remove the immediate danger to health. Except as provided in
par. (c), no temporary order is effective for longer than 14 days from the time of its delivery, but a temporary order may be reissued for one additional 14-day period, if necessary to complete the analysis or examination of samples, specimens or other evidence.
66.0417(2)(b)
(b) No food described in a temporary order issued and delivered under
par. (a) may be sold or moved and no operation or method of operation prohibited by the temporary order may be resumed without the approval of the village, city or county, until the order has terminated or the time period specified in
par. (a) has run out, whichever occurs first. If the village, city or county, upon completed analysis and examination, determines that the food, construction, sanitary condition, operation or method of operation of the premises or equipment does not constitute an immediate danger to health, the licensee, owner, or custodian of the food or premises shall be promptly notified in writing and the temporary order shall terminate upon his or her receipt of the written notice.
66.0417(2)(c)
(c) If the analysis or examination shows that the food, construction, sanitary condition, operation or method of operation of the premises or equipment constitutes an immediate danger to health, the licensee, owner, or custodian shall be notified within the effective period of the temporary order issued under
par. (a). Upon receipt of the notice, the temporary order remains in effect until a final decision is issued under
sub. (3), and no food described in the temporary order may be sold or moved and no operation or method of operation prohibited by the order may be resumed without the approval of the village, city or county.
66.0417(3)
(3) A notice issued under
sub. (2) (c) shall be accompanied by notice of a hearing as provided in
s. 68.11 (1). The village, city or county shall hold a hearing no later than 15 days after the service of the notice, unless both parties agree to a later date. Notwithstanding
s. 68.12, a final decision shall be issued under
s. 68.12 within 10 days of the hearing. The decision may order the destruction of food, the diversion of food to uses which do not pose a danger to health, the modification of food so that it does not create a danger to health, changes to or replacement of equipment or construction, other changes in or cessations of any operation or method of operation of the equipment or premises, or any combination of these actions necessary to remove the danger to health. The decision may order the cessation of all operations authorized by the license only if a more limited order will not remove the immediate danger to health.
66.0417(4)
(4) A proceeding under this section, or the issuance of a license for the premises after notification of procedures under this section, does not constitute a waiver by the village, city or county of its authority to rely on a violation of
ch. 97 or any rule adopted under those statutes as the basis for any subsequent suspension or revocation of the license or any other enforcement action arising out of the violation.
66.0417(5)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), any person who violates this section or an order issued under this section may be fined not more than $10,000 plus the retail value of any food moved, sold or disposed of in violation of this section or the order, or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail, or both.
66.0417(5)(b)
(b) Any person who does either of the following may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in a county jail, or both:
66.0417(5)(b)1.
1. Assaults, restrains, threatens, intimidates, impedes, interferes with or otherwise obstructs a village, city or county inspector, employee or agent in the performance of his or her duties under this section.
66.0417(5)(b)2.
2. Gives false information to a village, city or county inspector, employee or agent engaged in the performance of his or her duties under this section, with the intent to mislead the inspector, employee or agent.
66.0418
66.0418
Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages. 66.0418(1)(1) In this section “political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
66.0418(2)(a)(a) No political subdivision may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits or restricts the sale of food or nonalcoholic beverages based on the number of calories, portion size, or other nutritional criteria of the food or nonalcoholic beverage.
66.0418(2)(b)
(b) If a political subdivision has enacted an ordinance or adopted a resolution before July 2, 2103, that is inconsistent with
par. (a), the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
66.0418 History
History: 2013 a. 20.
66.0419
66.0419
Local regulation of auxiliary containers. 66.0419(1)(a)
(a) “Auxiliary container" means a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multi-layer substrates; and that is designed for transporting or protecting merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility.
66.0419(1)(b)
(b) “Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
66.0419(2)
(2) No political subdivision may do any of the following:
66.0419(2)(a)
(a) Enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution regulating the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers.
66.0419(2)(c)
(c) Impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on auxiliary containers.
66.0419(3)(a)(a) This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision in operating a curbside recycling or commercial recycling program or an effective recycling program under
s. 287.11 or in designating a recycling location.
66.0419(3)(b)
(b) Subsection (2) (b) and
(c) does not apply to the use of auxiliary containers on a property owned by the political subdivision.
66.0419 History
History: 2015 a. 302.
66.0420(1)(1)
Legislative findings. The legislature finds all of the following:
66.0420(1)(a)
(a) Video service brings important daily benefits to state residents by providing news, education, and entertainment.
66.0420(1)(b)
(b) Uniform regulation of all video service providers by this state is necessary to ensure that state residents receive adequate and efficient video service and to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare.
66.0420(1)(c)
(c) Fair competition in the provision of video service will result in new and more video programming choices for consumers in this state, and a number of providers have stated their desire to provide that service.
66.0420(1)(d)
(d) Timely entry into the market is critical for new entrants seeking to compete with existing providers.
66.0420(1)(e)
(e) This state's economy would be enhanced by additional investment in communications and video programming infrastructure by existing and new providers of video service.
66.0420(1)(f)
(f) Minimal regulation of all providers of video service within a uniform framework will promote the investment described in
par. (e).
66.0420(1)(g)
(g) Ensuring that existing providers of video service are subject to the same regulatory requirements and procedures as new entrants will ensure fair competition among all providers.
66.0420(1)(h)
(h) This section is an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation of video service that promotes investment in communications and video infrastructures and the continued development of this state's video service marketplace within a framework that is fair and equitable to all providers.
66.0420(2)(a)
(a) “Affiliate," when used in relation to any person, means another person who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such person.
66.0420(2)(b)
(b) “Basic local exchange service area" means the area on file with the public service commission in which a telecommunications video service provider provides basic local exchange service, as defined in
s. 196.01 (1g).
66.0420(2)(g)
(g) Except as provided in
sub. (8) (ag), “department" means the department of financial institutions.
66.0420(2)(h)
(h) “FCC" means the federal communications commission.
66.0420(2)(j)1.1. “Gross receipts" means all revenues received by and paid to a video service provider by subscribers residing within a municipality for video service, or received from advertisers, including all of the following:
66.0420(2)(j)1.b.
b. Event-based charges for video service, including pay-per-view and video-on-demand charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.d.
d. Service charges related to the provision of video service, including activation, installation, repair, and maintenance charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.e.
e. Administrative charges related to the provision of video service, including service order and service termination charges.
66.0420(2)(j)1.f.
f. Revenues received from the provision of home shopping or similar programming.
66.0420(2)(j)1.g.
g. All revenue, except for refunds, rebates, and discounts, derived by the video service provider for advertising over its video service network to subscribers within a municipality. If such revenue is derived under a regional or national compensation contract or arrangement between the video service provider and one or more advertisers or advertising representatives, the amount of revenue derived for a municipality shall be determined by multiplying the total revenue derived under the contract or arrangement by the percentage resulting from dividing the number of subscribers in the municipality by the total number of regional or national subscribers that potentially receive the advertising under the contract or arrangement.
