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 and 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
The phrase “out of repair” in sub. (1) (b) 1. is simple and capable of a common understanding. A building inspector's interpretation of “out of repair” to mean that some aspect of the building required fixing or that the building was non-compliant with the relevant housing codes was a common-sense definition. A building can be “out of repair” for any of a number of reasons, including a sudden fire or rapid exposure to some other damaging condition or element. The phrase connotes no sense that the condition rendering the building “out of repair” has existed for any particular length of time. Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. City of Appleton,
2017 WI App 62,
378 Wis. 2d 155,
902 N.W.2d 532,
16-1227.
66.0413 Annotation
There is no basis in this section for a for a rule that smoke and water damage remediation are not part of the “cost of repair” of a fire. “Cost of repairs” under sub. (1) (c) is not defined, but logically it refers to the cost to remedy all conditions that render the building deficient under sub. (1) (b) 1., including not only those that render the building “out of repair,” but also those that affect the suitability of the building for human habitation. Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. City of Appleton,
2017 WI App 62,
378 Wis. 2d 155,
902 N.W.2d 532,
16-1227.
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).
66.0414
66.0414
Small wireless facilities. 66.0414(1)(a)
(a) “Antenna” means communications equipment that transmits and receives electromagnetic radio signals and is used in the provision of wireless services.
66.0414(1)(b)
(b) “Antenna equipment” or “wireless equipment” means equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets associated with an antenna, located at the same fixed location as the antenna, and, when collocated on a structure, is mounted or installed at the same time as such antenna.
66.0414(1)(c)
(c) “Antenna facility” means an antenna and associated antenna equipment, including ground-mounted antenna equipment.
66.0414(1)(d)
(d) “Applicable codes” means the state electrical wiring code, as defined in s.
101.80 (4), the state plumbing code specified in s.
145.13 [promulgated under s.
145.02 (2) (a)], the fire prevention code under ch.
SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code, the Wisconsin commercial building code under chs.
SPS 361 to
366, Wis. Adm. Code, the Wisconsin uniform dwelling code under chs.
SPS 320 to
325, Wis. Adm. Code, and local amendments to those codes enacted solely to address imminent threats of destruction of property or injury to persons.
66.0414 Note
NOTE: The correct cross reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
66.0414(1)(e)
(e) “Applicant” means a wireless provider that submits an application.
66.0414(1)(f)
(f) “Application” means an application for a permit under this section to collocate a small wireless facility or to install, modify, or replace a utility pole.
66.0414(1)(g)
(g) “Collocate,” “
collocate on,” or “collocation” means the placement, mounting, replacement, modification, operation, or maintenance of a small wireless facility on, or of ground-mounted antenna equipment adjacent to, a structure.
66.0414(1)(h)
(h) “Communications facilities” means the set of equipment and network components, including wires and cables and associated facilities, used by a communications service provider to provide communications service.
66.0414(1)(i)
(i) “Communications network” means a network used to provide a communications service.
66.0414(1)(j)
(j) “Communications service” means cable service, as defined in
47 USC 522 (6), telecommunications service, as defined in
47 USC 153 (53), information service, as defined in
47 USC 153 (24), or wireless service.
66.0414(1)(k)
(k) “Communications service provider” means a person that provides communications service.
66.0414(1)(L)
(L) “Facility” means an antenna facility or a structure.
66.0414(1)(n)
(n) “Governmental pole” means a utility pole that is owned or operated by the state or by a political subdivision in a right-of-way.
66.0414(1)(o)
(o) “Investor-owned electric utility” means a public utility whose purpose is the generation, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of electric power but does not include a public utility owned and operated wholly by a municipality or a cooperative association organized under ch.
185.
66.0414(1)(p)
(p) “Micro wireless facility” means a small wireless facility that does not exceed 24 inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height and that has no exterior antenna longer than 11 inches.
66.0414(1)(q)
(q) “Permit” means written authorization required by the state or a political subdivision to perform an action, or initiate, continue, or complete a project.
66.0414(1)(r)
(r) “Political subdivision” means any city, village, town, or county.
66.0414(1)(t)
(t) “Right-of-way” means the area on, below, or above a highway, as defined in s.
340.01 (22), other than a federal interstate highway; sidewalk; utility easement, other than a utility easement for a cooperative association organized under ch.
185 for purposes of providing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water to its members only; or other similar property, including property owned or controlled by the department of transportation.
66.0414(1)(u)
(u) “Small wireless facility” means a wireless facility to which all of the following apply:
66.0414(1)(u)1.a.
a. The wireless facility is mounted on a structure 50 feet or less in height including any antenna.
66.0414(1)(u)1.b.
b. The wireless facility is mounted on a structure no more than 10 percent taller than any other adjacent structure.
66.0414(1)(u)1.c.
c. The wireless facility does not increase the height of an existing structure on which the wireless facility is located to a height of more than 50 feet or by 10 percent, whichever is greater.
66.0414(1)(u)2.
2. Each antenna associated with the deployment of the wireless facility, excluding associated antenna equipment, is no more than 3 cubic feet in volume.
66.0414(1)(u)3.
3. All other wireless equipment associated with the wireless facility specified in subd.
1., including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any preexisting associated equipment on the structure, is no more than 28 cubic feet in volume.
66.0414(1)(u)6.
6. The wireless facility does not result in human exposure to radio frequency in excess of the applicable safety standards specified in
47 CFR 1.1307.
66.0414(1)(v)
(v) Except in par.
(zp), “structure” means a utility pole or wireless support structure, whether or not it has an existing antenna facility.
66.0414(1)(w)
(w) “Technically feasible” means that by virtue of engineering or spectrum usage the proposed placement for a small wireless facility, or its design, concealment measures, or site location can be implemented without a reduction in the functionality of the small wireless facility.
66.0414(1)(x)
(x) “Utility pole” means a pole that is used in whole or in part by a communications service provider; used for electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, signage, or a similar function; or used for the collocation of small wireless facilities. “Utility pole” does not include a wireless support structure or electric transmission structure.
66.0414(1)(y)
(y) “Utility pole for designated services” means a utility pole owned or operated in a right-of-way by the state, a political subdivision, or a utility district that is designed to, or used to, carry electric distribution lines, or cables or wires for telecommunications, cable, or electric service.
66.0414(1)(z)1.1. “Wireless facility” means an antenna facility at a fixed location that enables wireless services between user equipment and a communications network, and includes all of the following:
66.0414(1)(z)1.b.
b. Radio transceivers, antennas, or coaxial, metallic, or fiber-optic cable located on, in, under, or otherwise adjacent to a utility pole or wireless support structure.
66.0414(1)(z)1.d.
d. Equipment that is comparable to equipment specified in this subdivision regardless of technical configuration.
66.0414(1)(z)2.
2. “Wireless facility” does not include any of the following:
66.0414(1)(z)2.a.
a. The structure or improvements on, under, or within which equipment specified in subd.
1. is collocated.
66.0414(1)(z)2.c.
c. Coaxial, metallic, or fiber-optic cable that is between utility poles or wireless support structures or that is not adjacent to a particular antenna.
66.0414(1)(za)
(za) “Wireless infrastructure provider” means any person, other than a wireless services provider, that builds or installs wireless communication transmission equipment, antenna equipment, or wireless support structures.
66.0414(1)(zc)
(zc) “Wireless provider” means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless services provider.
66.0414(1)(zg)
(zg) “Wireless services” means any service using licensed or unlicensed wireless spectrum, including the use of a Wi-Fi network, whether at a fixed location or by means of a mobile device.
66.0414(1)(zL)
(zL) “Wireless services provider” means any person who provides wireless services.
66.0414(1)(zp)
(zp) “Wireless support structure” means an existing freestanding structure that is capable of supporting small wireless facilities, except that “wireless support structure” does not include any of the following:
66.0414(1)(zp)2.
2. A structure designed solely for the collocation of small wireless facilities.
66.0414(1)(zt)
(zt) “Wireline backhaul facility” means a facility for providing wireline backhaul service.
66.0414(1)(zx)
(zx) “Wireline backhaul service” means the transport of communications services by wire from small wireless facilities to a communications network.
66.0414(2)(a)
(a)
Applicability. This subsection applies only to the activities of a wireless provider within a right-of-way.
66.0414(2)(b)
(b)
Exclusive use prohibited. Neither the state nor a political subdivision may enter into an exclusive arrangement with any person for the use of a right-of-way for the construction, operation, marketing, maintenance, or collocation of small wireless facilities or wireless support structures.
66.0414(2)(c)
(c)
Rates and fees. Subject to sub.
(3) (e) 3., the state or a political subdivision may charge a wireless provider a nondiscriminatory rate or fee for the use of a right-of-way with respect to the collocation of a small wireless facility or the installation, modification, or replacement of a utility pole in the right-of-way only if the state or political subdivision charges other entities for the use of the right-of-way. If the state or a political subdivision charges a wireless provider a rate or fee as described in this paragraph, all of the following apply:
66.0414(2)(c)1.
1. Subject to subd.
5., the fee or rate must be limited to no more than the direct and actual cost of managing the right-of-way.
66.0414(2)(c)2.
2. Except as provided in par.
(d), the fee or rate must be competitively neutral with regard to other users of the right-of-way.
66.0414(2)(c)3.
3. The fee or rate may not result in a double recovery by the state or political subdivision if existing fees, rates, or taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the wireless provider already recover the direct and actual cost of managing the right-of-way.
66.0414(2)(c)4.
4. The fee or rate may not be in the form of a franchise or other fee based on revenue or customer counts.
66.0414(2)(c)5.
5. The fee or rate may not exceed an annual amount equal to $20 multiplied by the number of small wireless facilities in the right-of-way in the state's or political subdivision's geographic jurisdiction.
66.0414(2)(c)6.
6. Beginning on July 12, 2019, the state or a political subdivision may adjust a rate or fee allowed under this paragraph by 10 percent every 5 years, rounded to the nearest dollar. During each 5-year period, the adjustment may be applied incrementally or as a single adjustment.
66.0414(2)(d)1.1. Except as provided in subd.
2., by the later of October 1, 2019, or 3 months after receiving its first request for access to the right-of-way by a wireless provider, the state or a political subdivision shall implement rates, fees, and terms for such access that comply with this subsection.
66.0414(2)(d)2.
2. Agreements between a wireless provider and the state or a political subdivision that are in effect on July 12, 2019, and that relate to access to the right-of-way, remain in effect, subject to applicable termination provisions, except that by August 1, 2021, the state or political subdivision shall amend any such agreement to comply with the rates, fees, and terms required under this subsection.
66.0414(2)(e)1.1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subs.
(3) (c) 4. and
5. and
(4), and notwithstanding ss.
182.017 and
196.58 and any zoning ordinance enacted by a political subdivision under s.
59.69,
60.61,
60.62, or
62.23, a wireless provider shall have the right to collocate small wireless facilities and construct, modify, maintain, and replace its own utility poles, or, with the permission of the owner, a 3rd party's utility pole, that supports small wireless facilities along, across, upon, and under a right-of-way. Such small wireless facilities and utility poles, and activities related to the installation and maintenance of the small wireless facilities and utility poles, may not obstruct or hinder travel, drainage, maintenance, or the public health, safety, and general welfare on or around the right-of-way, or obstruct the legal use of the right-of-way for other communications providers, public utilities, cooperative associations organized under ch.
185 for the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water to their members only, or pipes or pipelines transmitting liquid manure. A political subdivision may enact an ordinance consistent with this subdivision.
66.0414(2)(e)2.
2. Except as provided in subd.
4., the height of a utility pole installed, or modified, in a right-of-way may not exceed the greater of:
66.0414(2)(e)2.a.
a. A height that is 10 percent taller than the tallest existing utility pole as of July 12, 2019, that is located within 500 feet of the new or modified utility pole in the same right-of-way.
66.0414(2)(e)3.
3. The height of a small wireless facility installed, or modified, in a right-of-way may not exceed the greater of:
