ORD20091306-Chapter10
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1306
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 10,
SECTION 10.05 (1),
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Signs)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 10, Section 10.05 (1), of the Municipal Code of the City of
Muskego is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.05 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING PEACE AND SAFETY
(1) Signs, Billboards, Etc. All signs and billboards, awnings and other similar structures
over or near streets, sidewalks, public grounds or places frequented by the public, so
situated or constructed as to endanger the public safety.
(a) Political Sign: Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, temporary
political signs may be erected in any district without a permit provided they are
not a danger to life or property, and are located on property with the permission
of the property owner. No such sign shall be placed within the limits of any
street, or highway, or on any City owned property. Highway limits include all the
dedicated right-of-way, encompassing the traveling portion of the highway, the
shoulders, the ditches, and adjacent dedicated areas. The prohibition
hereunder extends to trees, utility poles, fence posts, stakes, and all other
structures on which signs might be posted or placed except political signs
installed or placed on motor vehicles. Any sign violating this section shall be
summarily removed by the Board of Public Works authorized City personnel. All
political signs, wherever located, must be removed within 10 days after the
election for which they were erected.
SECTION 2: The several sections of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. If
any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to
the specific section or portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and not affect
the validity of all other provisions, sections, or portion thereof of the Ordinance which
shall remain in full force and effect. Any other Ordinance whose terms are in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24 DAY OF NOVEMBER ,
2009.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
_______________________________
John R. Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST: First reading: 11/10/2009
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Clerk-Treasurer
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Notice of Newly Enacted Ordinance Published 12/03/2009