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Under the draft ordinance, the city would establish two defined DORA districts: a larger area encompassing a substantial portion of the downtown footprint (including the riverfront street up to Wisconsin Avenue) and a separate district for William Street. The DORA would operate only in the footprint of a permitted special event, meaning an event’s specific street-closure boundaries – not the entire mapped district – would determine where open containers are allowed, according to city staff. “This is really tailored towards the street closures where there's a very defined designated area, traffic is excluded,” a staff member said during the discussion.

City staff and committee members discussed operational details repeatedly. Officials said the ordinance requires clear temporary signage to mark DORA boundaries during each event and places responsibility for enforcement and cleanup on the permit holder. The city attorney’s office and event organizers told the committee that state law continues to prohibit entering or leaving licensed premises with an open container, so participating establishments and organizers must use measures such as tamper-evident seals or wristbands to manage transfers and identify patrons during events. The Waukesha Downtown Business Association (WDBA) indicated it could provide additional trash cans and staff cleanup for events and would remove noncompliant participants if necessary.

Committee members asked whether DORA rules would apply to events that do not close streets (for example, art crawls). Staff said the draft ties operation of a DORA to special-event permits that include street closures, so the current draft would not authorize open containers in an event that does not close the public right-of-way. The committee discussed enforcement challenges for sidewalk cafes and the potential for patrons to walk beyond DORA boundaries with drinks; staff and event organizers said enforcement would rely on participating establishments, event organizers and police presence.

Alderperson Helvins Laban moved to recommend the DORA revisions to the Common Council so all council members could review the ordinance and the map of proposed boundaries; Alderperson Manion seconded. The committee voted to forward the ordinance to the council for its three readings and further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Waukesha, WI - Ordinance & License Committee on 2025-06-09 6:00 PM - Jun 09, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee on June 9 recommended updates to municipal code 11.27 to create two designated outdoor refreshment-area (DORA) districts downtown, with use limited to defined special-event footprints and operational controls for signage, wristbands and cleanup.","taxTitle","Waukesha City, Waukesha County, Wisconsin","taxId",9326,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6687576,"Committee advances code changes to widen forfeiture ranges for ordinance violations after debate",1787,1393000,3180000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3732804-fe53a833943968ea4d0d4d66950b04e1&start=1393&end=3180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3732804-fe53a833943968ea4d0d4d66950b04e1/thumbnail_1393000.jpg","/articles/6687576/Waukesha-City/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Committee-advances-code-changes-to-widen-forfeiture-ranges-for-ordinance-violations-after-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6687576-33c263e05663c8f6afd1d07e449e3ca5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437981&Signature=Lf40gmJ5eQl6B1FrZnhNPLAL~HtTesQDwcUAsYEho1UjDZ4gNeQ7bcPqxSreGHq8u65gKsnqfXCH5LbtXchVd79k0mIrjFLUHk5gYjHv3XjhoGXkdD6~7~guV34QN8VR2k8ldAo07nEdacxg9eg2hIbUcKjcIs60Opod-lkGY~ewNXbrLkdpHAuPl5-Czeq2xzyrCjK5VAOqA4Ya1Vo-7mXDpj8ZvkYOcP4Cdo9DHcS7iJ0l2PQ1UsgzVNXoTc2oKgWRrzuM1smjiLDjwETEBNJ5R7~7EfTXF4HbkuX7f~yxqdhbcyuR5DqzIbs-VD5L3buipllurLBAtwuNK4aMBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee voted 3–1 on June 9 to recommend amendments to municipal code sections 11.01 and 25.05 that expand the range of forfeitures that may be charged for ordinance violations.

Assistant City Attorney Michael Radovich told the committee the changes update the city’s general penalty provisions and a chart of specified ranges in 11.01(10)(a). “We’re just requesting to expand the range for the forfeitures that can be charged for different kinds of ordinance violations,” Radovich said, and noted the city has not changed those provisions since 2005.

Committee members raised concerns about the proposed maximums. One member said raising the cap to $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for subsequent offenses “looks tyrannical” and could, in their view, risk bankrupting residents for relatively minor violations. That member asked whether a common complaint such as long grass could result in a thousands-of-dollars forfeiture; Radovich and other city staff replied that specified forfeiture amounts already exist elsewhere in the code and the general provision would apply only where the code does not set a penalty.

Radovich and the city attorney’s office explained the municipal judge and the bond schedule control actual charges and that the proposed changes simply expand the statutory range the city may authorize. As Radovich said, “we would have to comply with what the bond schedule is that's determined by the municipal judge and approved by the council.” A representative of the city attorney’s office emphasized the amendments are intended as a deterrent and that the city’s recent bond-schedule proposals set most ticket payment amounts in the $124–$313 range for common minor violations.

After discussion, Alderperson Helvins Laban moved to approve the amendments to municipal code sections 11.01 and 25.05 as presented; Alderperson Manion seconded. The motion passed 3–1. The committee record shows Van Trieste cast the lone recorded no vote.","The Ordinance and Licensing Committee voted 3–1 to recommend changes to municipal code sections 11.01 and 25.05 to expand the range of forfeitures for certain ordinance violations; committee members debated potential for disproportionate fines and clarified judicial and bond-schedule limits.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6687581,"Ordinance committee approves bulk license renewals, grants new permits; several approvals contingent on certificates of occupancy",694,697000,1391000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3732804-fe53a833943968ea4d0d4d66950b04e1&start=697&end=1391","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3732804-fe53a833943968ea4d0d4d66950b04e1/thumbnail_697000.jpg","/articles/6687581/Waukesha-City/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Ordinance-committee-approves-bulk-license-renewals-grants-new-permits-several-approvals-contingent-on-certificates-of-occupancy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6687581-35f9e339868a2a3088370cd07df4f805/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437981&Signature=f4~Xe9Zz8auDmrXyE4tcTwbipznQKGhf4Jwd8ylgcLG07FI65avefRcbN8VRLXkKaLhc17jv0WiFDpjzlfVRD8dH-lW8Y78yKHFMbnhx8cZ-cVwsL-dXXs0wI~kDhIrkfZGuFUOuHChu7H4hFJj4KfBE-tz0AvhZZStQ2fxCFGr6r6Xk16HsEXx0RJ7JWvF24S3R8U~OWi1knI-ktAhR46I9ijF84wcboey9ac2sHfO3vbkeml3VoDf0yKomoG-DAG3uxHLxiYSFkZKEIWgUFHwbHwlLf0tzsAG1vZzpRFTn4-FQJ7HZcDM6fu21v~~I4XjXDIjyomW4dk7GDm2BDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee on June 9 approved a series of new and renewal licenses for bars, restaurants, gas stations and retail outlets, with multiple approvals granted by voice vote and several granted contingent on obtaining certificates of occupancy.

Committee members said most invited applicants were before the panel because of a single compliance check failure in the past year; the committee repeatedly emphasized that another failure would prompt a return appearance. “It’s a lot of licenses getting renewed,” a committee member said at the meeting.

The committee approved, by motion of Alderperson Helvins Laban and seconded by Alderperson Manion, new and renewed licenses including (listed as read aloud in the motion): 3 J Liquor (Class A beer and liquor retail); Buffalo Wild Wings (Class B beer and liquor combo); Chili’s Grill & Bar (Class B beer and liquor combo); Downtown BP (Class A beer and liquor retail); Fuel and Flavor Sunset (Class A beer and liquor retail); multiple Kwik Trip locations (Class A beer and cider); Silver Haze (cigarette, tobacco and vape); Speedway #4119 (Class A beer and cider); Unified Gas Service (Class A beer and cider); Waukesha BP (Reserve, Class B beer and liquor combo); and an extension of premises for BB’s on Main for 06/28/2025. A committee member confirmed the parking-lot closure for BB’s extension had been approved through Building & Grounds. The voice vote on that motion was recorded as unanimous.

The committee also approved a motion to grant a new Bottle Stop Class A beer and liquor retail license contingent on the applicant obtaining a certificate of occupancy. That motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

A later, lengthy renewal motion covered dozens of establishments and permit types (examples read into the record): Class C (liquor, wine only) for Fisk Avenue; multiple Class A and Class B beer/liquor and alcohol-related permits for convenience stores, restaurants and bars (including Cantoritos, Hop & Shop 19, Let It Be, Tap In Golf Bar, Lumber Axe, Chef Pam’s Kitchen, George Webb restaurant, Jimmy’s Grotto, Skateland, and many others); cigarette/tobacco/vape retailers; coin-operated pool, jukebox and amusement permits; and private alarm and secondhand-dealer renewals. That motion was made by Alderperson Helvins Laban, seconded by Alderperson Manion, and approved by voice vote.

Another motion approved several licenses contingent on obtaining certificates of occupancy, including 1220 The Strand (Class B beer and liquor combo), El Sol de Mexico (Class B), Discount Smokes and Spirits (Class A), Lincoln Pub (Class B), Walgreens #05636 (Class A), The Coop (Class B) and Tuscan Banquet Hall (Class B). That motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

The committee also approved a full-service retail permit application for Steelhead Ale Works LLC (also referred to as Steel Tag Brewing Company in discussion). The motion to approve Steelhead Ale Works’ full-service retail permit was made by Alderperson Helvins Laban and seconded by Alderperson Manion; the voice vote was recorded as unanimous.

Committee members repeatedly noted these were routine renewals and new permits and reminded licensees that repeated compliance failures would bring them back before the committee.","Waukesha City’s Ordinance and Licensing Committee approved a large set of renewal and new alcohol, tobacco and entertainment licenses at its June 9 meeting, with several approvals made contingent on obtaining certificates of occupancy and one temporary outdoor extension cleared through Building & Grounds.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee recommends designated outdoor refreshment-area (DORA) ordinance to council after operational questions

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Ordinance committee approves bulk license renewals, grants new permits; several approvals contingent on certificates of occupancy