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Councilors and contractors urged more stakeholder engagement and clarity because parts of the proposed code cross‑reference Chapter 54 and state regulations that have been recodified. Councilor Rosen raised concerns about potential conflicting guidance between fire inspections and building inspections; staff said Chapter 104 refers back to Chapter 54 and that Chapter 54 is currently being revised to resolve those conflicts.

“Numerous changes that are within 01/2004 are for clarification… tied back to various state statutes that have been redrafted and rewritten since 01/2004 was first created,” Dan Curran, the city’s chief building inspector, said. “When references are given to 104 they either refer to a document that doesn't exist anymore or to a document that has been recodified to a different chapter in the state rules and regs.”

Curran told the council the proposed 104 update largely consolidates and clarifies existing rules and would eliminate references to obsolete state code sections, making enforcement clearer. Several councilors and members of the public asked that contractors be included in committee review; Vice President McKenzie invited contractors to attend the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for April 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Council members expressed differing views about whether to adopt 104 immediately or send both chapters back to committee so they could be harmonized at once. After discussion, the council approved passage of Chapter 104 and referred Chapter 34 to committee; later in the meeting the council formally approved the ordinance repealing and recreating Chapter 104 on a voice vote.

Staff and councilors noted that Chapter 54 remains enforceable as written until revisions are brought forward and approved by council, so any reference in Chapter 104 to Chapter 54 will point to the current Chapter 54 until such amendments are enacted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 3, 2013 Common Council Meeting, City of Superior, Wis","oneSentenceSummary","The Common Council of the City of Superior voted to adopt the rewritten Chapter 104, the city’s property maintenance and housing code, and to refer revisions to Chapter 34, the building code, back to the Public Works Committee for additional review and public input.","taxTitle","Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin","taxId",69153,"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},6191915,"Superior council approves rezoning near Catlin and Weeks for two‑family development",177,168000,345000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4344414-675e8d290ad371aeb2c97772d4591611&start=168&end=345","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4344414-675e8d290ad371aeb2c97772d4591611/thumbnail_168000.jpg","/articles/6191915/Superior/Douglas-County/Wisconsin/Superior-council-approves-rezoning-near-Catlin-and-Weeks-for-twofamily-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191915-bd922e00070e0c49bdb28049595f5ab4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775412720&Signature=Zb40J7Ap-Ej9zJtbV6J3iM96zKAZ5FqaTsLrRjagflqUlRTZy90mq8EDuFLDqaJ2FR-RWvGEJJ4Wlp6LAbXIQDSJLiQeRxfVtO42jf50wpJM6JYwZhNlxDjpiYVyRMxWiE2fAafHqdoKnvxvPUkCARYqRkUB62Jl7~Fo1Fwfu~N5ekimGob-1471EaGCQomg1ydVQs67PkVXtSXvXSyekyokxuuRW5hcyghRATPZbHUNlwDBwYNhdGh5kOTgI3zaZT0IX1tAPjOpYRKDBSA28Rp8vurHMMnewo~18EATAKDaI1varXo0NSHvr4n4TBPDvsFtoP9EycTSmehYt0akRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Common Council of the City of Superior voted to rezone property south of North 20 Eighth Street in the vicinity of Catlin and Weeks Avenue from Suburban R‑1B single‑family and R‑3 apartment residential districts to R‑2 two‑family residential following a public hearing.

The rezoning, introduced by the city planning department, drew one public speaker who urged the council to approve the change as part of filling the city’s housing gap, particularly for single‑level, low‑maintenance homes suited to older residents and downsizers.

“My mother‑in‑law was a tenant in one of Mr. Gustafson’s 20 Eighth Street duplexes for about seven years,” resident Patty Salady told the council. “The comfort and ease of maintenance in that home allowed her to live there independently until age 94. More of this type of housing, all on one level and maintenance free, is greatly needed in Superior.”

Salady said some homeowners may be looking to downsize and that incoming employees from employers she named would increase demand for housing of the type the developer, identified in the hearing as Mr. Gustafson, plans to build. She urged the council to approve the rezoning to help “fill a portion of the city’s housing gap.”

No speakers registered opposition during the public hearing. After the hearing closed, the council approved the rezoning on a voice vote. The record shows the public hearing was opened by the planning department and closed before the council’s voice vote to approve.","The Common Council voted to rezone property described as south of North 20 Eighth Street near Catlin and Weeks Avenue from Suburban R‑1B and R‑3 to R‑2 (two‑family) after a public hearing and a resident endorsement that the development would add one‑level, low‑maintenance housing.","actionData","errors"]

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Council adopts updated property‑maintenance code, delays building‑code rewrite for more review

Superior council approves rezoning near Catlin and Weeks for two‑family development