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Hearing officer fines Milwaukee homeowner $500 over unresolved chicken coop, boat and other zoning violations
Summary
After months of neighbor complaints and multiple notices, the zoning hearing officer imposed a $500 fine on the owner of 14 Barjoon for outstanding zoning violations tied to a boat, chicken coop and other structures; staff had recommended the fine and the owner was given time to remedy remaining items.
Robert Naslund, the Zoning Hearing Officer for the City of Milwaukee, imposed a $500 fine Friday on the owner of 14 Barjoon after finding violations documented in a notice of violation and subsequent citation remained unresolved.
Neighbors and city staff described a sequence of unpermitted structures and ongoing site issues. A neighbor who identified himself as Fran said the property had multiple structures at the rear of the house, and told the hearing officer, “we see rats in our backyard.” Staff and neighbors told the hearing the property had been the subject of multiple inspections and notices going back to March, and a citation was issued April 29 after there was no timely contact from the owner.
Why it matters: the file contains multiple open permit records and a history of repeated follow-up, and neighbors said unresolved items were affecting…
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