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

3732804 · June 9, 2025
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Summary

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.

The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee recommended revisions to municipal code 11.27 on June 9 to create designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA) districts downtown, with the proposal sent to the Common Council for further consideration.

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…

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