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Commission asks staff to draft municipal littering language after finding enforcement gap
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to assemble model municipal littering language and comparisons after learning state law covers vehicle spill citations but Franklin lacks a local park/pedestrian littering ordinance.
Commissioners asked staff to prepare draft municipal-littering language and a comparative table of neighboring ordinances after discussion on enforcement gaps at parks and on city streets.
A parks commissioner described frequent trash found along Loomis and other corridors and noted that, while police can issue state UTC citations for drivers spilling loads, the city lacks a municipal code provision to ticket people throwing litter in parks or on sidewalks. Staff and police clarified that vehicle-spill citations exist under state law (UTC) and that local ordinances would complement state enforcement by enabling municipal citations for pedestrian/park littering.
The commission asked staff to prepare a packet comparing Milwaukee-area municipal code language (Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Greenfield were suggested) and to include suggested fines and notice language for common council review and the city attorney’s consideration.
