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Committee extends deconstruction moratorium for one year while staff rewrites ordinance

Milwaukee Common Council Development Committee · March 20, 2026
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Summary

The Development Committee approved a one‑year extension of the city's deconstruction moratorium and directed staff to draft revisions that emphasize salvage and reuse over mandatory full deconstruction, citing market and RPP compliance challenges.

Alderman Bauman, chair of the Development Committee, on March 20 cleared a one‑year extension of Milwaukee’s moratorium on enforcing the city’s deconstruction ordinance while staff prepares revisions to shift the program toward salvage‑and‑reuse.

Mike Bismanian, deputy commissioner of Neighborhood Services, told the committee staff is seeking extra time “to have revisions to the ordinance to shift the program into something that’s more geared towards a…

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