Committee extends deconstruction moratorium for one year while staff rewrites ordinance

Mar 20, 2026

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.

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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.

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