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Committee backs ordinance requiring exterior 3D scans for demolition of historic buildings

Zoning and Neighborhood Development Committee · February 24, 2026
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Summary

The committee recommended an ordinance that would require exterior laser scans for historically designated buildings or buildings in historic districts as a condition of a COA for demolition; preservation staff said exterior scans are quick, limited in scope and likely to cost from a few hundred dollars to roughly $2,000 depending on complexity.

Chair Alderman Bauman introduced an ordinance developed with the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning to require exterior laser (3D) scans for buildings that are historically designated or in historic districts when an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for…

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