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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD OF APPEALS

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 9:00 AM AM · City Hall, Room 301-B Virtual option available

TL;DR

The Administrative Review Board of Appeals heard 37 appeals on March 19, 2026, primarily related to city-imposed fees for nuisance violations, snow removal, reinspection, and vacant building registration. The board granted 6 appeals outright, granted 5 with modifications, denied 15, and held 11 in committee for further review.

Key Decisions

  • Snow removal fee appeals Mixed results
  • Garbage and litter nuisance fee appeals Mostly denied, 2 granted
  • Reinspection fee appeals Mostly held in committee or denied
  • Tall grass/weeds nuisance fee appeals Denied
  • Chicken keeping permit denial appeal (Catherine Beck) Held in committee
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Please be apprised that less than 24 hours notice is being given for this file because it is impractical to give the 24 hours' notice.
  2. 1. Appeal of Charlie Clark, Prairie Park LLC for tall grass and weeds nuisance fees (8413 N 99th St.) (9th Aldermanic District).
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  3. 2. Appeal of Mildred Ortiz for overhanging branches nuisance fees (3016 W St. Paul Ave.) (10th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  4. 3. Appeal of Iqbal Kaur Ghotra and Jagdish Kumar Patel for tall grass and weeds nuisance fees (6154 S 13th St.) (13th Aldermanic District).
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Elizabeth Hammer, seconded by Kendrick Yandell, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  5. 4. Appeal of Joseph A. Rice, Shaggy Dog I, LLC for snow removal fees (1547 N Astor St.) (4th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Elizabeth Hammer, seconded by Kendrick Yandell, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  6. 5. Appeal of Brille Jorgensen for snow removal fees (9625 W Metcalf Pl.) (5th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  7. 6. Appeal of James Raymond for snow removal fees (2904 S Mabbett Ave.) (14th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED

    This APPEAL was GRANTED

  8. 7. Appeal of Jared Triplett, Triplett Flag, LLC for snow removal fees (9507 W Fond du Lac Ave.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Elizabeth Hammer, seconded by Kendrick Yandell, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  9. 8. Appeal of Carmela Felan for snow removal fees (5254 N 49th St.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS) Passed

    A motion was made by Elizabeth Hammer, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS). This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  10. 9. Appeal of Sandra Scott for snow removal fees (3763 N 36th St.) (7th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS) Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS). This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  11. 10. Appeal of Eric Shirley, Shirley Revocable Trust for snow removal fees (319 E Bolivar Ave.) (13th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  12. 11. Appeal of David Glaubke and Kip Mentzer for snow removal fees (2331 E Newberry Bl.) (3rd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  13. 12. Appeal of Misti L. Trzebiatowski for snow removal fees (4719 S 20th St.) (13th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS) Passed

    A motion was made by Vincent Bobot, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS). This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  14. 13. Appeal of John S Zaffiro for snow removal fees (802 E E Kewaunee St.) (3rd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS) Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS). This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  15. 14. Appeal of Ying Moua for snow removal fees (7805 N 76th St.) (9th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS) Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be GRANTED (WITH MODIFICATIONS). This motion FAILED by the following vote:

  16. 15. Appeal of Jonisha Hendon, ACDL Properties, LLC for snow removal fees (8230 W Marion St.) (5th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  17. 16. Appeal of Martha Cooper for garbage and litter nuisance fees (2909 N 37th St.) (7th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
  18. 17. Appeal of Jordan Sowinski for garbage and litter nuisance fees (4252 N 89th St.) (5th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  19. 18. Appeal of Freida Webb for reinspection fees (3373-77 N Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Dr.) (6th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Alex Bruzan, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  20. 19. Appeal of Dale Dolence for vacant building registration fees (920 N 29th St.) (4th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
  21. 20. Appeal of Steve Brick for garbage and litter nuisance fees (2938 N 24th St.) (7th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  22. 21. Appeal of Michael Wisth, Sr. for garbage and litter nuisance fees (4646 N 29th St.) (1st Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED Passed

    A motion was made by Vincent Bobot, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  23. 22. Appeal of Mohd Nassar for garbage and litter nuisance fees (4383 N 27th St.) (1st Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  24. 23. Appeal of Ronald Mueller for garbage and litter nuisance fees (3015 W Chambers St.) (7th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  25. 24. Appeal of Edward Gant for garbage and litter nuisance fees (312 E Townsend St.) (6th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: GRANTED Passed

    A motion was made by Vincent Bobot, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be GRANTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  26. 25. Appeal of Michael Rice for garbage and litter nuisance fees (2739 N 9th St.) (15th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  27. 26. Appeal of Sheila V. Pugh, Power of Attorney for Jimmie Ray Pugh, for garbage and litter nuisance fees (6820 W Silver Spring Dr.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
  28. 27. Appeal of Jose Torres, Ideal Property Solutions LLC, for garbage and litter nuisance fees (403 N 61st St.) (10th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  29. 28. Appeal of Fabio Ribeiro for garbage and litter nuisance fees (2013 N 41st St.) (15th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  30. 10:30 AM
  31. 29. Appeal of Zygmunt Serafin for reinspection fees (2120 S 18th St.) (12th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  32. 30. Appeal of Kenneth Brown for reinspection fees (7809 W Hadley St.) (5th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  33. 31. Appeal of Jonathan Smith for reinspection fees (615 S 89th St.) (10th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  34. 32. Appeal of Ronald Mueller for reinspection fees (2947 N 30th St.) (7th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Alex Bruzan, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  35. 33. Appeal of Helen Bebitzke for reinspection fees (2444 N 27th St.) (15th Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Vincent Bobot, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  36. 34. Appeal of Cayden Standlee for vacant building registration fees (5474 N 56th St.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  37. 35. Appeal of Deborah Jefferson for vacant building registration fees (5628 N 74th St.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
  38. 36. Appeal of Catherine Beck for denial of chicken keeping permit (2912 N Prospect Ave.) (3rd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: HELD IN COMMITTEE Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  39. 37. Appeal of LaToya C. Johnson for board up fees (4854 N 65th St.) (2nd Aldermanic District)
    APPEAL
    Action: DENIED Passed

    A motion was made by Kendrick Yandell, seconded by Elizabeth Hammer, that this APPEAL be DENIED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  40. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
  41. The Administrative Review Board of Appeals may convene into closed session on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to become involved, and then may go into open session for the regular agenda.
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  46. Meeting convened at 9:04 AM
  47. Meeting adjourned at 12:24 Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant