Title: City Plan Commission Records
Inclusive Dates: 1911-1975

Creators:

• Milwaukee (Wis.). City Plan Commission.
• Milwaukee (Wis.). Board of Public Land Commissioners.

Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 55

Quantity:

• 1.4 cubic ft. (4 boxes)
• 97 volumes

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the City Plan Commission, which operates within the Department of City Development, and advises the Common Council on a variety of land development issues including zoning map changes, revisions in the zoning ordinance, subdivision approvals, and business improvement districts. Contains reports, maps, minutes, correspondence, and a property survey.

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Language: English

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The City Plan Commission (CPC) is the City's official planning body and is responsible for master planning activities. It was established as the City Planning Commission by Wisconsin statute in 1909 and was known as the Board of Public Land Commissioners from 1939 to 1960 before receiving its present name in 1961. The seven members of the City Plan Commission are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council to serve three-year terms. Operating within the Department of City Development, the CPC advises the Common Council on a variety of land development issues including zoning map changes, revisions in the zoning ordinance, subdivision approvals, business improvement districts, street and alley closures, public land disposition and acquisition, new streets and the approval of development plans in certain overlay districts.

The bulk of the collection is comprised of the volumes of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1939-1940 real property survey by block of all public properties in and around the City of Milwaukee. The Board of Public Land Commissioners and the Milwaukee County Regional Planning Department sponsored project No. 9437. Information provided includes statistical data such as: number of structures by type of structure, by year built, by condition, etc. and dwelling unit data such as number of units by condition, by duration of occupancy, by number of persons per room, by number of children 14 years or less, etc.

The collection also contains a Quarter Section Atlas of the City of Milwaukee as well as various reports and publications. There are also files of correspondence with various City departments and committees, typically planning documents for different projects, including expressways, buildings and zoning, parks, and traffic.

The collection is generally arranged alphabetically.

City of Milwaukee City Plan Commission Records, 1911-1975, Collection 55. City of Milwaukee Archival Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Archival Collections

• Department of City Development Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 19.

• Richard Perrin Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 157.

• Town of Wauwatosa Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 14.

Publications and Other Items

Base Map Prepared by Board of Public Land Commissioners Milwaukee, Wis. : From Data of Real Property Survey

Map of Milwaukee County Showing Census Tracts, April 1950

Master Plan : 1970-Milwaukee-1990

Preliminary Reports of the City Planning Commission of the City of Milwaukee

Reports and Studies Completed by the Board of Public Land Commission Staff, 1940 to Aug. 1959

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view City of Milwaukee Archival Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Milwaukee Public Library receives official materials from city departments via the Milwaukee City Records Center, pursuant to state statutes and city ordinances governing the permanent retention of city records.

Processing Information

Processed by Janet K. Geronime, Archives Volunteer, 1996. Described by Robert Carter, Archives Volunteer, 1997. Revised by Gayle M. Ecklund, Archives Technician, 2001. Bob Jaeger added materials in 2017. In 2018, Bob Jaeger combined the previous City Plan Commission collections and renumbered it CMAC 55. Materials added by Bob Jaeger, 2022.

Box   1 Folder   1-3	Annual Review, 1919, 1937-1960
Box   1 Folder   4	Auto Parking Census, 1939
Box   1 Folder   5	Blight Elimination, 1950
Box   1 Folder   6	Building Setback Lines, 1934
Box   4 Folder   1	City Comptroller, 1950-1959
Box   4 Folder   2	City Real Estate Agent, J. Emmett Ryan, 1951-1960
Box   4 Folder   3	Civil Defense and Disaster Committee, 1950-1961
Box   1 Folder   7	Civil Defense Program, plans, 1951
Box   1 Folder   8	Coordinated Development of the Lakefront, progress report, 1962
Box   1 Folder   9	Discussion of Zoning Principals and Policies for Milwaukee, draft, 1963
Box   1 Folder   10	Downtown Development, 1939
Box   1 Folder   11	Downtown Milwaukee, blueprints, 1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Grouping of Public Buildings, report, 1919
Box   2 Folder   1	Family Income, 1946
Box   2 Folder   2	Food Terminal, preliminary report, 1925
Box   4 Folder   4	Health Department, 1951-1953
Box   4 Folder   5	Housing Department, 1953-1955
Box   4 Folder   6	Industrical Development Coordinator, 1959-1976
Box   4 Folder   7	Joint Meetings of Planning Agencies of the County, Cities, Villages, and Towns of Milwaukee County, 1951-1958
Box   2 Folder   3	List of City-Owned Property for Sale, 1938-1940
Box   4 Folder   8	Major Thoroughfare Plan (expressway), 1930-1959
Box   2 Folder   4	Manufacturing in the Milwaukee Area: 1919-1939, 1944
Box   2 Folder   5	Milwaukee City Planning by C.B. Whitnall, 1911
Box   4 Folder   9	Milwaukee Metropolitan Plan Association, 1943-1946
	Minutes
Volume   1	1939
Volume   2	1940
Volume   3	1941
Volume   4	1942
Volume   5	1943
Volume   6	1944
Volume   7	1945
Volume   8	1946
Volume   9	1947
Volume   10	1948
Volume   11	1949
Volume   12	1950
Volume   13	1951
Volume   14	1952
Volume   15	1953
Volume   16	1954
Volume   17	1955
Volume   18	1956
Volume   19	1957
Volume   20	1958
Volume   21	1959
Volume   22	1960
Volume   23	1961
Volume   24	1962
Volume   25	1967-1970
Box   3	Outgoing Correspondence Copies from Board of Public Land Commissioners, 1915-1921 Physical Description: 1 volume
Box   2 Folder   6	Planning and Housing Laws Under Which the Board of Public Land Commissioners Function, 1936
Box   2 Folder   7	Platting Guide, 1924
Box   2 Folder   8	Preliminary Reports, 1911
Box   4 Folder   10	Public Relations (talks), 1946-1949
Volume   26	Quarter Section Atlas, circa 1939-1960
	Real Property Survey
Volume   27	General Tables - Milwaukee Master (Districts 1-8), 1939-1940
Volume   28	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 1, 1939-1940
Volume   29	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 2, 1939-1940
Volume   30	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 3, 1939-1940
Volume   31	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 4, 1939-1940
Volume   32	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 5, 1939-1940
Volume   33	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 6, 1939-1940
Volume   34	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 7, 1939-1940
Volume   35	General Tables - Milwaukee District No. 8, 1939-1940
Volume   36	General Tables - Metropolitan Area, Milwaukee City, Suburbs, and Rural, 1939-1940
Volume   37	General Tables - Rural, 1939-1940
Volume   38	General Tables - Cudahy, 1939-1940
Volume   39	General Tables - Shorewood, 1939-1940
Volume   40	General Tables - South Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   41	General Tables - City of Wauwatosa, 1939-1940
Volume   42	General Tables - West Allis, 1939-1940
Volume   43	General Tables - West Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   44	General Tables - Whitefish Bay, 1939-1940
Volume   45	Cities and Villages by Enumeration Districts and Block Nos., 1939-1940
Volume   46	Block Data Presentation, City of Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   47	Census Tracts: 1 to 153 inclusive, City of Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   48	Low Income Housing Area Survey, City of Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   49	Final Summaries - Metropolitan Area, City of Milwaukee, Suburbs, and Rural Areas, 1939-1940
Volume   50	Census Tract Summaries - City of Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   51	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 1-8 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   52	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 9-15 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   53	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 16-22 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   54	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 23-33 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   55	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 34-43 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   56	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 44-54 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   57	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 55-63 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   58	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 64-70 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   59	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 71-77 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   60	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 78-83 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   61	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 84-87 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   62	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 88-90 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   63	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 91-93 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   64	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 94 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   65	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 95-101 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   66	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 102-106 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   67	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 107-112 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   68	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 113-118 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   69	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 119-124 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   70	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 125-131 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   71	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 132-138 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   72	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 139-145 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   73	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 146-148 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   74	Block Tabulations - Census Tracts No. 149-153 inclusive, 1939-1940
Volume   75	Block Tabulations - Cudahy, 1939-1940
Volume   76	Block Tabulations - Fox Point, Greendale, River Hills, 1939-1940
Volume   77	Block Tabulations - Shorewood, 1939-1940
Volume   78	Block Tabulations - South Milwaukee ED #1-4, 1939-1940
Volume   79	Block Tabulations - South Milwaukee ED #5-7, 1939-1940
Volume   80	Block Tabulations - Town of Granville ED #1-28, 1939-1940
Volume   81	Block Tabulations - Town of Granville ED #29-35, 1939-1940
Volume   82	Block Tabulations - Town of Greenfield ED #1-12, 1939-1940
Volume   83	Block Tabulations - Town of Greenfield ED #13-29, 1939-1940
Volume   84	Block Tabulations - Town of Lake, 1939-1940
Volume   85	Block Tabulations - Town of Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   86	Block Tabulations - Town of Oak Creek and Town of Franklin, 1939-1940
Volume   87	Block Tabulations - Town of Wauwatosa ED #1-4, 1939-1940
Volume   88	Block Tabulations - Town of Wauwatosa ED #5-11, 1939-1940
Volume   89	Block Tabulations - Town of Wauwatosa ED #12-19, 1939-1940
Volume   90	Block Tabulations - City of Wauwatosa ED #1-11, 1939-1940
Volume   91	Block Tabulations - City of Wauwatosa ED #12-20, 1939-1940
Volume   92	Block Tabulations - West Allis ED #1-14, 1939-1940
Volume   93	Block Tabulations - West Allis ED #15-28, 1939-1940
Volume   94	Block Tabulations - West Milwaukee, 1939-1940
Volume   95	Block Tabulations - Whitefish Bay, 1939-1940
Volume   96	Census Tract Summaries - Suburbs (Cudahy, West Allis, West Milwaukee, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, City of Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay), 1939-1940
Volume   97	Census Tract Summaries - Rural (Fox Point, Town of Franklin, Town of Granville, Greendale, Town of Greenfield, Town of Lake, Town of Milwaukee, Town of Oak Creek, River Hills, Town of Wauwatosa), 1939-1940
Box   2 Folder   9	Redevelopment Plan of City Hall Square Redevelopment Corporation, 1964
Box   4 Folder   11	Regional Planning Commission, 1955-1961
Box   2 Folder   10	Reports and Recommendations, 1930-1959
Box   2 Folder   11	Report Compiled for the Steering Committee on National Defense, 1940
Box   2 Folder   12	Restricted Heights of Buildings, 1920
Box   2 Folder   13	Revised Zoning Ordinance, 1965
Box   2 Folder   14	Study on Mayor’s Post-War Planning Conference, 1945
Box   4 Folder   12	Truck Routes and Traffic, 1929-1944
Box   4 Folder   13	Urban Redevelopment Law, 1965
Box   2 Folder   15	Vacant Lots and Acreage, study, 1936
Box   4 Folder   14	Vieau Park Project, 1950
Box   4 Folder   15	Water Works, 1957
Box   4 Folder   16	Zoning Opinoins, Building Inspector, 1942-1948