Determine whether a Milwaukee residential demolition is currently subject to the city's deconstruction (salvage) ordinance, given its history of repeated suspensions

Steps

1. Check the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) Deconstruction Ordinance page (city.milwaukee.gov/DNS/Inspections_Sections/Decon) for the CURRENT enforcement status before assuming the ordinance is active
2. If active, confirm scope: it applies to 1-4 unit residential structures built in 1929 or earlier, designated historic structures, and properties in historic districts
3. If in scope, confirm the target diversion rate (published guidance cites an 85% landfill-diversion-by-weight goal, excluding concrete/masonry from the calculation) and required documentation of salvaged vs. disposed materials
4. Check for the current Common Council resolution number suspending or reinstating enforcement — the ordinance has been suspended and reinstated on an approximately annual basis since 2019, most recently stayed through March 1, 2026 per the last confirmed resolution
5. Because the suspension/reinstatement cycle repeats annually, re-verify enforcement status close to the actual demolition date rather than relying on a status checked weeks or months earlier