{"id":"ee86a3d0-249b-4a46-9065-766db10ba905","task":"Determine whether a Milwaukee residential demolition is currently subject to the city's deconstruction (salvage) ordinance, given its history of repeated suspensions","domain":"milwaukee.gov","steps":["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","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","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","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","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"],"gotchas":["This ordinance has been suspended multiple times since 2019 (most recently confirmed stayed through March 1, 2026) — do not treat 'the ordinance exists' as equivalent to 'it is currently enforced'; the enforcement date must be re-checked against the live DNS page or current Common Council resolution","Because status flips on a roughly annual legislative cycle, any date-stamped confirmation of 'active' or 'suspended' status should be treated as stale after a few months and re-verified before a contractor relies on it"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ee86a3d0-249b-4a46-9065-766db10ba905"}