About Us

Mission Statement

Through the enforcement of Building, Zoning, Fire, Environmental, Property Maintenance and other ordinances, DNS protects the value of investments in neighborhoods and commercial properties and supports community goals of building safe and healthy neighborhoods and increasing investment and economic vitality throughout the City.

• Code Violation Process
  An overview of the DNS Code inspection, violation, and enforcement process.
   
• Complaint Process
  An overview of the DNS complaint process.
   
• Customer Satisfaction Survey
  Please take a moment to tell us about your experience with the permitting, plan review and inspections functions for the City of Milwaukee. Your responses will help as we continue working toward improving our development process.
   
• DNS Jobs
  Learn about job opportunities to work or intern with us. 
   
• News Releases
   
• Open Records
   
• Standards and Appeals Commission

For contact information for neighboring municipalities, check out the 2022 Wisconsin Municipal Guide.