Kenosha, WI Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

C requires every licensee to control the interior and exterior of the business and any 'Adjacent Property' (property within 250 feet used in connection with the business) to prevent Objectionable Conditions among employees, patrons, invitees and visitors. Two or more Objectionable Conditions observed at a single incident to which Kenosha Police responded are 'prima facia proof' the licensee failed that duty. D makes any City-issued business license subject to suspension or revocation if the business 'is or creates a nuisance,' defined as three or more separate incidents involving Objectionable Conditions occurring on the licensed premises, its parking facility, or Adjacent Property within any consecutive 12 months, or a single incident involving an illegal act (any conduct violating a federal or state felony law).

The ordinance grew out of the Council's finding that repeat nuisance businesses drain police and emergency resources by tolerating fighting, drug sales and similar disorder around their doors. Enforcement runs through the Kenosha Police Department documenting incidents and the City's Committee on Licenses/Permits reviewing disciplinary action before the Common Council. Because the ordinance targets the business's duty to control its premises, an individual caught urinating in public on a licensed business's property can trigger licensing consequences for that business, in addition to any separate charge available under the City's general Good Order and Conduct Code.