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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 240 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT .41 242 A. Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 11-03, Amending permitted hours of 243 construction set forth in City Code, Jeff Smyser 244 245 City Planner Smyser summarized the staff report, reviewing the proposed changes to the ordinance, 246 and indicating staff recommends approval of the first reading. 247 248 Councilmember Carlson stated this is an ordinance that deals with noise, and originally covered 249 people working on their own homes, but now it does not cover them at all. She indicated whether a 250 builder or an individual, construction noise can be irritating to neighbors, and asked if it was wise to 251 take off Section 4b of the previous wording entirely. She stated it appears there should be some 252 restriction on individuals also. 253 254 City Planner Smyser stated that the way it is written it would not allow someone to build a new 255 house, whether individual or contractor. He indicated individual homeowners who work during the 256 day often like to work on their homes on evenings or weekends, and they were trying to go for scale, 257 targeting larger projects. 258 259 Councilmember Carlson indicated she thought of that as well, but there is work that can be done late 260 at night without disturbing the neighbors, while some outside work could be very irritating. 261 262 Councilmember O'Donnell agreed, and thinks this needs some pushing around. He would suggest . 63 tabling it and discussing at the work session. 64 265 Mayor Bergeson asked if there was any urgency. He stated another option is to approve the first 266 reading and tweak it before the second reading. 267 268 Councilmember Carlson indicated another point is no construction on Sundays or Federal Holidays; 269 she wondered if that could say the stated construction activities are not allowed on those days. She 270 agreed that if there is no urgency, it would be best to bring it back to a work session. 271 272 Councilmember Carlson moved to table the FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 11-03 amending 273 Section 900 of the City Code relating to nuisances: Permitted hours of construction activity. 274 Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 275 276 Motion carried unanimously. 277 278 B. Public Hearing, Consideration of Resolution No. 03-44, Eagle Brook Church EAW, 279 Declaration on need for EIS 280 281 Mayor Bergeson explained that three weeks ago there was an article in the Quad paper about this 282 subject, and there will be a public meeting here tonight. He advised he would provide background on 283 the issue, and then there would be public comments, followed by some action by the City Council. 284 He asked that everyone be brief and courteous. 285 186 Mayor Bergeson relayed that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was prepared for the 87 Eagle Brook Church, and has undergone public review. The City received comments and staff 6