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STAFF REPORT • DATE: October 23, 1992 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: David Mark Urbia, Management Assistant ITEM: PROPOSED HOUSING MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE; 1992-009 In -reviewing the. ordinance,.the changes the City Attorney made were mostly to eliminate redundant words. The intent of the ordinance was not altered. There have been some changes from input at the last reading of the ordinance (10/13/92). Modified language has been done for the following sections: Section 355:35, page 7: Storage of Wood. Wood used for fireplaces must be stacked in a location other than the front yard setback. Justification .— Easier to enforce, the height off the ground requirement provides fuel for petty neighbor to neighbor complaints. • Section 355:70, page 9: Basic Equipment and Facilities. Subd. 7. Locks and Security. Exterior doors: k? l': ` equipped with safe, functioning locking devices equipped wk+ openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effect. Apartment buildings must also include: (a) Security Systems. An approved security system to control access, consisting of locked building entrance or foyer doors, and locked doors leading from hallways into individual units, dead-latch locks with level knobs (or door knobs) on the inside of building entrance doors and key cylinders on the outside of building entrance doors, with building entrance door latches or a type permanently locked from the outside and permanently unlocked from the inside. Notes -- The deadbolt lock provision was dropped for single family homes. The City Council will have to decide if part (a) should be included or not. A compromise would to grandfather older rental buildings without these systems, as they are expensive. However, these systems are good to have, so new buildings should be required. Section 355:80, page 13: General Requirements. Subd. 11. Yard Cover. Issue -- Drop the language "prevailing community standards," as it is difficult • if not impossible to define.