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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes <br />January 18, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />1 Chair Socha opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. <br />2 <br />3 City Planner Grittman provided a review of the City Code Amendments project. He stated <br />4 these items (for general code updates and the swimming pool and dumpster language sections <br />5 were introduced for discussion at the December 21, 2021 Planning Commission meeting. <br />6 Commissioner Rude indicated hat he had a number of comments for consideration and the <br />7 Commission tabled action to allow those comments to be addressed in a follow-up draft for <br />8 review at this evenings Planning Commission meeting. <br />9 <br />10 Those comments are addressed in the updated version provided for Commission review. This <br />11 updated version primarily focuses on the swimming pool and dumpster portions of the <br />12 proposed ordinance. The newer text was highlighted in red bold to distinguish it from the <br />13 prior existing and proposed text so Commissioners are able to see the updated changes. Staff <br />14 appreciates the additional review, and believes that the update will result in a more readable <br />15 and usable ordinance, the goal of making these changes in the first place. <br />16 <br />17 Mr. Grittman noted one change suggested by Commissioner Rude was not included in the <br />18 proposed text, but was highlighted as something for consideration. This relates to Flexible <br />19 Dumpsters in Paragraph 6 of Section 9 on the last page of the ordinance draft. The comment <br />20 relates to the duration of these smaller dumpsters and a more restrictive time allowance as <br />21 compared to the larger solid dumpsters. <br />22 <br />23 The purpose of the proposed language is based on the Code Enforcement Official’s concerns <br />24 that once these flexible dumpsters fill up, they should be removed as their nature often results <br />25 in an inability to contain the refuse, and that they collect water that can create a problem when <br />26 it leaches out, among other issues. The Code Enforcement Official suggested that in his <br />27 experience, he has not seen similar problems for the hard-sided structures. <br />28 <br />29 The larger dumpsters often accompany more extensive projects that are subject to other <br />30 permitting, while this is less common for the flexible dumpsters. While this is not an exact <br />31 relationship, it is not uncommon that the larger dumpsters take longer to fill. The smaller <br />32 flexible dumpsters fill more quickly, and then more often become problems. <br />33 <br />34 Mr. Grittman continued with a review of the City Code Amendments for Swimming Polls and <br />35 Refuse/Recycling. Planning Staff and the City Building Official has conducted a review of <br />36 City Code provisions related to the City’s swimming pool and refuse/recycling requirements. <br />37 A number of changes have been suggested. Mr. Grittman provided a summary of various <br />38 changes which are suggested. If found to be acceptable as written, or acceptable with <br />39 modifications, the changes will be provided in a formal amendment format and a public <br />40 hearing will be scheduled to provide an opportunity for public input. <br />41 <br />42 Mr. Grittman noted there was an additional correction in Code Section 33-044 the correction <br />43 of a typo “criteria’s” should be “criteria”. On Section 9603 pavement should not include <br />44 aggregate or gravel. <br />45 Mr. Grittman provided the suggested changes in detail for: <br />46