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March 26, 2024 Page 2 Section 5 (formerly 4). No changes. Section 6 (formerly 5). Rodent harborage prohibitions. This section was amended to provide clarification that intentional accumulations of vegetation for feeding of wild birds, and compost structures that comply with City Code, are exempt from the prohibitions of this section. Section 7 – 14 (formerly 6-13): No further changes. The code sections are summarized below as they were originally discussed with the Planning Commission. To assist in the Council’s discussion and review of the second reading, additions or changes to the first reading text are highlighted in yellow. CITY COUNCIL ACTION This is the second of three readings of the proposed ordinance. The Council is asked to comment on any elements of the language, and move the ordinance to its third and final reading, at which point the Council may adopt the Ordinance as it is presented or amended in final form. PRIOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission considered the proposed elements of the Ordinance at a public hearing during its regular meeting on February 20, 2024. The Planning Commission discussed the various sections and noted that there was nobody from the public to comment on the amendments. Their discussion included comments in the staff report (reproduced below) noting potential policy or technical issues for review. The primary discussion related to the hours during which additional noise regulations were to be enforced (Section 1 of the proposed ordinance). The current ordinance has a variety of start and/or end times for a night-time quiet period. The draft ordinance proposed consolidating those times, regardless of noise source. The Commission’s discussion (and recommendation) altered the draft ordinance to retain the current 10:00p deadline for music-related sound, and also to retain the current distinction between weekday and weekend morning quiet times (retaining the current 9:00a.m. rather than modify it). The changes and/or discussion notes are added to the draft ordinance and highlighted for ease of interpretation. There were a few other clerical changes that were recommended, but which did not involve substantive language. The Planning Commission unanimously passed a recommendation to send the proposed ordinance to the City Council with changes to the proposed text as noted in the redline draft, attached. PROPOSED ORDINANCE SECTIONS Section 1. Consolidates a variety of limits for outdoor noise generation to a consistent time, requiring no excessive noise creation between 9:00pm and 7:00am. 102