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April 22, 2025 Page 2 without the required Building Permit. This clause enables the City to set an appropriate penalty fee as a part of the City’s fee schedule, which is typically adopted and updated on an annual basis. (Section was clarified to note the ability of applicants to seek an extension of time to perform on an approved permit or license. There are some permits that require additional fees, so the language is written to account for those circumstances.) Section 2. Resets the “Retaining Wall” Definition in the fence section, changing it from “Wall, Retaining”, for simple clarity and to track with how the term is used in the Code. The text of the definition does not change, with the exception that a clause is added to clarify that retaining walls must meet the requirements of other fences, consistent with current practice. (NO CHANGES) Section 3. This change updates the City’s recently adopted natural landscape language (from 2023) to be consistent with the even more recently adopted State statutory language from 2024. (ADDED BACK LANGUAGE TO AVOID THE USE OF PESTICIDES) Section 4. This change also relates to the natural landscapes language, removing the current prohibition from planting such landscapes in the right of way, as the City has sponsored these types of alternative gardens, and modifying the maximum height of such materials, increasing it from 12 to 18 inches, also consistent with the 2024 state statutory language for managed natural landscapes. (ADDED LANGUAGE ESTABLISHING ANY EXISTING GARDENS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AS LEGAL NONCONFORMITIES). Section 5. This change deletes reference to the City’s Health Officer, which is not a designated office in the city. (INSERTED COMMA TO DISTINGUISH REQUIREMENTS FOR THREE DOGS) Section 6. This change deletes reference to the City’s Health Officer, which is not a designated office in the city. (STRUCK “OF THE CITY” AS SUPERFLUOUS LANGUAGE). Sections 7. and 8. This is a component of the Housing Maintenance chapter of the code. Prior language dealing with Temporary Storage deleted a section that could have been interpreted to accommodate moving container or “Pods” use, whereas the original intent was to prohibit the use of storage and shipping containers and long-term storage structures (usually in commercial or industrial areas). This section redefines for temporary storage specific to residential uses, then limits size to 128 square feet, whereas industrial shipping containers are usually a minimum of 320 square feet. (NO CHANGES) 68