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City Council Meeting of July 7, 2008 Page 3 of 10 Approve Request for a One -Year Extension for Oneka Square Preliminary Plat and PUD General Plan At its June 18, 2007 meeting the Council approved a preliminary plat, rezoning, and PUD general plan for the Oneka Square retail development located at the northeast corner of 120th Street and Highway 61. The project has not been built to date. The applicant has requested a one-year extension of the Council's approval for the Oneka Square preliminary plat and PUD general plan. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the extension to the City Council. Approve Revision to the City Personnel Policy At a recent Employee Safety Committee meeting, City staff addressed the issue of foot protection on construction sites for Building Inspectors. As Council is aware, the Hugo Public Works Department has an allowance for the purchase of work boots by Public Works Employees. The Employee Safety committee agreed that the application should be extended to building inspectors. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the revision to the City Personnel Policy to allow building inspectors an allowance of $100 for the purchase of work boots for safety purposes. Approve Text Amendment to the Nuisance Ordinance Relating to Noise Over the past year and a half the Code Enforcement Subcommittee has been working on ordinance text amendments that include storage of recreational equipment, tall grass and noxious weeds, and dogs. The subcommittee has finished working on a proposed noise ordinance that regulates car stereo systems. The current City ordinance regarding noise states that "all unnecessary noises which tend to disturb the peace and repose of neighboring residents" shall be considered a nuisance. The code enforcement subcommittee has decided to concentrate on the nuisance of loud noise from car stereo systems and add a portion to the ordinance for enforcement specifically for the nuisance of loud car stereo systems. The Planning Commission considered the text amendment at a public hearing during their June 12, 2008 meeting. There was no one that spoke at the public hearing on the text amendment. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended to the City Council to approve the text amendment with changes to the text adding all audio, not only music. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved adoption of ORDINANCE 2008-418 AMENDING CHAPTER 200 (NUISANCES) SECTION 4, NUMBER 11 REGARDING NOISE and ORDINANCE 2008-419 AMENDING CHAPTER 320 (COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE REGULATION) SECTION 1010-100.1 DEFINITIONS Petryk made motion, Granger seconded, to direct staff to post signs at the entrances to the City stating "Noise Ordinance Enforced" and to notify the Sheriff's Department of the ordinance. She also asked that it be posted in the newspapers. All aye. Motion carried. Approve Text Amendment to the Nuisance Ordinance Relating to Junk Cars The current City ordinance regarding junk vehicles states that it is a nuisance for any property to have more than two junk vehicles on it at a time. The proposed ordinance will not allow junk vehicles on properties in the urban area of the City that are developed. Properties that meet certain criteria will be allowed to store no more than two junk vehicles, provided the vehicles are adequately screened from adjacent properties and are not located on the grass in the front yard. All properties that have outdoor storage of junk vehicles shall include a dwelling. The Planning Commission considered the text