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Agenda N umber G10 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M emorandum TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Rachel Leitz, Community Development Assistant SUBJECT: Swi mmi ng Pool Ordinance DATE: June 1, 2017 for the Council Meeting of June 5, 2017 1. PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE: At its May 25, 2017 meeting, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and considered the swimming pool ordinance. The Planning Commission had general questions on the required setbacks for noise making mechanical equipment. They requested staff to review the requirements and consider lessening the setback if further noise proofing is approved by City staff. Since the Planning Commission meeting, staff has reviewed the setbacks for noise making mechanical equipment. Staff has added a provision that setback requirements for noise making mechanical equipment may be minimized if the applicant can demonstrate sufficient noise proofing by other methods. This shall be reviewed and approved by City staff. 2. BACKGROUND: City staff has been receiving many inquiries regarding Hugo's swimming pool requirements. The City does not have an official ordinance related to these requirements and has been following building code requirements and setbacks related to accessory structures when swimming pools are submitted for review. In discussions with residents and swimming pool installers/professionals, the City's setback requirements didn't accommodate for a reasonably sized pool or created an unusual site plan, which didn't allow residents to fully utilize their back yards. Because of these difficulties, staff was approached by many residents who wanted to discuss the variance process to accommodate their swimming pools. On February 9, 2017 City staff approached the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) to discuss swimming pool requirements in Hugo, specifically related to setbacks, impervious surface, and location of noise making units. The ORC agreed that staff should begin drafting a swimming pool ordinance to address the number of variance requests the City was receiving. On March 6, 2017 City Council approved staff to begin preparing a swimming pool ordinance.