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AGENDA
ITEMS 3 & 4
9/12/2019
City of
West University .`
Place �: a
Zoning and Planning
Commission
iifilorkshop
September 12, 2019.`
• Brief overview of
proposals
City of
West University • Receive Commentary
Place
• Discuss if time
permits
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'* High weeds and grass,stagnant water,
debris,garbage and trash,other health an
' sanitation issues.
Ordinance review was prompted by staff to �
try to clarify and further define what a a , ,
"weed"is and to clearly establish when a
violation occurs.
❖ Multiple ordinances from other
municipalities were consulted as was state City of "x
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law. West Universit
❖ ZPC began discussing this topic in earnest in Place ','
the spring of this year. ' r
This chapter of the ordinances as not a ion ng
ordinance so the process is different than in
zoning.
The workshop was decided upon to give the a
public an opportunity to comment.
.•Existing Ordinance "- °" -- '
Establishes max height of grass
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ground growing plants in the A
definition
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• Prohibits certain insanitary West Universi
conditions-stagnant water, Place raid
discarded trash, debris,
garbage and refuse
• Establishes a time frame by
which some of the conditions
come a problem
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❖Proposed Ordinance
Establishes max height of grass
and excessive amount of weeds
as 10"
• Includes invasive plants in the
definition of a weed City of
■ Prohibits certain insanitary West University
conditions after a certain Place
amount of time has passed
■ Adds definitions for clarity of
the regulations
• Reorganization of the chapter
with enforcement provisions
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❖ Ordinance review was prompted by staff to �'
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could define different noises.
• Multiple ordinances from other
municipalities were consulted.
+ ZPC began discussing this topic in earnest in
the spring of this year. City of
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West Universit
ordinance so the process is different than in Place
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public an opportunity to comment.
• ZPC quickly determined that the most
difficult noises were construction,
equipment and lawn care variety.
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Establishes that unreasonable noises r;
are prohibited
.■ Enumerates different noises t qt are
violations of the ordinance
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• Establishes a decibel limit for ° ..
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`Limits operation of external West Univer
"combustion lawn equipment to Place,:::,,;''''''''' "
utside of quiet hours ,t ,
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public projects, registered outdoor
events, et
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Establishes turd" t o b , ®"6"
are prohibited and gives a decibel '
limit for quiet hours and non-quiet
hours.
• Enumerates different noises that are
violations of the ordinance
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Establishes a separate decibel limit West Universi
for mechanical equipment, lawn
equipment and some construction Place, ,,'�
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" Gives some exceptions or ur ernt x
public projects, etcg
• Provides criteria for use of a decibel ;!
meter
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