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1 <br /> to <br /> EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 18 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: 7 _ <br /> An Ordinance Related to 11-5-14 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# CB f L ID <br /> Public Nuisances,Amending Proposed Action Originating Dept. Police <br /> Ordinance Nos. 1554-89 as Consent Contact Person Kevin Fagerstrom <br /> amended and 2840-05 Action Phone Number 425-257-8565 <br /> (Chapters 8.20 and 8.60 EMC 11-5-14 First Reading FOR AGENDA OF 11-5-14 <br /> respectively) 11-12-14 Second Reading <br /> 11-19-14 Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> • Department Head <br /> CAA _ <br /> Council President ' 1 <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval <br /> Amount Budgeted -0 • <br /> - <br /> Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining -0- <br /> Additional Required -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The purpose of this proposed ordinance is to update chapters 8.20 and 8.60 EMC (both prohibiting certain <br /> outdoor public nuisance conditions)to clarify the intent of the ordinances. <br /> Chapter 8.20 limits outdoor public nuisance conditions like junk,trash, dead vegetation, and discarded items in <br /> the yards of any property in Everett if it is visible to the public or to the neighbors. Property owners have <br /> successfully argued that junk and other discarded items in a driveway, carport,'gazebo, or the like are not subject <br /> to the ordinance because the items are not in the"yard"of the property. The revisions to this ordinance are <br /> meant to clarify that the outdoor public nuisance conditions listed in the ordinance are prohibited anywhere on <br /> the outside areas of the property if they are visible to the public or neighbors. The revisions also clarify the • <br /> definition of a utility trailer. <br /> Chapter 8.60 limits the number of vehicles that are allowed on the outside of a residential property to four to <br /> preserve the neighborhood aesthetics and prevent a commercial look in a residential neighborhood. Certain <br /> exemptions apply. The revisions to this ordinance limit the instances when more than four vehicles may be <br /> allowed on a property to minimize the commercial appearance in a residential zone that the ordinance is meant <br /> to prevent. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Adopt an Ordinance Related to Public Nuisances,Amending Ordinance Nos. 1554-89 as amended and 2840-05 <br /> (Chapters 8.20 and 8.60 EMC respectively). <br /> • <br /> 115 <br />