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DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. XXXX
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1490, CITY CODE OF
2005 RELATING TO TRASH HANDLING EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.106 (C) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is proposed to
include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.106 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(C)Accessory uses and structures.
(5)Trash handling equipment. For all uses other than one- and two-family
located in the side or rear
dwellings, trash and/or recycling collections areas shall be
yards only, located no closer than one (1) foot from any side or rear property lines.
The trash and/or recycling areas shall be screened utilizing a 6-foot wall with the
same exterior masonry material as the principal structure and shall include a
latchable gate with at least 80% opacity.
enclosed on at least three sides by an opaque
screening wall or fence no less than six feet in height. The open side of the enclosure
96-gallon
shall not face any public street or the front yard of any adjacent property.
trash receptacles shall be screened with a wall of sufficient height to completely
screen the receptacle, constructed with the same masonry material as the principal
structure. Such enclosures shall also be equipped with a latchable gate with at least
80% opacity.
(a)All multi-family housing properties shall construct a trash
enclosure as described in § 9.106 (C)(5) within two (2) years of the effective passage
of the ordinance.
Section 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its
passage.
First Reading: April 11, 2011
Second Reading: April 25, 2011
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
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Mayor Gary L. Peterson
Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
City Clerk/Council Secretary to the