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Orem City Council

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June 22, 2010 04:00 PM

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June 17, 2010 04:50 PM

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CITY OF OREM CITY COUNCIL MEETING 56 North State Street, Orem, Utah June 22, 2010 This meeting may be held electronically to allow a Councilmember to participate. 4:00 P.M. WORK SESSION – MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 1. DISCUSSION – Transportation Advisory Commission 2. REPORT – Annual Review of Gang Loitering Free Areas 5:00 P.M. STUDY SESSION – MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 3. PRESENTATION – Community Covenant - Utah National Guard AGENDA REVIEW 4. The City Council will review the items on the agenda. CITY COUNCIL - NEW BUSINESS 5. This is an opportunity for members of the City Council to raise issues of information or concern. 6:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION/INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT: By Invitation PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6. MINUTES of Joint Orem/Provo City Council Meeting – May 12, 2010 7. MINUTES of City Council Meeting – June 8, 2010 8. MINUTES of Joint City Council/Alpine School District Meeting – June 10, 2010 MAYOR’S REPORT/ITEMS REFERRED BY COUNCIL 9. UPCOMING EVENTS 10. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS 11. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS There are no vacancies. 12. RECOGNITION OF NEW NEIGHBORHOODS IN ACTION OFFICERS 13. REPORT – Senior Citizen Advisory Commission 14. RECOGNITION – Census 2010 Coordinator – Carol Hinckley 15. MAYOR PRO TEM – June 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010 CITY MANAGER’S APPOINTMENTS 16. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PERSONAL APPEARANCES 17. Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items not on the Agenda. (Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.) CONSENT ITEMS 18. ORDINANCE – Amending Chapter 7 of the Orem City Code Pertaining to Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire and Abatement Codes RECOMMENDATION: The Director of Development Services recommends the City Council, by ordinance, amend Chapter 7 of the Orem City Code pertaining to building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire and abatement codes. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: State law requires that cities adopt specified versions of the national and international codes pertaining to buildings. The proposed amendment reflects the most recent changes in building and safety standards. These changes are necessary in order to ensure the safety and welfare of Orem’s citizens is safeguarded to the best of the City’s ability. It is recommended that Chapter 7 of the Orem City Code be amended to read as follows: 7-1-1. International Building Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Building Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including Chapter one, appendix I, and appendix J, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, and other miscellaneous construction in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Building Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. 7-1-2. International Mechanical Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including Chapter one, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. 7-1-4. International Plumbing Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including Chapter one and appendix E, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, and other miscellaneous plumbing in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. 7-1-7. International Energy Conservation Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including chapter one, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, and other miscellaneous construction in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. 7-1-8. International Fuel Gas Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including Chapter one, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, and other miscellaneous construction in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. 7-1-9. International Residential Code Adopted. The City hereby approves and adopts the International Residential Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, including Chapter one, appendix H, and appendix K, with all its codes and standards for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, and other miscellaneous construction in the City of Orem, and for issuing permits therefore. Permit fees shall be in the amount established by the City Council in the City’s annual budget. The International Residential Code, 2009 Edition, is on file in the office of the City Recorder and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. SCHEDULED ITEMS 6:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING 19. ORDINANCE – Amending Portions of Sections 11-1-2, 22-2-1, and 22-6-8(F) of the Orem City Code as they Pertain to the Definition of Family and the Single-Family Occupancy Requirement RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommends the City Council, by ordinance, amend portions of Sections 11-1-2, 22-2-1, and 22-6-8(F) of the Orem City Code pertaining to the definition of family and single-family occupancy requirements. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: City ordinances currently allow any family that is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to have two additional unrelated individuals live with the family provided those two individuals do not pay rent. The City Council has expressed interest in allowing elderly residents (aged sixty-five or older) to rent a part of their home to up to two unrelated individuals and their minor children. The purpose of this proposal is to assist elderly individuals who may be retired and on a fixed income to obtain additional income to help them make their mortgage payments and thereby allow them to continue living in their home. In order to accomplish this objective, the proposed amendment to Section 22-6-8(F) would allow a person aged sixty-five or older to rent to two unrelated individuals and their minor children upon compliance with the following conditions: 1. The elderly person owns and occupies the dwelling and does not own any other residential dwelling. 2. Interior access is maintained to all portions of the dwelling, and no new dwelling units are created. 3. No additional utility meters or outside entrances are installed, and no other exterior elements are added to accommodate the residents. 4. All City utilities are maintained in the name of the property owner. 5. The property address is not changed, and no new addresses are created. 6. At least three off-street parking spaces are provided, and the number of vehicles maintained by all of the occupants of the dwelling does not exceed the number of off-street parking spaces. 7. The owner of the dwelling registers with the Department of Development Services. In addition to the proposal described above, two additional amendments are being proposed. The first change has to do with the number of guests that can stay with a family. The current ordinance limits the number of guests to two. The proposed amendment would eliminate this restriction and would place no limit on the number of guests that could reside with a family. However, a guest would still not be allowed to stay more than thirty days. The second additional proposal is intended to close a loophole that exists in the current definition of family. One of the definitions of family is “two or more people all of whom are related to one designated occupant of the dwelling by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship and their foster children and up to two other unrelated persons who do not pay rent.” The original intent of allowing two additional unrelated individuals who do not pay rent under this section was to allow nannies, caretakers, health providers, foreign exchange students, missionaries, etc., to live with the primary occupants of a dwelling. In other words, allowing the two additional unrelated individuals was intended to be accessory to the primary family’s use of the dwelling. However, the way it is currently written, the ordinance would allow an initial family consisting of one or two individuals to rent to a family consisting of an unlimited number of individuals who are all related by blood, marriage, or adoption. For example, a married couple who owned a home and had no children could rent to a family consisting of a husband, wife and six children. The family with six children could be considered the family who are all related by blood, marriage, or adoption, and the couple without children could be considered the two additional unrelated individuals who do not pay rent. The proposed modification to the definition of family in Section 22-2-1 closes this loophole by providing that the two unrelated individuals can only live with the primary occupants of the dwelling who are defined as the individuals who own or lease the dwelling. This would prohibit the situation described in the example above. 6:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING 20. ORDINANCE – Amending Section 14-1-3 of the Orem City Code and the Sign Zone Map of the City of Orem, Utah, for Property Located Generally at 321 South Vineyard Road from No Sign Zone to Sign Zone B RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommends the City Council, by ordinance, amend Section 14-1-3 of the Orem City Code and the Sign Zone Map of the City of Orem, Utah, by changing the sign zone on the east side of property located generally at 321 South Vineyard Road from no sign zone to Sign Zone B. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: The applicant represents Geneva Storage, which is a business with access from Vineyard Road but adjacent to Geneva Road. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has plans to widen Geneva Road and construct an overpass across the existing railroad line. The overpass location also happens to be the location of Geneva Storage. UDOT has purchased a portion of Geneva Storage, and a number of the existing storage units will be removed. Along with the building removal, Geneva Storage will lose their wall signs that face Geneva Road. The current Sign Zone Map does not identify this parcel with a sign zone. Because there is no designation, wall signs and a monument sign are permitted, and pole signs are not permitted. The plan UDOT has for widening and constructing an overpass will render Geneva Storage well below the travel lane and substantially reduce visibility to the business. By placing the Area B designation on the east side of Geneva Storage, the owner will be permitted to install a pole sign. Wall signs and monument signs will be for the most part, ineffective. Sign Zone B was requested since the property directly across Geneva Road on the east side is Zone B. Sign Zone B allows for a maximum height of a pole sign to be twenty-four feet. It is possible, depending on the final overpass design, that twenty-four feet will not be high enough to make the sign visible on Geneva Road. It is then likely that a variance will be needed to raise the sign to a visible height. At this time, UDOT does not know the final height of the overpass. Advantages • Allows a commercial property to continue to advertise Disadvantages • None identified 6:15 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING 21. ORDINANCE – Amending Section 22-6-10(C) of the Orem City Code as it Relates to Allowing Pygmy Goats in Residential Zones RECOMMENDATION: Development Services recommends the City Council consider the proposed amendment to Section 22-6-10(C) of the Orem City Code to permit pygmy goats in a residential zone. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: The applicant was recently cited for having pygmy goats in a residential zone. The current ordinance does not permit this type of animal on a lot that is less than one acre in size. A survey of eight Utah County municipalities revealed only one city that permits any kind of goat in a residential zone. Lindon City permits one female goat (any kind) on a lot of less than 20,000 square feet (minimum lot size in Lindon is 12,000 square feet). The Planning Commission sends no recommendation since the vote at the May 19, 2010, meeting was 3-3. From www.npga-pygmy.com: The Pygmy Goat is hardy, alert and animated, good-natured and gregarious; a docile, responsive pet, a cooperative provider of milk, and an ecologically effective browser. The Pygmy goat is an asset in a wide variety of settings, and can adapt to virtually all climates. Pygmy goats are precocious breeders, bearing one to four young every nine to twelve months after a five month gestation period. Does are usually bred for the first time at about twelve to eighteen months, although they may conceive as early as two months if care is not taken to separate them early from bucklings. Newborn kids will nurse almost immediately, begin eating grain and roughage within a week, and are weaned by three months of age. Feeding and housing requirements for Pygmy goats are modest: a draft free 8' x 10' shed furnished with elevated sleeping and feeding places will accommodate four adult animals. An attached outside enclosure with at least 4' high fencing will provide the fresh air and exercise these active, fun-loving goats need. They are very sociable and are happier in a herd atmosphere or with another goat as a friend. A basic diet of roughage in the form of legume and grass hay, bark, brush, and dry leaves [may need] to be supplemented. 6:15 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING 22. ORDINANCE – Amending Section 22-14-19(D) of the Orem City Code Pertaining to Fence Heights in Non-residential Zones RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommends the City Council, by ordinance, approve the request to amend Section 22-14-19(D) pertaining to fence heights in non-residential zones. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: Currently, if a business chooses to install a fence in a non-residential zone, they can only go as high as seven feet. Brad Wilson is proposing to change the current ordinance. He would like businesses to not only have the option of building a six or seven-foot fence, but to also have the option of building an eight-foot fence. The applicant feels that allowing this change would not only increase the flexibility of business owners with regards to fences, it could also increase security, decrease noise, and be more cost effective. The applicant indicates this would allow him to build a four-foot panel fence that could be doubled to an eight-foot fence. This eight-foot composite fence would be cheaper than building a seven-foot masonry fence. Advantages • Increase security • Decrease noise • More cost effective • Increases flexibility Disadvantages • None The proposed text would increase the maximum height of fences in non-residential zones in front and side yard setbacks from seven to eight feet. 22-14-19(D) D. Non-residential Zones. The following restrictions shall apply to all fences located in nonresidential zones. a. Height. The maximum height of fences in nonresidential zones shall be eight feet (8’). b. Location. No fence higher than three feet (3’) shall be located in the front yard setback or side yard setback adjacent to a street. Exception: Property located in the M1 and M2 zones may have a fence up to eight feet (8’), provided that no fence is located within a required landscaped area in a front yard or side yard adjacent to the street. In no case shall a fence be closer than ten feet (10’) to a public-right-of-way in the M1 and M2 zone. Fences located within the M1 and M2 zone shall be constructed with stone, brick, block, stucco, cedar, chain link or chain link with factory installed sight obscuring slats. 23. RESOLUTION – Approving a Recreation Agreement Between the City of Orem and the Alpine School District RECOMMENDATION: The Director of Recreation recommends the City Council, by resolution, approve the Recreational Agreement between the City of Orem and the Alpine School District. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AREA: Citywide BACKGROUND: The City of Orem and the Alpine School District have a long standing, intertwined, mutually-beneficial relationship with regards to school facility use, sport fields, parks, and Fitness Center usage. This agreement formalizes the thirty plus year working relationship between the two organizations. The agreement documents current Orem and Alpine usage at the respective facilities and fields, establishes a scheduling committee, and sets scheduling priorities. The agreement also establishes a billing process for Orem’s use of Alpine facilities, as well as a fee schedule and review process for the District’s use of Orem facilities. COMMUNICATION ITEMS 24. PERSONAL APPEARANCE RESPONSE - Floyd Ostler – Center Street Landscaping CITY MANAGER INFORMATION ITEMS 25. This is an opportunity for the City Manager to provide information to the City Council. These items are for information and do not require action by the City Council. ADJOURN TO CLOSED-DOOR MEETING – Personnel (City Manager Evaluation) and Property Acquisition Personnel and Property Acquisition - Pursuant to Sections 52-4-205 (1)(a) and (e)(i)(A)(B) of the Utah State Code Annotated.

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