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application, the City Council shall balance the hardship to the applicant against the adverse impact on the health, safety and welfare of the persons affected, the adverse impact on property affected, and any other adverse effects of granting the variance. The variance may be granted subject to conditions, including a time limit, which shall be clearly stated. (b) If the city finds that sufficient controversy exists regarding the proposed exception to the provisions of this section, a public hearing will be held on the proposed application at which all persons affected shall be given an opportunity to be heard. (5) Exception for emergency work. Noise created exclusively in the performance of emergency work to preserve the public health, safety or welfare, or in the performance of emergency work necessary to restore a public service or eliminate a public hazard shall be exempt from the provisions of this section for a period not to exceed 24 hours after the work is commenced. Persons responsible for the work shall inform the Police Department, Building Inspector and City Administrator of the need to initiate the work or, if the work is commenced during non - business hours of the city, at the beginning of business hours of the first business day thereafter. Any person responsible for this emergency work shall take all reasonable actions to minimize the amount of noise. Penalty, see § 91.99 Ord. #49, adopted 0111011990, Ord. amended 0512212002, Ord. amended 1211012003, Ord. 2d 925, amended 1211012008 § 91.10 TARGETED RESIDENTIAL PICKETING (A)Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term "targeted residential picketing" means: (1) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons directed solely at a particular residential building in a manner that adversely affects the safety, security, or privacy of an occupant of the building; or (2) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons which prevents an occupant of a residential building from gaining access to or exiting from the property on which the residential building is located; or (3) Standing, marching, patrolling or picketing by one or more persons focused in front of or adjacent to a particular residential dwelling without the consent of that dwelling's occupants. (B) Purpose. The city has an interest in the protection of residential privacy, the wellbeing and tranquility of the home, and protecting citizens from unwanted speech when they are a captive audience within their homes. The city council finds that, without resorting to targeted residential picketing, ample opportunities exist for those otherwise engaged in targeted residential picketing to exercise constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and expression. (C) Prohibited Activity. No person shall engage in targeted residential picketing within the City. 95 1 Page