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Memorandum To: Gem Lake Planning Commission Project Reference: Ordinance No. 45 Garbage and Copies To: Melissa Lawrence, City Clerk Refuse Update Kevin Beck, City Attorney TKDA Project No.: 20459.000 From: Evan Monson, Planner Client No.: Date: February 29, 2024 SUBJECT: Garbage and Refuse Ordinance #45 MEETING DATE: March 12, 2024 ITEMS REVIEWED: Draft Ordinance – redlined and clean version BACKGROUND Over the last few meetings, the Planning Commission has discussed updates to the garbage and refuse ordinance (ordinance 45). The commissioners reviewed different examples of garbage ordinances for nearby communities, and reviewed results of a survey that was sent out by city staff last fall to residents on their garbage hauling service. Included with this memo is a redlined draft ordinance for review by the commissioners , with changes proposed to address comments and suggestions made at previous meetings. Also included is a ‘clean’ draft of the proposed ordinance. OVERVIEW OF DRAFT ORDINANCE The draft ordinance includes mostly minor changes and edits to the original text from 1983. A summary of the changes include: • Definitions o Text was reviewed to address grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and reformatted to be consistent with formatting of other recently adopted ordinances. • Text throughout the document was reviewed to remove redundancies, and to correct or update references to other ordinances and statutes. • Size limitations for containers was increased from 32 gallons to 96 gallons. • Sections regarding Multiple Dwelling Residences and Commercial Establishments were reformatted. • Hours for hauling were revised to be consistent with neighboring communities. • A section regarding ‘severability and savings was added, as is common/standard practice for ordinances.