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Department Approval <br />� <br />Item Description <br />1.O BACKGROUND <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 04/13/09 <br />Item No.: 13.a <br />Acting City Manager Approval <br />� � <br />Discussion of Amendments to Title 4 of the City Code Regarding Yard <br />Requirements and Regulation of Residential Composting <br />1.1 Chapter 407 of the Roseville City Code regulates nuisances within the City. Section <br />407.02 regulates nuisances affecting the health, safety, comfort, or repose of residents. <br />The following report describes two recommended clarifications to Section 407.02 related <br />to yard vegetation and compost bins and the addition of a new chapter to more fully <br />detail regulations on residential compost bins. <br />1.2 Permanent Yard Vegetation: Currently, the City of Roseville does not have an ordinance <br />requiring property owners to maintain vegetation within the yard area of their properties. <br />Section 407.02 sets forward a standard for weed control through 407.02 (C) , which <br />includes regulations for grass height, but is silent with respect to permanent yard <br />vegetation. The City does have an erosion control and sedimentation ordinance (Chapter <br />1017) , which requires development of an erosion and sedimentation control plan that <br />addresses seventeen required elements, including the establishment of permanent <br />vegetation. However, this ordinance is only applicable to projects that will be disturbing <br />more than 10,000 square feet of land. Without an ordinance requiring permanent yard <br />vegetation, the City cannot cite property owners with bare dirt yards. Attachment A <br />includes proposed ordinance language that would require properties to have yard <br />vegetation. <br />1.3 Compost Sins: In 1991, the City Council approved an ordinance allowing for backyard <br />composting (Section 407.02(F)) in an effort reduce the amount of biodegradable waste <br />entering landfills. However, the ordinance that was adopted has proved too vague and is <br />not readily enforceable as a nuisance violation. Attachment A includes a proposed <br />revision to Section 407.02 (F) and the creation of Chapter 409: Residential Composting, <br />to clarify composting regulations. <br />2.0 <br />2.1 <br />3.0 <br />3.1 <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />Soth proposed ordinance amendments more clearly set forward expectations for property <br />owners and allows City staff to have unambiguous rules to enforce. <br />BUDGET IMPLICATIONS <br />The proposed amendments are not expected have an impact on the City's budget. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />