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surface land and loading or unloading material, equipment or supplies in any residential district of the city, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday unless work is done by a homeowner, in which residential homeowner construction is limited from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. However, such activity shall be lawful from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with prior permission from the city administrator and his designee due to extenuating circumstances such as excessively warm temperature, the need to avoid traffic during normal work hours, etc. Any Sunday activity is also limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and to that which is being performed by the owner/occupant of the parcel on which the activity is occurring. Public improvement projects, public works construction activities and other similar emergency construction activity shall be exempt from the construction hours listed. (b) Permit. Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the administrator and shall state the name of the applicant and their business address, the location of the proposed work, and the reason for seeking a permit to do such work on Sunday as well as the estimated time of the proposed operations. No such permit shall be issued excepting where the public welfare will be harmed by failure to perform the work at the time indicated. (c) Provision not to prevent necessary work. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any work necessary to prevent injury to persons or property at any time. (Code 1978, § 7.81; Ord. No. 95-17) Notification: Observations/Alternatives: Funding Source: Recommendation: While an amendment to City Code may be warranted, Staff poses a goal to balance the tranquility of the surrounding neighborhoods with the flexibility to be able to negotiate later hours where feasible. This topic report is for discussion only. There is no policy change being proposed at this time. Action: No action is being requested. Staff is seeking initial feedback to aide in development an actual ordinance for future consideration. Construction Hours Document Attachments Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 07/31/2015 02:05 PM Form Started By: Geoff Solomonson Started On: 07/31/2015 01:43 PM Final Approval Date: 07/31/2015