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Regular Planning Commission 5. 4. <br />Meeting Date: 10/15/2015 <br />By: Geoff Solomonson, Community <br />Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />PUBLIC HEARING:Consider Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 105 (Buildings and Building Standards) <br />Related to Allowable Hours of Construction <br />Purpose/Background: <br />The City of Ramsey has the code as listed below for construction hours within the city. The reason for this possible <br />amendment to the Code is due to the number of concerns that have been raised to City Council regarding the time <br />limits and to address some of the public perception of the listed hours. The question was most recently raised during <br />the review of a Major Subdivision. <br />Residents have had concerns with the hours listed as the maximum allowance, not necessarily being the standard <br />hours of construction that most contractors choose to use. The Developer of Harvest Estates, for example, <br />negotiated construction hours to stop at 8:00 p.m. instead of the maximum stopping time of 10:00 p.m. This <br />contrasts with the the construction of Fire Station Number 2 which is nearby in the same neighborhood and has a <br />ending construction time of 10:00 p.m. Based on discussion in a previous Planning Commission meeting, the goal <br />of this amendment has been to look at the possibly of introducing wording to negotiate an earlier stopping time for <br />construction and creating exemptions built in for public improvement projects. <br />Notification: <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Funding Source: <br />Recommendation: <br />While an amendment to City Code may be warranted, Staff poses a goal to balance the tranquility of the <br />surrounding neighborhoods with the flexibility to be able to negotiate later hours where feasible. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council adopt the Ordinance amending language regarding allowable hours of <br />construction. <br />Attachments <br />Proposed Ordinance <br />Previous Planning Commission Case <br />Planning Commission Minutes dated August 6, 2015 <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 10/09/2015 11:50 AM <br />Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 10/09/2015 03:18 PM <br />Form Started By: Geoff Solomonson Started On: 10/05/2015 02:58 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 10/09/2015 <br />