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Councilmember Howell said she knows it was discussed in a previous meeting and encouraged <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick to go back and listen to the recording from the Work <br />Session on December 28, 2023 so he can revisit these updates. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick explained that for log and brush piles there are <br />requirements for size, height, location, and being placed off of the ground to eliminate some of the <br />rodent concerns. He shared that there are a lot of residents in the City who burn wood logs; <br />however, they also get a lot of complaints on location and storage of logs and brush piles. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked about item C under Obstructions of Right-of-Ways and noted <br />this covers things in a better way than item I under General Nuisances. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said both of these items are existing in the current <br />code and have just been rearranged. He noted this item covers trails and walkways whereas the <br />other covers debris falling from roofs so there is a difference between these two items. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the City follows the 48 hour requirement of removing snow or ice <br />from sidewalks and trails. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said this would be a question for Parks and Assistant <br />Public Works Director Riverblood. He added this is a part of the existing code so he would hope <br />they were complying with this. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated he does not believe they are currently clearing trails and sidewalks in 48 <br />hours. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove noted that it could also depend on the amount of snow. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said they can lengthen this to 72 hours to give <br />everyone more time to comply. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff suggested adding the need for a special event permit to subdivision 7 <br />of the Noise section, rather than having it in subdivision 1. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said they could move this to the Exemptions <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen asked how the noise of heavy equipment relates to general business <br />operations in an industrial park. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick shared that this needs to meet State statute for noise <br />limits from the MPCA. He explained when there is a large business operation plant that operates <br />24/7, the decibel limits have to meet the State guidelines, which is what the ordinance says. He <br />noted if a business park has a complaint against them for noise then they would contact the MPCA <br />to have an agent come out with their sound meters and take a sample of the noise at the time the <br />complaint is occurring and the MPCA would address this. <br />City Council Work Session / January 23, 2024 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br />