06/15/2020-CC-Agenda Packet-Work SessionAGENDA
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020
6:00 PM
HISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING 403 NORTH 7th STREET
SANGER, TEXAS
1.Call Meeting to Order
2.Community Enhancement
Discuss and Seek Guidance on New Community Enhancement Program.
3.Overview of Items on the Regular Agenda
4.Adjourn
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the
City Website, and on the bulletin board, at the City Hall of the City of Sanger, Texas, a place
convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said notice was posted on the
following date and time, and remained posted continuously for at least 72 hours prior to the
scheduled time of said meeting and shall remain posted until meeting is adjourned.
June 12, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Cheryl Price City Secretary
City of Sanger, Texas
Date/Time Posted
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for additional
accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City
Secretary's office at (940) 4587930 for further information.
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.
AGENDA MEETING DATE: June 15, 2020
TO: Alina Ciocan, City Manager
FROM: Ramie Hammonds, Development Service Director
ITEM/CAPTION:
Community Enhancement
Discuss and Seek Guidance on New Community Enhancement Program.
AGENDA TYPE: Work Session
ACTION REQUESTED: Other: Information and input on new Community Enhancement Program
BACKGROUND:
The City of Sanger recently moved the code enforcement duties from the Police Department to Development Services
under the title Community Enhancement. A Community Enhancement Officer was hired and has been reviewing current
ordinances and accessing areas of the code that need updates. As the new Community Enhancement Program is being
developed staff would like feedback regarding code updates and enforcement.
LEGAL/BOARD COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS/CITIZEN NOTICE FEEDBACK:
N/A
FINANCIAL SUMMARY FUNDING/FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
FUNDS:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff requests feedback regarding code changes and enforcement.
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Community
Enhancement
Information and Input on New Community Enhancement
Program
SANGER
*TEXAS
SANGER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT:
NUISANCE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE TIP SHEET
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Grass, Weeds, and Other Vegetation
> Grass and weeds over 12 inches tall are prohibited. This Includes the front, rear, and side yard of
the property to the property lines as well as any easements or adjacent rights -of -way. Max and
trim along fences,. —ad mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc.
> Vegefe". growing oreneroachlag upon improved rights-of-way(sidewalks. curbs, orstreets) must
be removed.
Trash and Recycling Containers
> Trash containers may not be set out until after 5 p.m. the night before scheduled pickup, and all
containers and unaccepted Items must be removed by 8 p.m. the day of the scheduled pickup
> Containers shall be stored an the properly, but not in a front yard or aside yard adjacentto a public
street
> Sulky Items like mattresses, fumlture or stoves arc picked up on bulk collection day only.
Y Non -recyclable items are not allowed In the blue recycle containers. Waste Managementwill not
service the blue bins with Non -recyclable Items In It. For Information on allowable recyclable kerns,
please visit the City of Sanger's website at htto,/Isancertexes ore/uage/residents trash recycling.
Trash and Debris
> Remove all trash and debris from property. This Includes the front, rear, and side yard of the
property as well as any easements a adjacent rights -of -way.
Y Any trash Items not removed by Waste Management on trash day must be removed from public
view Immediately.
Y Customers currently paying for garbage pickup service are entitled to free tree and brush pickup
with certain limitations. Customers are required to call and schedule for a pickup. Contact Sanger
Parks Department at 940.458.2571 for more Information and scheduling.
Inoperable and Junk Vehicles-
Y A vehicle that Is not in operating condition or has one or more gat tires is considered inoperable
and/orjunked.
Y Inoperable and Junk Vehicles cannot be visible from the public right-of-way or an adjacent property.
> An Inoperable motor vehicle that remains in operable for more than 30 consecutive days on private
property becomes a Junk vehicle.
Y Covering an Inoperable orjunk vehicle with a tarp or car cover Is not allowed.
Y A vehicle is considered Inoperable If a Code Compliance Officer requests a demonstration of
operability and one Is not provided.
Parking regulations
• Parking on gross, gravel or rock surfaces is prohibited.
Y Parking shall only be allowed on paved concrete orasphalt surfaces. All driveways and approaches
to off-street parking spaces shall be similarly paved.
Definitions
➢ Garbage. All putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including all meat,
vegetable, and fruit refuse, and carcasses of small dead animals and fowls from any
premises within the city limits.
Y Junked vehicle means a motor vehicle that.
(a) Is self-propelled.
(b) Displays an expired license plate or does not display a license plate; and
(c) Is:
(1) Wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
(2) Inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
Thirty (30) consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
Refuse All solid wastes, including garbage, trash and rubbish.
Trash or Rubbish Any matter such as paper, cardboard, rags, wooden boxes, leaves,
flowers, trimmings, lawn cuttings free from dirt and debris, tree limbs, bottles, broken
glass and ceramics, tin cans, and other similar matter not tending to rapid decay or
putrefaction.
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Sec. 6.101 Tali Weeds, Grasses or Plants Unlawful in excess of twelve inches in
height declared a nuisance and prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful and declared a nuisance for any person having supervision or
control of any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied,
improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the city to suffer or permit grass,
weeds, vegetation or any plant that is not cultivated to grow to a greater height than twelve
inches (12") on an average or to grow in rank profusion upon said premises.
With respect to lots, tracts or parcels of land of five (5) or more acres under single
ownership, the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the area in excess of
one hundred feet (1001 from any open public street or way, or to the area in excess of
one hundred feet (100') from any adjacent property under different ownership on which
habitable dwellings are located.
(b) It shall be unlawful and declared a nuisance for any person, having supervision or
control of any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied,
improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the city to suffer or permit grass,
weeds, vegetation or any other plant that is not cultivated to grow in rank profusion or
otherwise in, along, upon or across the sidewalk or street adjacent to same in the area
between the property line and the curb line and within the area twenty five feet (26')
beyond the property line adjacentto alleys and easements, to a height greaterthan twelve
inches (12") on an average.
(c) It shall be unlawful declared a nuisance for any owner or occupant of any property
within the city to fail to remove limbs existing lower than thirteen and one-half (13.5)
vertical feet above a street, seven (7) feet above a sidewalk.
However, it shall be a defense to prosecution under this subsection if the trees do not
obstruct the safe passage of vehicles, including fire and emergency vehicles, sanitation
vehicles, recreation vehicles, or buses.
Definitions
Vegetation means any plant life, including, but not limited to, shrubs, trees (including
saplings), brush, bushes, wildflowers, cultivated flowers, native or ornamental grasses,
grass (lawn), weeds, ground cover, annuals, perennials, or vines.
Nuisance means whatsoever is dangerous or detrimental to human life or health;
whatsoever renders the ground, the water, the air, or the food hazardous or injurious to
human life or health; whatsoever is offensive to the senses; or whatsoever is detrimental
to the public health or welfare, including but not limited to:
(1) Whatsoever is identified as a public nuisance by common law or in equity
jurisprudence.
(2) Whatsoever attracts and may prove detrimental to children whether in a
building, on the premises ofa building, oron an unoccupied lot This includes,
but is not limited to, any abandoned wells, shafts, basements, excavations or
structures; abandoned refrigerators and motor vehicles; any structurally
unsound fences or structures; or any lumber, trash, fences, debris or
vegetation that may prove a hazard for inquisitive minors;
(3) Abandoned structures or facilities such as basin chambers, pools or tanks
located indoors or outdoors containing artificial bodies of waterintended to be
used for swimming, diving, or recreational bathing, including spas or hot tubs,
which become unfitto be used for the purpose intended;
(4) Structures within sufficient ventilation or illumination.
(5) Structures with inadequate orunsanitary sewage orplumbing facilibes
(6) Whatsoeverrenders ground, air, food or water unwholesome ordetrimental to
the health of human beings; and
(8) Whatsoever is offensive to the physical senses.
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Sec. 6.102 Rubbish, Brush or Any Objectionable, Unsightly or Unsanitary
Matter Unlawful and declared a nuisance and prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful and declared a nuisance for any person having supervision or
control of any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied,
improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the City of Sanger to
suffer-, er permit or fail to remove any refuse, trash, debris, filth, carrion, junk,
garbage, rubbish, brush or any and all other objectionable, unsightly or
unsanitary matter of whatever nature to accumulate or be present upon any such
lot, tract or parcel of land including easements and rights -of -way.
It is a violation of this section if the refuse, trash, debris, filth, carrion, junk, or
garbage is visible from a right-of-way or an adjacent property.
(b) It is unlawful to maintain premises in a manner that creates unsanitary conditions
that are likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or disease -carrying
pests.
Definitions
Brush means tree and shrub trimmings which exceed three feet in length or width.
Carrion means the dead, putrefying flesh of any animal, fowl, or fish.
Debris means dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, large pieces of steel, and other waste building
materials.
Filth means any matter in a putrescent state.
Garbage See Art. 6.200 Littering
Junk means worn out, worthless, or discarded material, objects, or items.
Litter See Art. 6.200 Littering
Rubbish See Art. 6.200 Littering
Refuse See Art. 6.200 Littering
Trash and debris means all manner of refuse including, but not limited to junk, carrion, .
filth, garbage, impure or unwholesome matter, grass and weed clippings, paper trash,
useless fragments of building material, rubble, useless household items, items of salvage
such as scrap metal and wood, old barrels, old tires, objects that hold water for an
extended time, tree and brush trimmings, and other miscellaneous wastes or rejected
matter.
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Sec. 6.102 Junked Vehicles Deemed Public Nuisances: Exceptions
(1) The location or presence of any more than one (1) inoperable vehicle, inoperable motor vehicle, or
junked vehicleW on any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or
unimproved, within the city shall be deemed a public nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person to
maintain such a public nuisance or to permit or allow the same to exist on his or her property or on the
property of another, provided that this section shall not apply to a vehicle(4 or vehicle part(s) that is in a
lawful manner:
(1) Completely enclosed within a building or screened from ordinary public view by means of a
sight barrier fence of appropriate height and construction;
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(3) In an appropriate storage place or depository maintained by the City of Sanger;
(4) In an operable condition specially adapted orconstructed for racing oroperalion on privately
owned drag strips or raceways;
(5) Retained by the owner for antique or special interest collection purposes rather than for
salvage or for transportation and stored in a manner as described in (1) above;
(6) Stored as the property of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on
active duty assignment outside the continental and territorial limits of the United States.
For purposes of this article, 'junked vehicle' includes a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft This
subsection applies only to:
(a) A motor vehicle that displays an expired license plate or does not display a license plate;
(b) An aircraft that does not have lawfully printed on the aircraft an unexpired federal aircraft
identification number registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration
regulations in 14 C.F.R. pad 47; or
(c) A watercraft that does not have lawfully on board an unexpired certificate of number and is not
a watercraft described by section 31.055, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
(3) Vehicle repair businesses may have up to five (5) inoperable vehicles, inoperable motor vehicles, or
junked vehicles legally parked on the business property which are not screened from public view regardless
of whether the vehicles are currently registered and inspected, provided that the vehicles are not wrecked,
dismantled, partially dismantled, dilapidated, have broken window glass, or have one (1) or more flat
fires.
(4) Vehicle repair businesses may not maintain inoperable orjunked vehicles on their property in excess
of one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days. The vehicles on the property must be on the property
for the purpose of repair. Additionally, a current, valid work order must be maintained for every vehicle.
A current, valid work order is a work order that is one hundred twenty (120) days old or less.
(5) It shall be presumed that a vehicle that is not demonstrated to be operable upon request of the
designated city official is an inoperable vehicle.
(6) An inoperable motor Vehicle that remains inoperable for more than thirty (30) consecutive days
becomes ajunked vehicle.
(7) At no time shall a tarp or any cover not designed to cover a motor vehicle or vehicle be used as a
cover for an operable motor vehicle or inoperable vehicle.
Enforcement
The code official may enter private property as authorized by law for the purposes specified in the
procedures to examine a vehicle or vehicle part, obtain information as to the identity of the vehicle and
remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or vehicle part that constitutes a nuisance: l) with consent of the
owner or person in control of the property; 2) with a valid warrant issued by a magistrate; or 3) when the
private property is open to the public.
Definitions
Motor vehicle means a vehicle that is self-propelled
Motor vehicle collector means A person who ovens one or more antique or special interest vehicles and
acquires, collects, or disposes of an antique or special interest vehicle or part of an antique or special
interest vehicle for personal use to restore and preserve an antique or special interest vehicle for historic
interest.
Inoperable motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that is not in operating condition because it is wrecked,
dismantled, partially dismantled, dilapidated, or has one (1) or more flat tires.
Special interest vehicle means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been changed from original
manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic interest, is being preserved by a hobbyist.
Vehicle means a device in or by which a person or personal property is or may be transported or drawn on
a public highway, or on any waterway, and shall include all motor vehicles, trailers, campers, camper shells,
wheeled towing frames, recreational vehicles, truck -tractors, travel trailers, self-propelled farm equipment,
motor -boats or boat trailers. For the purposes of this chapter, "vehicles' shall not include non -motorized
bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, or any other non -motorized toy vehicle.
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(1) In addition to complying with EPA regulations, the International Fire Code, and
all other applicable rules and regulations, outside storage for a residential use
property shall comply with the following:
(a) Shall not be located in any portion of the front yard and shall be screened
from public view at all times.
(b) Screening shall be of natural vegetation, or Sight Barrier Fence designed
according to Code of Ordinances Article 3.2000. Fence materials and
vegetation shall be maintained in a stale of good repair at all times.
(c) At no time shall a tarp of any kind be used for screening.
(d) Moveable toys such as tricycles, pedal cars and basketball goals, shall be
exempt from the screening requirements.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, conduct, allow or permit, any
outside storage of any of the following items on any property except as otherwise
provided herein:
(a) Building materials, whether new, used, reclaimed or reused. Unless
otherwise stated in Section 3,200
(b) Supplies, materials, or other items associated with a home occupation;
(c) Equipment, tools, supplies, materials, or other items not typically
associated with a residential use or activity; -
(d) Chemicals (including pool or spa chemicals), bagged or boxed fertilizer,
pre -emergent, or other organic or synthetic substances used for landscaping
purposes;
(e) Furniture, including, but not limited to, couches, chairs, shelves, tables,
dressers, or other similar items, which furniture is designed or intended by
the manufacturer for indoor use and constructed of polished wood or wood
veneer, cloth, or any other material not specifically designed or intended for
outdoor use;
(f) Appliances not designed for outdoor use, including, but not limited to,
refrigerators, freezers, ovens, ranges, dishwashers, clothes washing
machines or dryers, or other household or similar appliances primarily
designed or intended for indoor use;
(g) Building fixtures not designed for outdoor use, including, but not limited to,
bathtubs, commodes, sinks, hot water heaters, or other building fixtures
primarily designed or intended for indoor use;
(h) Spa and pool equipment designed for outdoor use but not installed,
including, but not limited to, hot tubs, Jacuzzis, swimming pools, or other
similar equipment primarily designed or intended for outdoor use;
(i) Play equipment including, but not limited to, play structures, trampolines,
pools, swing sets, slides, see -saws, exercise equipment, and other
recreational equipment that is intended by the manufacturer to remain in a
stationary location, on any portion of a lot other than entirely within the side
yard or rear yard of the lot.
0) Barbeque grills or other similar outdoor cooking equipment on any portion
of a lot other than entirely within the side yard or rear yard of the lot;
(k) Lawn maintenance equipment on any portion of a lot other than entirely
within the rear or side yard of the lot;
(1) Motor vehicle parts and/or accessories including, but not limited to,
engines, transmissions, electrical parts, suspension parts, vehicle body parts,
batteries, tires, wheels, hubcaps, and other motor vehicle parts; or
(m) Firewood on any portion of the front or side yard that is not screened
from public view.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the following items are maintained
in good repair, are for residential use, and are not a nuisance to the public:
(a) Storage, collection, or safekeeping in a carport of:
i. Motorized lawn equipment;
ii. Storage containers, if stored and maintained in an orderly manner
against a permanent wall; or
iii. Household and yard tools, and household cleaning implements, if
stored and maintained in an orderly manner against a permanent wall.
(b) A washer or dryer which is connected and regularly used where the only
washer or dryer connection is located under a carport or breezeway.
(c) Furniture designed for outdoor use and that such furniture is in good
condition and is not deteriorated.
(e) Building materials that are temporarily stored in a workmanlike manner as
part of and in conjunction with, an active building permit;
(4) Commercial, industrial or properties zoned that allow land use other than a
residential use shall conform to the following Outside Storage requirements:
(a) Screening. All outdoor storage shall be screened from public view at all
times by a permanently maintained solid fence at least six (6) feet in height
along any side of the property. Fencing for this purpose shall be designed
according to Article 3.2000.
(b) Location. Outdoor storage shall not be located in any required setback area;
shall not obstruct or eliminate any required parking or loading space, required
lighting, sidewalk, pathway, building exit, access drive, or fire lane; or occupy
any street right-of-way. No items shall be stored in any part of a fire lane,
required parking space, maneuvering lane, public right-of-way, or visibility
triangle.
(c) Type of Materials. Storage shall be limited to goods and materials
customarily stored outside and resistant to damage and deterioration from
exposure to the elements.
(d) Outside display of goods or merchandise for sale is allowed only in the
immediate vicinity of the storefront, may not project out to such an extent on the
sidewalk that the display interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and may
not be left out during hours when the store is closed.
(5) Residential properties with homesteads that exceed two (2) acres may have
operable agricultural equipment, two (2) of which may be trailers and must be located
one hundred fifty (150) feet from the street and adjacent properties and behind the
front building line. Additionally, the agricultural equipment may not be parked on any
easement or right-of-way. Agricultural equipment is equipment used for farming
operations that is currently operable and is not required to be registered by the State
of Texas.
(6) It shall be unlawful to use a vehicle for living or sleeping quarters, or for the
storage of trash, debris or personal property not normally associated with the vehicle.
Definitions
Outside Storage: The storage, collection, or safekeeping of any goods, materials,
products, appliances, equipment, or containers that are not enclosed by a structure
with walls on all four (4) sides and a roof. Outside storage does not include moveable
toys such as tricycles or pedal cars.
Right-of-way: The right of passage acquired for or by the public through dedication,
purchase or condemnation and intended to provide pedestrian and vehicular access to
abutting lots, tracts or areas which may also be used for utilities and to provide for
drainageways.
Easement: An acquired privilege or right-of-way use which one person, business, entity
and/or public agency has across, over or under land of another person, business, entity
and/or public agency.
Home occupation: Any occupation or activity carried on by a member of the immediate
family, residing on the premises, in connection with which there is used no sign relating
to the business or no display that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being
utilized in part for any purpose other than that of a dwelling, there is no commodity sold
upon the premises; no person is employed other than a member of the immediate family
residing on the premises; and no mechanical equipment is used except of a type that is
similar in character to that normally used for purely domestic or household purposes.
Outside Display., The display, outside of a structure, of objects, items,, products, or
other merchandise that is intended and available for immediate sale, rental, or special
order.
Ownermeans any person or entity shown as the property owner on the latest property
tax assessment rolls or any person having any legal or equitable interest in the property,
including any agent who is responsible for managing, leasing or operating the property
and including any tenant.
Property means all privately owned, occupied or unoccupied land, structure, facility, or
premises, including vacant land, and/or a structure designed or used for residential,
commercial, business, industrial or religious purposes. The term "property" shall also
include, but not be limited to, a yard, ground, wall, driveway, fence, porch, steps or other
structure appurtenant to the property.
Sight Barrier Fence means a fence built of materials and constructed in such a way
that objects placed behind the fence cannot be seen from the opposite side of the fence.
Sight barrier fencing must meet city specifications and be approved by the city building
inspector.
Tenant means a person, corporation, partnership or group occupying a building or
portion thereof as a unit under an arrangement of rent.
Workman like means skillful, masterly, careful, thorough, adept and proficient manual,
industrial or artisan work executed to be generally plumb, level, square, in line,
undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
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(a) Parking on grass, gravel or rock surfaces, except as allowed in subsection (1) below,
is prohibited in all zoning districts except (agriculture).
(b) Required off-street parking shall meet the requirements of the zoning ordinance.
(c) Nonrequired off-street parking shall only be allowed on paved concrete or asphalt
surfaces except in [district] A (agriculture). All driveways and approaches to off-street
parking spaces shall be similarly paved.
(d) Additional parking areas for recreational vehicles, trailers and boats in residential
areas shall be allowed on paved surfaces. The size of the parking space must be at a
minimum the length and width ofthe vehicle, trailer or boat. All driveways and approaches
accessing these parking areas must be similarly paved.
(a) Nonrequired off-street parking in front of a residence must be perpendicular to the
street and no more than ten (10) feet in width.
(1) Parking on gravel or rock surfaces in existence on the effective date of this section
shall be allowed to continue. These surfaces may be repaired or improved from time -to -
time but may not be expanded.
(g) Hereinafter it shall be unlawful for any person, driver or owner to leave, park or stand
any boat, recreational vehicle, truck -tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, flatbed trailer,
livestock trailer, bus, or other type of trailer in a circle driveway in front of a residence.
06ty passenger vehicles may be parked in circle driveways in front of a residence.
Parking nuisances
(A) Parking regulations. It is a nuisance and shall be deemed illegal for any person to
park in violation of the following provisions:
(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to park or store or allow another to park or store
a vehicle in the front, side, or rear yard of any property upon any surface other
than an improved parking surface.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or store any objects, items,
or personal property in or upon any right-of-way or any surface on any
unimproved lot, easement, or sidewalk.
(3) It shall be unlawful to use a vehicle for living or sleeping quarters, or for the
storage of trash, debris or personal property not normally associated with the
vehicle.
(4) Residential properties with homesteads that exceed two (2) acres may have
operable agricultural equipment, two (2) of which may be trailers, parked on an
unimproved surface. The surface must be located one hundred fifty (150) feet
from the street and adjacent properties and behind the front building line.
Additionally, the agricultural equipment may not be parked on any easement or
right-of-way. Agricultural equipment is equipment used for farming operations
that is not required to be registered by the Stale of Texas.
(B) Maintenance of improved parking surfaces. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail
to maintain all improved parking surfaces in good and safe condition, and free of any
defects affecting the use, safety, and drainage of the surface or of the adjoining
property.
Recreational Vehicle Parking
A. Applicability. Recreational vehicles may be used for temporary living quarters in
an approved recreational vehicle park, subject to the requirements of this section.
B. Unlawful Occupancy.
1. Compliance. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a recreational
vehicle, or to permit the occupancy of any recreational vehicle except as
specifically permitted in this article.
C. Timeframe.
1. limitation. No person shall place, keep, maintain, or occupy a recreational
vehicle upon any lot or parcel of ground within the city for a period exceeding 12
hours, except in a manufactured home park or recreational vehicle pads approved
by the city.
2. Temporary Occupancy. A recreational vehicle may be occupied on the
driveway of a residential lot by out of town guests for living, sleeping, and
housekeeping purposes for no more than 15 days in any three (3) month period.
D. Parking. Parking of recreational vehicles on private property is subject to the
following requirements:
1. Front Yard Restriction. A recreational vehicle may not be parked in a primary
or secondary front yard.
2. Surface. The recreational vehicle is located on a parking surface made of
concrete or asphalt which is kept free of litter, debris, weeds, and other
objectionable material or objects.
E. Utility Connections.
1. Electrical. Connections to any source of electricity without approval of the
electrical inspectorand the payment of the required fee is prohibited. All electrical
connections must comply with the requirements of the adopted National Electric
Code.
2. Plumbing. Connections to any source of water supply or sewage disposal
without the approval of the plumbing inspector and the payment of the required
fee is prohibited. All plumbing connections must comply with the requirements of
the adopted International Plumbing Code.
Vehicles for sale
No vehicle for sale may be parked or stored on any right-of-way or easement except
those lawfully parked upon a city street.
No vehicle for sale may be parked or stored within two hundred (200) feet of the right-
of-way or easement on vacant lots or on commercial properties that do not have a
certificate of occupancy to operate as a new or used car dealership.
Proposed
Ordinance
Maintenance
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Proposed ordinance
Maintenance of perimeter fences.
(a) An owner shall maintain all perimeter fences in sound structural condition.
(b) All perimeter fences, including those existing prior to the adoption of this Article,
shall be maintained at all times in a state of good repair with no broken, loose,
damaged, removed or missing parts, and in safe and secure condition with all braces,
bolts, nails, supporting frame and fastenings free from deterioration, termite infestation,
rot, rust or loosening, and able to withstand the wind pressure for which they were
designed.
(c) Perimeter fences shall not lean at an angle from the vertical plane any greater than
five (5) degrees.
(d) Perimeter fence repairs shall be made using the same material, or a very similar
material with comparable composition, color, size, shape, and quality of the original
fence to which the repair is being made.
(e) All areas between the fence or wall and the back of the curb, the edge of the street,
or any adjacent property shall be maintained in a manner that is clear of trash and
debris and high grass and weeds at all times.
(f) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (a), if an owner completely removes
a fence which was in disrepair, provided that the owner is not required to keep a fence
pursuant to any other law or regulation.
(g) All non -perimeter fences that can be viewed from a public right-of-way and whose
ownership has been clearly determined must comply with the provisions as outlined
for perimeter fences in subsections (a) through (g) above.
Definitions
Perimeter fence means an enclosure used as a boundary or means of providing
protection, confinement, or privacy and is located along the limits of the developed area
and is adjacent to an alley, utility easement, or right-of-way.
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Proposed ordinance
Stagnant water
(a) It shall be unlawful and considered a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing
or occupying real property, within the limits of the City of Sanger, to fail to remove
the accumulation or ponding of standing, stagnant, or non -maintained water thereon
or permit the same to remain, which may harbor or be a breeding ground for
mosquitoes, flies, or other pests, or which may cause a foul odor, or adversely
impact the public health and safety by any means. Accumulations or ponding of
water shall not exceed a forty -eight -hour period under normal rainfall conditions as
described by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service (NOAA).
(b) Afinding by a Community Enhancement Officer of the City of Sanger shall constitute
prima -facie evidence that standing, stagnant, or non -maintained water is conducive
to the breeding or harboring of mosquitoes or other insects. Potential tools to make
this finding.may include measures of water turbidity, the presence of excessive
organic matter in the water, the presence of foul odors, visually apparent algal
growth, or the presence of mosquitoes, flies, or other pests. The presence of
mosquito larva is not required for standing, stagnant, or non -maintained water to be
classified as a public nuisance.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, agent, occupant or anyone having
supervision or control of any real property within the city to maintain a public
nuisance as determined under this section.
(d) It shall be the duty of said persons to abate nuisances described in this article by:
(1) Draining, filling or re -grading any lots, ground, or yards which have standing or
stagnant water thereon; or
(2) Treating the area with material, either natural or manmade that will eliminate
any offensive odor and render the area harmless to the public health and
eliminate the potential breeding ground for mosquitoes, flies, or other pests.
(e) It shall be the duty of said persons to maintain items that are capable of collecting
water, including but not limited to birdbaths, fountains, reflecting pools or ponds,
private or semi -private swimming pools or other items so that they cannot harbor or
be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, flies, or other pests or which may adversely
impact the public health and safety or create an odor nuisance.
Sec. 3.1405 Prohibited Signage
Unsafe signs. Signs which are or become deteriorated, dilapidated or in danger of falling or
otherwise unsafe.
Sec.3.1404 Definitions
Dilapidated or deteriorated sign. A sign:
(1) Where any portion of the finished material, surface or message portion of the sign is
visibly faded, flaked, broken off, missing, cracked, splintered, defective or is otherwise
visibly deteriorated or in a state of disrepair so as not to substantially appear as it was
intended or designed to appear when originally constructed;
(2) Whose elements or the structural support or frame members are visibly bent, broken,
dented or torn, twisted, leaning or at angles other than those at which it was originally
erected, such as may result from being blown or by the failure of a structural support.
Proposed ordinance
Visibility at Intersections
A. Applicability. On a corner lot or a lot with a driveway, no use, structure, or plant
material, such as off-street parking spaces, fences, signs, berms, hedges, or planting
of shrubs shall be free of any structures or landscape elements over twenty-four (24)
inches in height, shall be maintained at street intersections and driveways.
1. Intersection of Streets. The triangular area formed by the intersection of the
street right-of-way lines and a line connecting two (2) points which are located
on those intersecting right-of-way lines 25 feet from the point of the intersection
of the right of way lines.
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TRIANGLE
Property line
Definitions
Visibility triangle: The triangular sight area from the corner of converging streets to a
distance of twenty-five (25) feet along each street with the triangle completed by drawing
a line through the property from both twenty-five (25) foot points on the converging
streets.
Temporary Storage Containers and Other Portable Storage Units
Permit required.
Temporary Use Permit required fora portable storage unit. Three permits per year with a
maximum of 30 days per permit.
A. Temporary Storage Containers and Other Portable Storage Units.
1. Temporary storage containers and other portable storage units shall be located on an
improved surface, but may not be located in any part of a fire lane, required parking
space, maneuvering lane, public right-of-way, or visibility triangle.
2. The propertywhere the temporary storage container or other portable storage unit is
located shall contain a principal structure, and the storage container or other portable
storage unit will be considered accessory to the principal structure.
3. Storage containers and other portable storage units that are less than 120 square feet,
located in a rear yard, and are screened from public view are not required to obtain a
temporary use permit.
Temporary carports and/or auto shade covers prohibited.
The use of temporary carports andror auto shade covers are expressly forbidden in both
residential aid commercial districts n the ctywiN exceptions forttensed car dealerships,
car washes, aid auto detalers whose structures are in compliance with other c y
ordinances and laws.
Definitions
iemporarycarporf or auto shade cover means a structure that is not permanently secured
below grade or which has a nonrigid top mrlerid used for the purpose of providing shade,
shelter, andlor weather protection fora lomobles, bucks, recreational vehicles, boats, and
sndta vehicles.
Current Sanger ordinance
Sec. 6.105 Failure to Comply with Provisions Recommendations in red.
In the event that any person owning, claiming, occupying or having supervision or
control of any real property occupied or unoccupied within the corporate limits of the city
fails to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.101, 6.102, and 6.103, it shall be the
duty of the city to give notice personally to the owner in writing, or by letter addressed to
the owner at the owner's address as recorded in the records of the county appraisal
district, or, if personal service cannot be obtained, by publication at least once, or by
posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the
violation relates, or by posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the
ground on the property to which the violation relates, and if the owner of the property
does not comply with this section within seven days of such notice, the city may: do the
work or make the improvements required; and pay for the work done or improvements
made and charge the expenses to the owner of the property. The payment shall be
due within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing. Should these expenses not be
paid and a lien is required to obtain payment, the cost shall include an
administrative fee established by the City Council and on file with the City
Secretary. If the city mails the notice to the property owner in accordance with this
section and the United States Postal Service returns the notice "refused" or "unclaimed,"
the validity of the notice is not affected and the notice is considered as delivered.
(Ordinance 11-43-07 adopted 11/5107)