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Council Minutes of 9/21/2004 Building Commissioner, the Assistant City Engineer and the Law Director also had an opinion that this seemed to be going in the right direction. The Planning Commission also recommended this change. The committee recommended approval of the legislation by a vote of 2 to 1. 2) The Building, Zoning & Development Committee met on Tuesday, September 14, 2004. Committee members were present with the exception of Mr. McKay. Legislation that was discussed included the following: Ordinance 2004-119, an ordinance amending Section 1345.01 and 1345.02 of the Building Code to exclude landscaping features from permit and fencing requirements in Section 1345.01 and 1345.02 and declazing an emergency as amended. The legislation was amended in committee. This ordinance deals with our current code which requires, when individuals wish to install an aquatic land feature in their backyazd (perhaps a small pond), that a permit be applied for and a 6 foot high fence be installed to surround that aquatic feature. Thus taking away some of the aesthetic quality of putting a pond in a backyazd by surrounding it with a 6 foot high fence. Most of the applicants that were applying for permits were requesting to appear before the Board of Building Code Appeals. Not surprisingly, their appeals were being granted. Because this had been going on for some time, it was decided to simply change the code to accommodate these types of aquatic features in people's yazds, with some exceptions. The legislation was amended to not require a permit or a fence if the aquatic feature does not exceed 18 inches in depth and does not excced 50 squaze feet. When first brought forward, there was no good or clear definition of where the line would be drawn between an aquatic feature versus somebody's backyazd pond. So the additional language drafted by the Building Dept. and the Law Dept. was to limit that at 50 squaze feet in area and 18 inches in depth. The committee unanimously approved the legislation with the amendments. Councilman Gateau made a motion to amend Ordinance 2004-119 consistent with the amendments as reported and written in the legislation. The motion was seconded by Councilman McKay and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2004-119 amended Councilman Gateau announced that Planning Director Wenger would hold a public forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, to discuss the city's master plan. She has been in chazge of a steering committee that has been working since January to put together a plan concerning land use and development, economic development, housing, infrastructure and public facilities, open space and recreation and community chazacter. She has worked very hazd on that along with the steering committee. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Charles Dial, 27959 Gardenia Drive ^ Asked about the progress of the replacement of the WWTP transformer. Service Director Driscoll answered that a quote had been received from the Illuminating Company, and it does seem very reasonable. He will ask Mr. McKay if this can be ,~ brought back into committee and discussed at the next meeting. It will take 12 to 14