City of Peoria - File #: 17-291

• File #: 17-291
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/12/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/10/2017
• Final action: 10/10/2017
• Title: Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development Director with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 13 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to LITTER and VEGETATION.
• Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Goal 4 - Grow Peoria, Have an efficient government., Reinvest in neighborhoods, Support sustainability

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/10/2017	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
9/26/2017	1	City Council	received and filed	Pass

ACTION REQUESTED:
Title
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development Director with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 13 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to LITTER and VEGETATION.

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BACKGROUND:

NOTE: Subsequent to the First Reading, a Council Member requested examples of the type of curb and gutter issues that property owners will be expected to correct per the recommended ordinance language. Attached to this memo are several photos that show typical examples of grass, weeds, and litter in the curb and gutter area.

During the 2017 Strategic Planning Process, litter and beautification were two major issues discussed by City Council. Staff was asked to bring back ordinance changes that toughen and reinforce existing language to ensure commercial businesses are being held accountable and responsible for litter on their property. In addition, the ordinance language will be changed to shift the responsibility of maintaining certain aspect of the public right-of-way to private property owners.

Staff recommends the following changes:

* Require all commercial businesses to sweep sidewalks, public sidewalks, curbs, and all other right-of-way immediately adjacent to their property. If a business is leasing space, the building owner would be responsible to ensure this is occurring and would be held accountable if it is not.
* Increase fines for litter and debris from $50 for a first offense to $100 for a first offense. Citations will be issued through the current administrative Hearing Officer process. Code Enforcement has discretion when issuing citations. However, if the property has not had previous issues within the last twelve months, Code Enforcement will post an ABATE notice at the property giving the owner five days to correct the violation. If the violation is corrected, a citation will not be issued. However, if Code Enforcement has visited the property multiple times in the last twel...