Short Term Rentals, Fire District And Service Projects

GARDEN CITY ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REPORT

June 9, 2016

Reported by Anita Weston 

Bob Peterson noted that a meeting will be held by the League of Cities and Towns dealing with short term rentals on June 13.  He has been asked to demonstrate the software Garden City has developed on the management of short term rentals that makes is much easier to handle.  Ten cities have been invited to this meeting in hopes of coming up with a standard that could be used across the state concerning the enforcement and management of short term rentals.

Peterson noted that one law or idea for the entire state would not be good.  Every town and city has unique features and problems that make one law for all impossible.  Hopefully, the individuals attending the meeting will be able to convince the state to allow local authority and come up with some standards that will allow each city or town to be able to handle and manage short term rentals. 

The state has required every city and county to write a CWPP (Central Wildfire Protection Plan).  Peterson has the outline done, and he is just finishing up the details that need to be included.  The City is about a year ahead of the deadline in working with and writing up the fire protection plan.

The Fire District will go over the plan to make sure the whole area is protected.  There will be public hearings held so that the community will be educated about fire protection as well as giving the public an opportunity to give their ideas and suggestions for the plan.

There have been two groups that have come to Garden City and volunteered to do some service projects.  One large group adults put in about 240 hours of service cleaning up the beaches.  The second group consisted of teenagers, and each of them put in an hour on memorial weekend also dealing with beach clean up.

The question was asked if the City could clean up and use some of the trenches and ditches on the beach.  It was noted that as long as they were established ditches, they could be cleaned.  Mayor Spuhler noted that Danny White has a map of all of the established ditches.  He asked Riley Argyle to follow through on this issue.

The City Cleanup Project is moving forward.  Most of the businesses have been contacted concerning the sign ordinance.  Peterson has picked up 20 real estate signs.  Most owners have been easy to work with.  Some of the broken down cars have been moved.

It was noted that 150 individuals used the shuttle service over the last weekend, especially on 150 South.  There were many others who parked their cars and walked down to the lake.  The City Park was really busy this last weekend as well.

The Code Enforcement Report included:

            4 cars on the beach

            8 ATVs had to be moved back from the water’s edge

            There was some individual swimming after 10 p.m.

            Some teenagers were climbing and jumping off the bowery

           

Peterson noted that the park is locked at 10:00 p.m.