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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT |
| | | | | | | | Item No. 14.
For Meeting of: November 19, 2019 |
| | | | | | | | | ITEM TITLE: | Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating structures in parks | | SUBMITTED BY: | Jeffrey Schaap, Assistant City Attorney |
| SUMMARY EXPLANATION: | | This proposed ordinance addresses unauthorized structures in city parks. The proposed ordinance makes it a violation to erect an unauthorized structure in a city park; structure is defined to include among other things: any structure or shelter, including but not limited to any temporary makeshift dwelling units, tents, lean-tos, shacks and/or trailers, comprised of tree branches, wood, plastic, metal, nylon, tarp or any other materials. The ordinance exempts a temporary structure that has only a roof and no walls (i.e. an open air canopy with no walls). The ordinance declares such unauthorized structures to be a nuisance and allows for code enforcement to abate the nuisance. Regulating structures in parks addresses public safety concerns regarding unauthorized enclosed structures in parks. Unauthorized enclosed structures have posed a challenge to the enforcement of park code regulations because of the inability to observe conduct. |
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| | | | | | | | | ITEM BUDGETED: | NA | | STRATEGIC PRIORITY: | Neighborhood and Community Building |
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| | | | | | | | APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: | | Pass ordinance |
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