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Mayor Peterson and Orono City Council Ron Moorse, City Administrator vOiLMECTlU Prom; Date: Subject Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning AdnAUSs£r4itld92 July 28.. 1992 CITY OF ORONO Proposed Ordinance Amendments/P.estructuring; Section 9.21 - Public Nuisance - (New) Section 9.23 - Participation in Noisy Parties List of Exhibits Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Code Prior to 5/9/88 Ordinance No. 51, Second Series, Adopted 5/9/88 Current Code Proposed Ordinance Summary As a result of Mr. Callahan's proposal to place the styrofoam ordinance in Chapter !> (Public Protection, Crimes and Offenses), and the subsequent cJiscussions in reference to the public nuisance section of the code, staff reviewed the public nuisance section and found it to be in disarray. Subsection 9.21 referenced in the Styrofoam Ordinance, was revised in 1988 at the request of Chief Kilbo and Mr. Bernhardson, to include language relating specifically to participation in noisy parties or gatherings. Unfortunately (and apparently inadvertently), their ordinance had the effect of deleting the prior language rather than adding to it. It is clear from a review of the Council paclcet of May 9, 1988 that there was no intent to drop the public nuisance definition language. Apparently, neither Ed nor the City Attorney have updated code booJcs. Therefore, when Ed referenced Section 9.21 as providing a definitlDn of public nuisance, I was understandably perplexed. The solution is to readopt the language previously dropped from Section 9.21, and, as initially suggested by City Attorney Bryan Crawford in his letter of April 21, 1988, readopt the "Noisy Parties" Ordinance as Section 9.23. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinances to reinstate the public nuisance definition as Section 9.21 and readopt the Noisy Parties Ordinance as Section 9.23. Isv