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ORDINANCE # 104 , 2ND SERIES AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 9.58, PROHIBITING THE USE OF NON-ENCASED <6T¥HQgOAM- AS A DOCK FLOTATION DEVICE The City Council of Orono* ordains as follows: Section 1. The City of Orono Municipal Code, Chapter 3, hereby amended by adding Section 9.58 to read as follows; Section 9.58 jStyrofoam7Dock Flotation Prohibition Subd. 1. Preamble. The City hereby determines 1) that disintegration of non-encased;styrotoam|flotation blocks used in docks, swimming platforms, buoys, and other floating structures in the City of Orono has led to the disintegrating particles washing up onto shoreland in Orono in substantial and unsightly quantities endangering the comfort and enjoyment of the af^ecte property owners an- causing environmental and aesthetic^ damage, and generally unsightly and undesirable public conditions; that such disintegration i" a natural characteristic o IstvrofoamF described when use for flotation purposes limits; that such disintegration is accelerated by the actions of aquatic animals and waterfowl and, in turn, constitute hazard to their well-being; 4) that additional health and safety concerns can occur if such material is subject to heat, gasoline or other petroleum products; and 5) the use of non-encased Istvro toS^for the purpose '"entioned a^bove^is_ a_publiojlursan« 'wUhirtT^ nTeaning of Orono City Code, Chapter 9, Subsection 9.21. Subd. 2. Definition. For the purpose of this section, non- encased fitvi^fHil^l means any brand of expanded polystyrene beads molded into a block, sheet, billet, or other shape which is not completely encased in a permanent casing, coating, or container caoable of withstanding action by ice or other ®1 and normal activity by users so that disintegration of the molde shapes into smcxller chunks or individual beads is prevented. Subd. 3. Use of Non-encased IStyrofoamj Prohibited A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to use non-encased istvrofoWl blocks, sheets, billets or other shapes for dock construction or flotation, swimming platforms, buoys or other floating or similar structures in lakes or streams in the City, whether such uses are permanent or seasonal in nature. B. This ordinance shall apply to such uses after the date of the adoDtion of this ordinance except when owners istVroio'arhl materials who are presently using thern^ in the City for plroosei^ forbidden by this ordinance may continue to use them for such purposes in existing structures currently containing them until December 31, 1994. This exception does not include repair or replacement of existing |styrotoamj