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City Council Meeting Minutes February 6, 2007 Page 5 of 18 Mayor Sisk read Ordinance No. 1508, Series 2007 and requested a Staff presentation. Planning Director Wood explained the Louisville Resource Conservation Advisory Board (LRCAB) has initiated the following amendment to the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) to promote recycling. The amendment to Chapter 17 would provide a section that defines regulations for the design and placement of refuse and recycling areas in all zone districts that permit multi-family and commercial development. LRCAB modeled the ordinance using language from a Broomfield ordinance, which requires refuse and recycling areas in new residential and commercial developments and existing dl~velopments that are significantly remodeled. The regulation would require the establishment of refuse and recycling areas, where none had previously existed. In new developments to the City of Louisville, the developers will be required to comply with these standards. There is language to provide for existing developments, where refuse areas are insufficient, or where no area has been established for recycling products. The proposed language would require the placement of recycling dumpsters and associated enclosures where developments "significantly remodel" fifty-percent or more of the fair market value of their property. The proposed amendment exempts developments where trash is picked up on an individual basis. Staff is also requiring that these enclosure areas be constructed with a concrete pad, as opposed to asphalt. The use of concrete will prevent the areas from being crushed under the weight of the refuse trucks. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 9, 2006, received testimony and, following Commission discussion, voted to approve the request by a vote of 6:0. The! Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation of approval with the following condition: 1.) Upon approval of the ordinance, Staff shall modify the Commercial and Industrial Design Standards to reflect the new ordinance language. PUBLIC COMMENT Mark Persichetti, 1402 Taft Place, Louisville, CO, Chairperson of the Resource Conservation Advisory Board, voiced his support of the ordinance. He outlined the plan and thanked Eco-cycle for their assistance in preparing the ordinance. He noted the ordinance would only apply to new structures in the City and not to existing businesses.