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Session 1551" Minutes July 29, 1991 Page 7 "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPl'ER 23 OF '!HE MUNICIPAL roDE OF '!HE CITY OF UNI- VERSITY CITY REIATING 'ID OFFENSFS-MISCELIANEXXJS, BY REPEALING SECI'ION 23-26 THEREX)F, REIATrnG 'ID NOISE GENERALLY--I.CXJD AND UNNECESSARY NOISE PROHIBITED, AND ENACTrnG IN LIEU THEREX)F A NEW SECI'ION 'ID BE I<NCMN AS 'SECI'ION 23-26. NOISE GENERALLY--I.CXJD AND UNNECESSARY NOISE PROHIBITED' BY ADDING ANOIHER PARAGRAFH WHICH DFAIS WITH ALL EMERGENCY AIARM SYSTEMS; CONI'AINING A SAVING CIAUSE AND proVIDING A PENAIJI'Y." 'Ihe bill was assigned No. 8028 am given its first readin;J. Mr. Price asked if loud stereos, boom boxes, etc. could be added to this bill since that type of noise is certainly as offensive as alann systems. Discus- sion ensued as to whether or not additional items should be added now or lat- ter. Mr. Price asked that the City Attorney research this issue am provide Council with his findings at the next meeting. Mr. Ollerxlorff asked for m:>re specific direction so there is no duplication of laws already in existence. Mr. Price said current laws do not seem to be working. He said police tell citizens they must report that their peace is being disturbed rather than the police infonning the offerxler that excessively loud noise is prohibited. Mr. Schoomer asked that the City Manager provide the Council with a SUI11lllal:Y of present city am County laws on the subject of noise pollution am abatement. Mr. Adams asked for an explanation of how current laws are enforced. Prior to the first reading of the next bill on the D:lcket (a proposed amen:l- ment to the Delmar IDop Urban Renewal Plan MO R-55), Mr. SChoomer said he had decided not to introduce it am preferred that it die. No one objected. Mayor Majerus said the next six bills have to do with yard waste, am several in the audience wish to address that subject. She said if there were no 0b- jections, the bills will be introduced am given a first reading, am members of the audience will then be called on to speak. BILL NO. 8029- AMENDING CHAPl'ER 14 MUNICIPAL roDE REI.ATING 'ID GARB,f\GE, REF- USE, AND WEEI:S BY REPEALING SECl'ION 14-1, AND ENACTrnG IN LIEU 'IHEREX)F A NEW SECI'ION 'ID BE I<NC:MN AS "SEcrION 14-1. DEFINITIONS," BY AMENDING SAID SECI'ION SO AS 'ID ADD A DEFINITION FOR "YARD WASTE." A bill was introduced by Councilrnernber Adams, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPl'ER 14 OF '!HE MUNICIPAL roDE OF '!HE CITY OF UNI- VERSITY CITY REI.ATING 'ID GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND WEEDS, BY REPEALING SECI'ION 14- 1 THEREX)F, AS AMENDED BY ORDn~l\NCE NO. 5035 ENACI'ED MARCH 28, 1977, REIATING 'ID DEFINITIONS, .AND ENACTrnG IN LIEU 'IHERIDF A NEW SECI'ION 'ID BE KNOWN AS 'SECI'ION 14-1. DEFINITIONS, I BY AMENDING SAID SECI'ION SO AS 'ID ADD A DEFINI- TIoN FOR 'YARD WASTE'; roNI'AINING A SAVING CIAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY." 'Ihe bill was assigned No. 8029 am given its first reading. BILL NO. 8030 - AMENDING aIAPI'ER 14 MUNICIPAL roDE REIATING 'ID GARB,f\GE, REF- USE, AND WEEDS BY REPEALING SECI'ION 14-6, AND ENAcrING IN LIEU 'IHEREOF A NEW SECI'ION 'ID BE KNOWN AS "SECI'ION 14-6. PREPARATION OF WASTE," SO AS 'ID PR0- VIDE FOR YARD WASTE.