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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, November 5, 1986 5A Untidy yards upset residents Clinton council hears complaints, tightens city ordinance CLINTON With the bad, said Uresk. Uresk also indicated the reason for not taking action on several complaints about untidy yards is due to lack of money and time. My concern is the time it takes. It ties up my department by writing letters to try and eliminate the problem. The enforcement of an action is of low priority since 50 percent of the budget comes from building permits which limits time to take care of other duties, said Uresk. However residents emphasized the importance of insuring people clean up their yards. We, the petitioners, thought we were helping you, the City Council, by trying to improve the city. I say to you that I think its your job to make sure that we are not fighting neighbor against neighbor, said Clinton resident Melvin Stanley. number of complaints on Clinton residents not keeping their yards tidy, the City Council has amended a city ordinance to be more specific in defining abandoned vehicles. This action was prompted when several Clinton residents gathered at a recent council meeting to complain about a neighbors yard and vehicles parked in it. Director of Community Development, Gary Uresk, said Clintons ordinance is very vague in identifying what an abandoned vehicle is. Our ordinance just says abandoned. We have a definite problem because the ordinance leaves it up to the judge to define what he feels abandoned means. I also think if we tighten the ordinance too much it could cause problems and be just as Another resident, Debbie Lowe, suggested the council cut costs by forcing the violator to pay the court fees if found guilty. In a specific case brought to the council, a public hearing was held to hear requests from neighbors for a resident, Gordon C. Cummings, to tidy up his yard and remove four vehicles parked in the yard. I think the vehicles are unsightly sitting there for two years and nothing is being done. I pay my taxes like everyone else and I want to live in a decent neighborhood, said Clinton resident Monica Newsome. Cummings responded to the complaints by asking for more time to clean up his yard and move the four vehicles. re- Im in the process of cleaning up the yard and building a carport to put my vehicles in and ask for an additional period of time to complete the task, said Cummings. However after considering the case, members of the council refused Cummings request for additional time. Council members said numerous notices have been served over the past year requesting the yard be cleaned up and the vehicles removed. In reading the notices that were sent out to Mr. Cummings. I feel that adequate time and notice was given to him. I feel we cant prolong it any longer, said Councilwoman Joanne Hansen. ; In a recent interview, Tracy Barnes, city inspector, said approximately 50 yards in Clinton were in violation of the city ordinance. The reason for so many citations is due to the fact that Clinton is increasingly becoming a rural area instead of agriculture which is what it has been in the past, said Barnes. 1 Roy increases parks, business license fees ROY The Roy City Council has approved four separate resolutions that will increase some city fees by 3 percent. In a Roy City Council meeting City Manager Richard Kirkwood proposed the city adjust fees in e the areas of parks and sewer substorm and acquisition, surface water disposal, business license and park reservation fees. Kirkwood said the council annually adjusts the four fees based on the city costs and assumptions of the Consumer Price Index. Kirkwood said the city makes the adjustments yearly in order to avoid making a significant increase over a delayed period of time. The four resolutions unanimously passed by the council will impact both resident and fees in reserving the use of city parks, as well as increase business fees anywhere from $2 to $20 for area merchants. The business fee increase will vary depending on the type of business and the square footage involved. The fee increases will also absorb rising costs in storm sewer rates and park development non-reside- nt open-spac- SHADING his eyes against the sunshine, a Clinton City youth, accompanied by his faithful friend, awaits the beginning of the Clinton U.S.A. Days parade Saturday. The celebration, also the citys 50th anniversary commemoration, was a success, officials say. For more on the citys special day, see photos, story on page 1 B. e acquisitions. The park development acquisition fee increased from $345 to $355. This fee is included in the impact fees on new homes. It is for the development of green space and park areas for the citys developing areas. The storm sewer rates, increased by approximately $10, from $665 to $675 on residential e dwellings. It is a charge g and a cost. However, it was park reservation fees the council showed the most interest in. open-spac- one-tim- home-buildin- Kirkwood said the park and bowery reservation fees for city residents will increase by 50 cents over last year, while the reservation fee will increase from $20 to $35. non-reside- nt Councilman Willard Cragun, who suggested the large jump in fees, said he felt the increase to corporations and business organizations is necessary in order to ' prevent the city from being taken advantage of by the outside communities who have higher reservation fees for their facilities. non-reside- nt non-residen- Kaysville landlords oppose proposal KAYSVILLE Kaysville to leave us with the burden of landlords were out in full force at debt, one landlord said. a City Council work session to The crux of the issue is the give input on proposed changes limitations imposed by the Privain the citys utility billing ordicy Act. Since that time the city nance. has been unable to inform a landAs it stands now landlords are lord if a tenant is in default of a ultimately responsible for debts city utility bill.' incurred by their tenants for city Wanting to protect the city services and are not given notice against losses while maintaining a for payment until huge bills are sense of fair play with the landrun up. lords, the council is wrestling The proposed change, one of at with changing the ordinance. least five possibilities, would reAt least five possibilities exist quire landlords to cosign with for the new utility billing regulatenants on the application for tions. utilities. This suggestion was met with The current ordinance, a 1955 opposition by the landlords. By resolution, could remain unmaking landlords responsible you changed. Landlords are given noare encouraging these individuals tice they owe for a tenants . overdue bill after the power has been turned off and the landlord wants to reinstate service. Another possibility is to require landlords cosign with their tenants for service. If this hotly debated option is passed the city would then be able to inform a landlord if a tenant were behind in payments to the city at 30 days past due. A third option is much like the second but would require the landlord to sign entirely for services and pass the bill onto the tenant. The landlord would act as a middle man for the city in collecting its bills. To raise deposits for utilities to" a point where the city would have sufficient funds on hand to pay a delinquent bill was also discussed. Councilwoman Carol Page said she thought it was a good idea but, if we require a $600 deposit then nobody would move in there. A fifth option would require the landlord to obtain a lease amendment that would waive the tenants rights guaranteed under the Privacy Act. Last year from the $2.8 million in gross revenues the city made approximately $1.2 million in gross profit after the purchase of the electricity. Of that figure about $6,500 was written off as bad debt according to Dean Storey, Kaysville finance director. Roy implements annual dents may also come to the Roy Municipal Center to obtain dog licenses Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Last year, the city tried to distribute the dog licensing throughout the year by dividing the city into six geographical areas. Licenses were due depending on where residents lived. Although this method was had some advantages, it created confusion. Because of last years procedure, some residents were able to defer the purchase of their dogs 1986 license until just recently. 1 1 For added convenience, the city will also implement a new lic- program that provides for both licensing of ensing-by-mail new dogs and license renewals through the mail, Roy City officials said. Each resident will be sent a dog license application form during the last week in November. Resi NUTTALL 50 OFF Hi LEV0L0R Sewing Machine on Your Chirstmas List? LAY AWAY NOW!! BERNINAS oft YD LENGTHS 6CTWIDE 546-616- 6 ! Is There a up to 40 Career Centerk NO FOWLING SEWING CENTER Frcn Brecon & Company of Beauty & UT BERNINA ? V)1 CUT-THR0- feS VERTICAL BLINDS dog licensing procedure ROY Roy City will return to an annual dog licensing procedure with all dogs to be licensed each year. by Jan. The 1987 dog licenses will go on sale Dec. at the Roy Municipal Center. ONLY OUR COMPETITION WOULD SELL YOU A TURKEY, AT K2, WE WILL STICK! 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