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Show ML Tightens rdinanea By DONETA GATHERUM NORTH SALT LAKE The North Salt Lake City Council unanimously voted last Tuesday Tues-day evening to adopt an amendment to the city subdivision subdivi-sion ordinance that would tighten the city's control over subdivision improvements. Developers will now be required re-quired to place enough money in an escrow account to complete com-plete road and off-site improvements im-provements that are required of each subdivision developer. IN THE past, subdivision developers were required to post bond money. This system hasn't worked out to the advantage of the city. Under the escrow system, developers will be putting the " needed money "up front." If a person defaults the city will not be left holding an unfinished un-finished subdivision with no money to complete the improvements. im-provements. IN RELATED action, the council unanimously voted to adopt the Uniform Building Code, the Uniform Fire Code and several national codes including in-cluding the plumbing code, the electrical code and the destruction des-truction of dangerous buildings build-ings code. A discussion on a citywide emergency preparedness plan for NSL was tabled until each council member had time to study a very detailed evacuation evacua-tion and preparedness plan prepared some months ago by the North Salt Lake Fire Dept. THE COUNCIL also felt any NSL emergency plan should tie in with the Utah Department Depart-ment of Safety evacuation plan. Mayor Palmquist suggested that if an emergency should occur before the city adopted a specific plans, all city employees em-ployees and all elected officials should report to the city hall as quickly as possible and then direct emergency measures from this cenral location. NEGOTIATIONS on the payment of a water bill to the South Davis Water District will continue. The North Salt Lake City Council voted to ask a third party to be an arbitrator in this dispute that centers around the necessity of lowering lower-ing a section of ten inch pipe. A proposed fireworks ordinance ordi-nance will be up for adoption at the March 16 city council meeting. This ordinance will be patterned after one passed by Sandy city and also passed by both houses of the Utah State Legislature. The bill was vetoed by Gov. Matheson because be-cause of some legal technicalities. technicali-ties. The two legislative houses passed different versions ver-sions of the same bill. IF PASSED, residents of North Salt Lake would be able to purchase certain types of fireworks that don't leave the ground and that don't explode. Examples of legal fireworks would be sparklers, cones, fountains, candles, and snakes. Only licensed vendors would be allowed to sell these items. The fireworks ordinance has the approval of the Utah State Fire Marshall and other state officials who are professionals in fire-related fields. THE ORCHARD Bowl was given a "Granddaddy" status in regard to a recent ordinance the city council passed which limits the number of "amusement "amuse-ment devices" per business license to four. At the time the ordinance was passed, Orchard Bowl had ten video games. Under the new law only eight games, four in the bowling alley, and four in the lounge could be licensed. In giving Orchard Bowl "granddaddy" status, the city council recognized the establishment estab-lishment was operating games in excess of the current legal limit before the ordinance was passed. Therefore, the company com-pany can continue to operate ten but not more than ten games in the future. Since no other business had over the legal limit of games in operation opera-tion before the ordinance was passed, the "granddaddy" status can apply to no other business in North Salt Lake. THE COUNCIL agreed to delete from the "amusement device" license a statement that requires the person getting the license to list the names of the games he is operating. Standard business practice for video games companies is to rotate the games every 90 days, making it very difficult to name the games on a license that is issued yearly. Finally, the city council authorized au-thorized the expenditure of $2400 for the purchase of police equipment including two shot guns, two gun cases, a portable P. A. system, car shields and a facial identification identifica-tion kit. The money used was in the current police budget. |