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Show :es Newspaper Thursday, April 3, 2003 Page A9 RKING ORDINANCE ORCHARD LAND .'tinued from front page )0U:second part of the ordi- re regulates parking !Sct, the non-consensual ;teil ig of vehicles. Changes "1 e law, Larsen said, are :tijf;tempt to create a bal-dtf.. bal-dtf.. in preserving the its s of property owners as of J as protecting late rists- hv Attorney Paul son said the city's abili- restrict towing compa- Ss somewhat limited by j ; and federal law, so , are requirements citi-' citi-' 5'might like to have that pi not be legal. But the e ias some ability to reg- , and the ordinance ! ""i 'tsthat. aJ't qualify for the Public ''Ms y Department's towing aD ion list, companies 'e. respond within 15 'unites when called to an h tbnt scene; have a yard stem; clean up the acci-ofwh acci-ofwh scene; not "jump," or rient; calls to others; and fol-irotifthe fol-irotifthe directions of the c Safety officers at the f setviying companies are Jsjj.red to report all non-sajj.insual non-sajj.insual tows to the amj.rtment of Public I y y. The City Council I a time frame "prior ring the vehicle." This rement enables the tment to know ler a vehicle has been I or may actually be l. Owners sometimes ti report a vehicle theft, :alizing the vehicle has Pfjtowed. vate property owners ?ant to control parking J sir property must post within approximately ;et of each entrance to king lot that warn of j footing or towing of ;horized vehicles. The must be at least 18 3 by 24 inches, give nation about the tow-tWE tow-tWE bmpany and property RE , and state the fees. mend: There must also be a signed request by the property prop-erty owner, or a written contract con-tract with a copy on file with the Department of Public Safety, for any non-consensual tow or booting. Release of a vehicle must be available avail-able 24 hours a day, with no surcharge for pick-up from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The city does not set towing tow-ing fees, but a company can only charge one-half the currently allowed towing fee for booting. Paperwork must be left on booted vehicles. If a vehicle owner returns before the vehicle is towed or the booting is complete, only one-half the usual fee can be charged, and the company must release the vehicle to the owner. Johnson said city staff "felt strongly" about including that requirement. Other requirements for towing companies are: to be certified by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT); get a license in Orem or register here if they are licensed elsewhere; provide names of employees for background checks; comply with UDOT regulations; have a certificate certifi-cate of insurance and a $1,000 bond; have the name of the company on the vehicle; vehi-cle; have drivers carry identification; iden-tification; and have current information on the license application or registration form. Johnson said there is a need to tow cars that are "clogging" parking lots, but there is also a need "to protect pro-tect citizens from predatory practices." "Hoperfully," Johnson said, "We're going to put (people) on notice, so (they) won't be caught unaware." The council voted 5-0 to approve the ordinance, with several minor changes. In other -business, the council voted to enact a section sec-tion of the Orem City Code dealing with drinking water source protection. Public Works Director Bruce Chesnut told the council that the purpose of the ordinance ordi-nance was to outline the protection of drinking water, to restrict uses within drinking water protection zones, to implement design standards and best management manage-ment practices, to control dangerous discharges and to comply with federal and state regulations. Chesnut said the state had reviewed the Orem ordinance and "concurs with what we are proposing." Mayor Jerry Washburn asked if the law contains "anything appreciably different dif-ferent from what is in practice prac-tice right now." Chesnut said the ordinance supplements supple-ments existing law, but does not replace it. "There are no major surprises sur-prises here, then," Washburn said. "This seems absolutely necessary to protect pro-tect our aquifers and wellheads." well-heads." He noted that citizens citi-zens should be encouraged to "really think" before they pour anything on the ground, since it has the potential to work its way into the ground water. Chesnut said the city takes many samples each month to check to make sure contaminants are not coming into the water. In answer to a question from Councilman Les Campbell on how ground water travel is tracked over a 15-year period, Chesnut said there is a computer program that tells how water will travel underground and that generates gen-erates flow patterns. The mayor noted that there is a city to the south of Orem that has had its main well deemed unusable because of dumping that has caused contamination. Council vote was 5-0 to enact the ordinance. The council also approved a consent item canceling the upcoming April 8 meeting. EXC: jIEREF a, gJ LS, . TUAE. 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Each of the proposals includes plans for a park (ranging from 4.2 to 5.5 acres) to be dedicated to the city, in exchange for rezoning considerations that would permit the development of one of the plans, which feature fea-ture various combinations and layouts of condominiums, condomini-ums, senior citizen housing, attached and detached units, twin homes, andor single family houses. Citizens attending Thursday's meeting, and a similar meeting in north Orem March 26, were encouraged to fill out a survey sur-vey form, expressing an ordered preference for the proposals made. Orem City Manager Jim Reams said the city will now take the input from the surveys, sur-veys, and select a development develop-ment proposal to give to the Church. "It will be up to (Church officials)," Reams said. "They may reserve a chunk for future Church use, or they may sell to another party. We are not sure where we are at." Asked if the south parcel could still be developed as low-density residential R-8, requiring lots that are 8,000 square feet at minimum, Reams said there was a chance the land "could go R-8," R-8," in which case, no zoning change would be necessary. When the announcement was first made that the orchards would be discontinued, discontin-ued, the city was invited by the Church to submit a proposal pro-posal for the land. Reams said at the time that the city is facing budget challenges and does not have the money to purchase the parcels outright out-right to be used in their entirety for parks. City officials subsequently opted to put out to the public requests for proposals for development plans and to work with officers in neighborhood neigh-borhood organizations to come up with one option for each property that will meet with the approval of a majority major-ity of affected residents. Orem City Councilwoman Karen McCandless was complimentary com-plimentary of all of the development options offered at the south Orem meeting by DR Horton Custom Homes; Georgetown DevelopmentSkyline DevelopmentL & . T Enterprises; Village Carefree Communities and Richmond Homes of Utah; and Washburn, Smith & Berlin, Inc. In another sign of changing chang-ing times for the south Orem property, the city demolished two homes March 29 on 800 South, near 800 East and bordering the orchard. The homes were purchased by the city as part of the recently recent-ly completed 800 South road widening project. NEW PRINCIPALS Continued from Front before that, he served as an elementary school principal for 20 years and before that, a teacher. "I wanted to get back to the school level the thing I like the most." He said he wanted to work in Alpine School District because of its good reputation, reputa-tion, so the position at Orchard is exactly what he was looking for. Palmer said he hopes to "preserve" the good things that are already in place at the school and possibly build on them. Cascade Elementary will also see a change in the ranks. Georgia Davis, who has served as principal for five years, will retire this year. She began working at Cascade as a teacher in 1992 and has been an educator for 25 years. Davis said she will miss interacting with staff and students. "It's been a tough decision," she said. "I really like what I do." Now that she is retiring, Davis said she plans to spend more time with her husband and 30 grandchildren. grandchil-dren. She hopes to travel more and perhaps serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with her husband. Michelle Oxborrow, a former for-mer fifth grade teacher at Manilla Elementary in Pleasant Grove, will take her place. "It's a great school," Oxborrow said of Cascade. "I'm really looking forward to it." Oxborrow graduated from Brigham Young University eight years ago and immediately immedi-ately began her career as a teacher. She has served as a literacy coordinator for Alpine School District and received the Accent on Excellence Award in 2001 from the district. Right now, she is completing complet-ing her Leadership Preparation Program at BYU. She is an administrative administra-tive intern at Lakeridge Junior High, Grovecrest Elementary and Mapleton Elementary. Oxborrow said she decided decid-ed to train to be a principal as a "personal challenge" to herself. She said she looks forward to influencing more students and will "continue the tradition of excellence" that already exists at Cascade. r. , ffiiliiiHilWW .lihi Uli |