Requiring Trash Cans and Medical Marijuana protections - City Council week of Sept. 2nd

Google Street view of 330 Negley Avenue. One of the proposed lots to be zoned for Very High density housing.

Our First Post!

Here is what the City Council will be covering in this week’s standing committee meeting. Everything below is still being debated, so there is still time to inform the council members about where city residents stand on these issues.

Note: As we ramp up informup.org, we will likely start by emailing council members your survey responses. Once we reach a critical mass (maybe 50 respondents?), I’ll begin reading survey results during the public comment period in the following City Council meeting. So, please fill out the survey!

Here’s what’s on the docket for this week:

New Citations if Your Trash Isn’t in a Can ($35 for violating proposed rules)
Adding Medical Marijuana Users to the City’s Discrimination Policy
Zoning Change to Allow for Some Very High-Density Housing on Negley North of Penn Avenue
Allowing Automated Red Light Cameras to Help Reach the Goal of Zero Traffic Deaths
Creating Dynamic Pricing Parking Meters in Hazelwood Green

The Details

New Citations if Your Trash Isn’t in a Can ($35 for violating proposed rules)

New fines if:

Your trash or recycling isn’t in a sealed container
Your cans are stored somewhere visible from the street
Your cans are set out before 6 PM the night before or later than 10 PM the day of pickup

Fines would be $35 for the first offense, $50 for a second, and $100 for subsequent citations in a given year.

Adding Medical Marijuana Users to the City’s Discrimination Policy

It shall be the public policy of the City to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, age, non-job-related handicap, disability in employment, or status as a medical marijuana patient.

Zoning Change to Allow for Some Very High-Density Housing on Negley North of Penn Avenue

Changes would include:

• No Cap on Building Stories: Current cap is 4 stories.

• Minimum Unit Size: 400 square feet (current minimum is 1,800 square feet).

Addresses Impacted:

300, 306, 316, 330, 322 N Negley Ave
5620 Ripply St

Action Items

Let the City Council know how you feel about the above issues by taking this brief survey. I’ll share everyone’s thoughts directly before they take a vote.

Take the survey here (~1 minute)