HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-21 CEAC MINUTESE n glewoo d Co de Enforcement A dvisory Co mm itt ee
Meeti ng M in utes
Septe mber 21, 20 05
I. Ca ll to Order
Chair Dooley Gehr called the re gular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement
Advisory Committee to order at 6:43 p .m. (meeting was delayed while awaiting a
quorum).
R o ll Ca ll
Members Present: Chair Dooley Gehr, Co -Chair Chris Hoagland, Darryl Estes, Paul
Hendricks (arrived at 6:45) and Marty Mosman
Members Absent: Brian Bleile, Randia Laga (excused) and Marc Ogonosky (alternate)
A quorum of the Committee was present.
Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaison Jim Woodward , Sergeant Gary Condreay,
and Assistant City Manager Michael Flaherty
Guests: Al Gordon, 3045 S . Acoma, Charles Butler, 4393 S. Delaware
II. Ap prova l of Min utes
A motion to approve the minutes of the August 17 , 2005 Code Enforcement Advisory
Committee meeting was made by Member Mosman and seconded by Member Hoagland.
The minutes were unanimously approved .
III. Op en Public Forum
Mr. Al Gordon brought up several issues relating to problems that he believed to be code
violations in the 3000 block of South Acoma, including an outdated handicap parking
sign, a hazardous tree , four dogs at one address , and vehicles parked on the street in
excess of 72 hours . Council Member Woodward asked Mr. Gordon for a clarification on
the handicap parking sign. Mr. Gordon responded that the 86 year-old neighbor still
owned the property, but no longer drive s. Serg eant Condreay stated that b ecause the
owner of the property qualifies for a handicap parking permit, the owner's right for the
handicap sign continues . Sergeant Condreay also stated that the tree has been previou sly
inspected by the City . Chair Gehr referred the issue of the dogs and the vehicles to
Sergeant Condreay for Code Enforcement review and thanked Mr. Gordon for his
comments .
Mr. Charles Butler stated that he was present to discuss the Off-Road Vehicle ordinance.
He said that he had recently purchased a boat and applied for a permit to install a free -
standing shelter to protect the boat, however, his permit application was denied by
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Community Development. Chair Gehr said he was sympathetic with Mr. Butler's
problem, but that the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee was not the appropriate
avenue for appeal of zoning matters . Gehr suggested that Mr. Butler appeal to the Board
of Adjustment and Appeals . Mr. Butler said he was aware that he could apply for a
variance, but did not feel he should have to do so. Council Member Barrentine offered to
review the matter with Mr. Butler.
IV. Unfinished Business
Subcommittee report/recommendation on Section 15.9.2
Member Hoagland presented the subcommittee 's and recommendations on Section
15.9.2 , Off-Road Vehicles in a written report (copy attached). Hoagland reviewed the
process used by the subcommittee to arrive at their findings and conducted a point by
point discussion on these findings. Hoagland then reviewed proposed language for
exemption from the requirements of 15 .9.2 through an administrative appeal process . The
committee discussed the proposal. At 8:00 p.m. Chair Gehr requested a motion to limit
additional discussion on this topic to 10 minutes. Member Hoagland made the motion
and Member Mosman seconded the motion. The motion was approved. After 10
minutes of additional discussion without reaching consensus , Member Estes made a
motion to table discussion until the next meeting when absent members of the committee
could be present. The motion was seconded by Member Hendricks and was approved.
V. New Business
A. Field trip discussion
Member Hoagland suggested that due to the change in seasons with shorter hours of
daylight, a field trip during the Committee 's regular meeting time was not practical.
He suggested that members submit addresses of which he or she would like other
members of the committee to be aware. With those addresses each member could
take a "self-guided " tour . Chair Gehr stated that this matter would be discussed at a
later meeting.
B. Board and Commission recognition
Chair Gehr distributed gifts given to Board and Commission members at the ice
cream social on August 22nd to the members of the committee who were unable to
attend.
VI. Monthly Activity Report
Sergeant Condreay distributed and discussed the August 2005 activity report (copy
attached). Significant actions included 37 inoperable vehicles cases , and 3 off-road
vehicle cases. Sergeant Condreay also reported that the graffiti cases that had been
reported during the August meeting had been corrected or notices issued. Sergeant
Condreay noted that he had conducted a follow-up on code issues presented by Mr. and
Mrs . Robert Porter during the Open Forum of the August meeting .
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VII. Topics for Future Meeting
Continue discussion of subcommittee recommendations for Section 15. 9 .2
VIII Adjournment
Member Hendricks made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Member
Hoagland. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
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