Notice of Public Hearing

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ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinances will be held before the Ordinance Committee on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of proposed Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, and the Cranston Central Library and the City’s website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the dear or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Paul H. Archetto, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Ordinance Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED 11-15-01 ORDINANCE APPROVING CRANSTON 2015 MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION STRATEGY [HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN]

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

WHEREAS, the City of Cranston is vulnerable to natural hazards including hurricanes, flooding, severe winter storms, thunder storms, high wind events, tornados, lightning, hail storms, coastal erosion and wildfire, and

WHEREAS, total vulnerabilities are conservatively estimated at $1,040,441.740 in property damages with potential risks to each of the City’s 80,529 residents, and

WHEREAS, the Cranston Hazard Mitigation Committee has updated the City’s 2010 Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that documents specific courses of action that can be taken in advance of natural hazard events to reduce the City’s vulnerabilities, and

WHEREAS, adoption of a local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Strategy will qualify the City to compete for implementation funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Pre-disaster Mitigation Grant PROGRAM,

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

that the 2015 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Strategy updated by the Hazard Mitigation Committee is adopted as the City’s policy document, see attached Exhibit CD, which assesses the community’s risk to natural hazards and which identifies appropriate mitigation actions for potential implementation.

Sponsored by: Allan W. Fung, Mayor

Proposed Ordinance 11-15-02 in amendment of Title 8.28 of the Code of the City of Cranston, 2005, entitled “Property Maintenance Standards” (Stagnant Water Accumulation Prohibited).

This proposed Ordinance amends the existing Ordinance no. 2015-20 regarding property maintenance standards for stagnant water sources by amending the definitions section as follows:

8.28. 171 (c) Stagnant water as a public nuisance; violations. It is hereby declared by the city council that any accumulation of stagnant water in any swimming pool, spa, hot tub, artificial pond or other man-made container, which is not fully enclosed in a building, house or other structure, for more than seven consecutive days during the mosquito larvae season from March 1 through November 1 of each year is a public nuisance and a public health hazard. It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee or occupier of any parcel of real property to cause or to allow to exist said public nuisance on any parcel of real property he or she owns, leases or occupies. Any person found in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine pursuant to section 8.28.100 - Penalties for environmental violations of the Cranston Code of Ordinances.

Summary approved by

Christopher Rawson, City Solicitor

Sponsored by Councilman Archetto

11/26/15

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