Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact anticipated by the Streets Division. No appropriation is required.
Title
Amending Section 10.18(7)(d)1.c. of the Madison General Ordinances to allow a limited exception for the placement of bagged yard waste in the street.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: During public works construction projects, terrace areas are frequently torn up during construction and replanted once the project is near completion. Under the existing ordinances, property owners are not allowed to deposit yard waste in the street beyond the curb line and must instead place it on the terrace. This is meant to protect against the yard waste and associated nutrients from flowing into the stormwater system and eventually into the local watershed. However, when this waste is deposited on the terrace it inhibits the reestablishment of the vegetative cover of the disturbed soil. In addition, when the yard waste is collected by the City, further damage to the terrace is done by City equipment due to the unstable soil. The result of this activity is that there may actually be greater run off from the unstable terrace, and the terrace itself may become aesthetic deficient. By allowing adjoining property owners to bag this yard waste during the year of the public works project pursuant to the directives of the Streets Superintendent, this yard waste can still be collected while allowing the terrace the ability to stabilize and revegetate. Adjoining property owners who take advantage of this new exception will then be able to assist the City in reestablishing the terrace adjoining their property, which they would not otherwise be able to do under the existing ordinances.
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