Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance that improves the aesthetics and mitigates the impact of construction sites and abandoned properties to preserve property values and quality of life by requiring a site management plan, temporary fencing and establishing property standards that shall apply to construction sites and vacant/unoccupied properties.

The aim of the proposed ordinance is to respond to concerns raised by the residents of the Town as reflected in separate motions of the Town Council on October 4, 2016 and December 6, 2016, as they relate to construction sites and abandoned/vacant/unoccupied properties. The proposed ordinance provides measures that seek to manage potential impacts of a construction sites such as securing the perimeter of the site with fencing, dust control, site access, construction phasing, and staging of equipment. The ordinance requires development projects to provide a detailed construction staging and management plan prior to issuance of building permits including the erection of fencing prior to the commencement of any construction activity. The ordinance also provides for the securing and screening of abandoned properties to mitigate against any deleterious impact that may result from their abandonment.