Municipal Policy Committee March 6, 2018
Municipal Policy Committee March 6, 2018
Donation Boxes • Discuss results of stakeholder survey • Discuss options proposed to strengthen ordinance
Background • In 2015, the City began studying donation boxes and
the side effects of boxes. • "Donation Boxes" Chapter of the Arlington City Code was adopted April 26, 2016. • Legal concerns raised in early 2017 as deadline for compliance was reached.
Outreach to stakeholders • Stakeholder meeting was held May 10, 2017 with
several donation box operators. • Concerns relayed to Municipal Policy Committee on November 28, 2017. • Written survey regarding possible amendments to ordinance conducted throughout December 2017 and January 2018.
"Donation Boxes" Chapter • Annual permit • Agreement to keep box area clean • Written authorization from property owner • Limited to IM, LI, and GC zoning use districts • Required fencing screening box from street • Restrictions on the size and type of box • Limit of one box per platted lot
Proposed Amendments Proposed Amendment
Stakeholder Consensus
Delete screening fence requirement
Strongly in favor of deletion
Add additional zoning use districts*
Strongly in favor of all non-residential zoning use districts
Add GPS coordinates for boxes
Neutral/lean favorable
Add distance from one box to another
Generally favorable
Distance: up to 300 feet
Strongly favorable
500 feet
Generally favorable
1000 feet
Lean strongly opposed
Modify size limitation of boxes
Generally favorable
Possible revocation based on citation
Average Neutral – Some oppose/some favor
* Zoning maps to follow
Proposed deletions • Delete screening fence requirement from
Section 3.03 • Delete requirement of proof of non-profit corporation or proof of written agreement to solicit on behalf of non-profit from Section 3.03 • Delete restriction of one box per platted lot from Section 3.03
Proposed additions • Add additional zoning use districts eligible for the placement of donation boxes
• Available non-residential zoning use districts to consider: Community Commercial (CC), Office Commercial (OC), and Non-residential Planned District (PD).
Proposed amendments • Add GPS coordinates to application process • Add a specific radius that operators agree to
keep clean of debris (i.e. 20 ft) • Add a minimum distance requirement in place of the one box per lot requirement (i.e. 300 ft) • Modify the box size requirement from 50 square feet to 120 cubic feet • Change the permit revocation trigger from two NOVs to one citation issuance
Implementation • If recommended by the committee, a
proposed ordinance to amend the Donation Boxes Chapter can be drafted to incorporate the proposed changes. • The timing of adopting an amendment is entirely at the discretion of the City Council. • No additional public hearings are required for adoption.
Discussion
Donation Boxes • Discuss results of stakeholder survey • Discuss options proposed to strengthen ordinance
Background • In 2015, the City began studying donation boxes and
the side effects of boxes. • "Donation Boxes" Chapter of the Arlington City Code was adopted April 26, 2016. • Legal concerns raised in early 2017 as deadline for compliance was reached.
Outreach to stakeholders • Stakeholder meeting was held May 10, 2017 with
several donation box operators. • Concerns relayed to Municipal Policy Committee on November 28, 2017. • Written survey regarding possible amendments to ordinance conducted throughout December 2017 and January 2018.
"Donation Boxes" Chapter • Annual permit • Agreement to keep box area clean • Written authorization from property owner • Limited to IM, LI, and GC zoning use districts • Required fencing screening box from street • Restrictions on the size and type of box • Limit of one box per platted lot
Proposed Amendments Proposed Amendment
Stakeholder Consensus
Delete screening fence requirement
Strongly in favor of deletion
Add additional zoning use districts*
Strongly in favor of all non-residential zoning use districts
Add GPS coordinates for boxes
Neutral/lean favorable
Add distance from one box to another
Generally favorable
Distance: up to 300 feet
Strongly favorable
500 feet
Generally favorable
1000 feet
Lean strongly opposed
Modify size limitation of boxes
Generally favorable
Possible revocation based on citation
Average Neutral – Some oppose/some favor
* Zoning maps to follow
Proposed deletions • Delete screening fence requirement from
Section 3.03 • Delete requirement of proof of non-profit corporation or proof of written agreement to solicit on behalf of non-profit from Section 3.03 • Delete restriction of one box per platted lot from Section 3.03
Proposed additions • Add additional zoning use districts eligible for the placement of donation boxes
• Available non-residential zoning use districts to consider: Community Commercial (CC), Office Commercial (OC), and Non-residential Planned District (PD).
Proposed amendments • Add GPS coordinates to application process • Add a specific radius that operators agree to
keep clean of debris (i.e. 20 ft) • Add a minimum distance requirement in place of the one box per lot requirement (i.e. 300 ft) • Modify the box size requirement from 50 square feet to 120 cubic feet • Change the permit revocation trigger from two NOVs to one citation issuance
Implementation • If recommended by the committee, a
proposed ordinance to amend the Donation Boxes Chapter can be drafted to incorporate the proposed changes. • The timing of adopting an amendment is entirely at the discretion of the City Council. • No additional public hearings are required for adoption.
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