Paradise Town Council to meet on graywater, animal control and budgets

By Nicole Gerspacher

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Graywater, gates and fences, the preliminary budget and animal control will be the topics of the Paradise Town Council's regular June meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

A public hearing will be held regarding the use of graywater systems, so residents can use washing machine water for irrigating their landscaping, Town Manager Lauren Gill said.

"In light of the drought situation and in light of our water savings effort with PID, we are looking at our grey water ordinance so we can make it easier for citizens to install grey water systems," Gill said, adding that the grey water systems will save water and money.

The council will also hold a public hearing to consider a zoning code amendment relating to the installation of gates and fences on private easements. The proposed amendment would regulate gates, fences and other barriers the same in regard to the zoning code, and would require all neighboring parties to be in agreement with the installation of a gate across a private easement.

The planning commission considered the amendment at its last meeting, but did not make a recommendation to the council as to whether they should adopt the amendments. Three of the four commissioners said they wanted a separate definition in the code for gates and fences.

Commissioner Stephanie Neumann made a motion to recommend the council adopt the amendments, saying that a closed gate and a fence are both barriers and should be considered the same in regard to the zoning code. The motion died without a second.

The council will also consider the preliminary budget at the meeting, as well as placing a general use sales tax increase on the November ballot. The sales tax increase will be a half-cent increase for six years.

Gill said the council has received budget updates at every meeting during the last year, so the council already is aware of the financial situation.

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Paradise Town Council to meet on graywater, animal control and budgets