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future plans along that street that might call for removal of the trees which he did not want to lose. Assistant Manager said there were no plans to change street alignment, curbs, etc. The change under consideration would call only . for new signs and painting directional arrows. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Resolution No. 2420 - Designating two-way traffic on Olive Street between 11th and 13th Avenues was read by number and title. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to adopt the resolution. Motion carried unanimously. C. Code Amendments 1. Limiting construction to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Assistant Manager noted that public testimony had been requested by the Counci~ I-A-l that a draft of the proposed amendment had been previously distributed, and that corresondence with regard to the amendment had been received from Oak Hills Homeowners and Crest Drive Associations. The amendment, he said, would provide for limiting construction and repair of buildings and streets to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (now permitted until 10:00 p.m.). It also provides for extension beyond those hours under certain conditions, revocable upon complaint of disturbance, and for alternation or repair be- tween 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. in single- and two-family structures if no dis- turbance is created. The latter was felt necessary to accommodate basically indoor type housing rehabilitation by homeowners. Public hearing was opened. Thorn Chambliss, 1510 Mill Street, representing West University Neighbors, e asked that the hour be limited to 7:00 p.m. as originally requested by that I-A-2 group. He said that research indicated deadlines on construction activities in most cities was 6:00 p.m. The group was also requesting amendment to ex- clude developers of new single-family housing from working under permit be- tween 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. They agreed that occupants should be allowed to work on their own dwellings between those hours, but that development of new housing was the source of many noise problems at that time of day. In this request, he said, they had the support of the Oak Hills Homeowners Associa- tion and South Hills Neighborhood Association. In addition, they supported amendment that would strike the words "excluding excavation" in Section 4.084(2). Jean Reeder, 1645 Fairmount Boulvard, chairman of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, said an overwhelming majority of the executive committee of that group supported the WUN proposal to restrict the hours to 7:00 p.m. Also, the provision that would exempt homeowners working on their own residences after that time limit. James Britton, 1295 West 22nd Avenue, read a prepared statement objecting to the proposed ordinance in its present form. He presented a draft of the ordinance with changes written in which he said would make a better ordinance for the community as a whole. He cited short construction seasons, unseason- able weather, equipment breakdown, etc.! as factors that would make it diffi- cult to work under the proposed regulations. He felt compliance with Federal - regulations should be sufficient for city requirements. Also, that some in- dustrial and commercial activities should be exempted from the proposed amend- ment. Mr. Britton questioned the ability to define noise without decibel readings. He thought the ordinance would better be enforced by the public works engineering people rather than the building division because inspectors 7/14/75 - 2 3(09