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Atlantic City Council set to act on amended ordinances Wednesday

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council will meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday in their chambers at City Hall. On their agenda is the third and final readings of amended ordinances pertaining to:

  1. A curfew for persons under the age of 18 (a change in wording to 6-a.m. for the end of curfew instead of 6-p.m.)
  2. The division of taxes levied on taxable property in the June, 2020 addition to the North Urban Renewal District (with regard to the Whitney Group’s Historic Hotel Whitney Building project).

The Council will also act on approving the second reading of amended ordinances that include:

  1. Licensing of Tree Trimmers (to include proof of Worker’s Comp Insurance [if applicable])
  2. Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants (to include mobile food vendors & insurance requirements)
  3. Truck and Large Vehicle parking (to allow boats, boat trailers, campers, RV’s or travel trailers to be parked on the front yard of a property, but behind a sidewalk on private property, and not projecting into the right-of-way).
  4. and, an amended Ordinance requiring specific types of insurance and a dollar amount of coverage, for individuals and businesses who wish to perform work for the City.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on an Order to close 9th Street between Plum and Cherry Streets on July 18th, for a Neighborhood Block Party. The street would be closed-off to vehicle traffic from 5-until 9-p.m. on that date.  The Council is also expected to set the date of a Public Hearing with regard to the sale of a vacated Linda Drive right-of-way to an adjacent property owner.  And, they will act on the Mayor Dave Jones’ nomination Neal Webb to the Board of Adjustment. If approved, Webb would replace Dave Knudsen, who has resigned from the Board. Webb would hold the position until at least February, 2023. His appointment also would preserve the gender balance on the Board.