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San Bruno City Council Meeting September 14, 2021
7a. Construction Site Fencing and Screening Standards
A
Thank
you,
okay,
we'll
we
will
come
out
of
recess
and
come
back
to
our
council
meeting
for
september
the
14th
we
have
just
concluded
the
conduct
of
business
and
we
will
move
on
to
item
seven
study
session.
First
item
receive
a
report
and
provide
direction
regarding
proposed
standards
for
fencing
and
screening
of
construction
sites
and
construction
storage.
Flash
staging
areas.
B
Thank
you,
mayor
member
city
council,
the
item
that
is
before
you
is
discussing
proposed
standards
for
fencing
and
screening
at
construction
sites.
I
think
members
of
the
public,
and
certainly
members
of
the
council,
have
seen
the
various
state
areas
around
our
community
and
they're
frankly
in
various
stages
of
aesthetics.
Somehow
we'll
maintain
construction,
others
don't
and
the
leaves
and
defenses
sometimes
are
tattered
and
the
reasons.
B
I
will
talk
about
that.
We
know
that
it
is
a
concern
of
the
council
of
the
community
and
while
we
try
to
address
the
one-off
situations,
this
is
a
problem
that
really
deserves
a
systematic
approach
and
a
systematic
relook
on
how
on
what
our
requirements
are,
and
so
the
presentation
tonight
will
be
provided
by
mike
mcauldin.
B
Mike
mccalden
is
a
expert
consultant
with
the
municipal
resource
group.
He
is
assisting
the
city.
While
we
have
an
interim
public
director
he's
undertaken
a
number
of
tasks
for
the
center
for
the
city.
Chief
among
them
is
conducting
a
organizational
assessment
of
the
public
works
department
at
the
city.
B
Just
about
every
time
that
we've
had
a
department
director
transition,
so
the
new
director
can
walk
in
with
an
outside
third
party
evaluation
and
some
recommendations,
but
he's
also
been
assisting
staff
and
taking
on
individual
projects.
This
being
one
of
them.
I
asked
mike
to
take
a
look
at
our
practices
and
policies
around
construction,
fencing
and
lay
down
yards
and
provide
some
recommendations.
So
mike
is
with
us
tonight
he's
prepared
the
materials
that
are
before
you,
and
so
with
that.
Why
don't?
B
I
turn
it
over
to
my
I
invited
him
to
present
tonight.
I
did
not
tell
him
that
it
would
be
nearly
10
o'clock
when
he
went
on,
but
he
is
here
and
I
know
has
been
waiting,
and
so
can
we
bring
mike
in,
as
a
analyst
looks
like
he's
entering
right
now
and
there's
a
powerpoint
that
he
will
share
with
the
city
council
hi
mike
good
evening,
and
I'm
sorry
before
mike
goes.
I
forgot
to
say
your
resume
mike
has
nearly
30
years
of
experience
in
both
the
public
and
private
sector.
B
D
D
D
The
next
is
also
an
engineering
department.
It's
for
encroachment,
permit,
there's
standard
conditions
for
encroaching
permits
for
work
in
the
right
of
way
and
that's
typically,
work
performed
by
the
utilities,
but
it
can
also
be
for
other
types
of
private
contractors
that
say
plumber's
doing
work
in
the
street.
Things
like
that.
D
The
next
approval
is
is
conditions
of
approval
through
the
planning
department.
You
know
as
part
of
the
entitlement
process
or
someone
coming
in
through
some
kind
of
a
planning.
Zoning
approval
and
the
the
last
kind
of
mechanism
is
a
building
permit.
So
pretty
much
any
type
of
building
construction
project
is
going
to
have
to
go
through
the
city
and
obtain
a
building
from
it.
So
they
may
not
have
to
go
through
public
works.
They
may
not
need
encroachment
permit.
D
They
may
not
need
to
go
through
planning
for
for
conditions
approval,
but
you
know
virtually
every
construction
project
will
at
least
go
through
the
building
department
and
obtain
a
building
from
it,
and
then
the
city
has
actually
a
fairly
unique
requirement.
It's
in
the
zoning
code.
It
says
that
any
off-site
temporary
storage
construction
staging
areas
need
to
obtain
a
temporary
use
permit
from
the
planning
commission.
D
So
the
review
process
consisted
of
of
several
steps,
but
the
first
one
was
that
there
were
the
first
finding
was
sort
of
speakers.
The
city
does
not
have
consistent
and
detailed
standards
for
staging
area
and
construction
site,
temporary
fencing
and
screening
and-
and
the
reason
it's
not
consistent-
is
that
the
planning
department's
conditions
of
approval
may
not
mesh
it
with
exactly
what
the
engineering
department
puts
in
their
specifications,
which
may
not
measure
what
the
building
department
puts
into
their
standard
conditions
or
approval
for
building
permits.
D
D
So,
in
terms
of
findings,
many
cities
identify
potential
staging
areas
for
public
works
projects
prior
to
bid,
and
not
only
for
public
works
projects,
but
even
private
developers.
Good
examples
in
in
your
area
would
be
the
city
of
millbrae
and
the
city
of
burlingame.
They
both
have
somewhat
remote
city-owned
property.
You
know
along
the
bay
shore.
One
is
along
a
close-up
golf
course.
D
They
can
have
contractors
store
things
out
of
out
of
sight,
and
then
a
few
agencies
actually
have
fairly
detailed,
fencing
and
screening
specifications
requirements
for
construction
sites,
but
not
really
for
outside
staging
errors.
We
were
not
able
to
find
really
sites
or
specific
specifications
for
outside
staging
errors.
Really
all
the
fencing
requirements
really
applied
to
construction
sites
and
the
vast
majority
of
cities
really
had
very
general
generic
kind
of
you
know,
make
put
up
a
fence,
put
up
screening
and
make
it
look
pretty.
D
And
last
really
one
of
the
key
findings
that
the
city's
requirement
for
temporary
use
permit
via
the
planning
commission
is
highly
unusual
and
and
really
what
what
it
does
with
for
the
city
is
that
it.
It
potentially
creates
significant
delays,
costs
and
inefficiencies
in
the
process
because
to
go
through
the
planning
commission,
it's
it's
at
best,
the
two-month
process.
Everything
goes
perfectly,
whereas
more
realistically,
it's
probably
closer
to
three-month
process,
which,
in
some
cases
can
exceed
actual
the
length
of
time
that
the
actual
construction
will
be
ongoing.
D
So
what
are
the
proposed
standards
in
this
particular
slide?
We're
going
to
highlight
you
know
some
of
the
key
findings
or
the
key
standards.
It's
not
a
complete
listing
of
all
the
stands,
but
what
we
believe
are
the
most
significant
ones
and
and
the
ones
that
will
provide
the
most
improvement
to
appearance
of
construction
site
and
staging
area,
fencing
and
screening
so
for
projects
in
the
public
light.
D
So
a
standard
that
we
found
that
existed
both
in
millbrae
and
the
city
of
los
altos
was
to
limit
the
actual
storage
in
the
public
right-of-way
to
to
the
work
week.
In
other
words,
you
bring
just
enough
material
to
complete
the
work
for
a
given
work
week
and
then,
as
at
the
end
of
the
day
friday,
you
move
the
materials
off-site.
So
there's
really
no
storage
over
the
weekend
and
then,
as
the
work
progresses
you
actually
the
following
week,
you
would
move
the
staging
area.
D
You
know
up
the
block
or
down
to
the
next
street,
so
you're
constantly
moving
the
staging
area,
so
you're
not
parked
in
front
of
the
same
house.
Restoring
the
chosen
front
of
the
same
house
or
the
same
group
of
houses
week
in
week
out
and
then
part
of
the
new
standard
would
be
that
any
debris
or
loose
material
would
have
to
be
cleaned
up
at
the
end
of
each
work
day
for
projects
on
public
or
private
property.
D
The
construction
site
and
staging
area
will
be
secured
by
chain-link
fans
with
bottom
and
top
rail
and
the
key
standard.
There
is
a
top
rail
because
without
a
top
rail,
the
defense
tends
to
sag
and
then
so
does
any
kind
of
screening
detail.
So
that
would
be
an
additional
standards
to
ensure
the
presence
of
a
pop
rail
and
then,
more
importantly,
when
adjacent
to
public
light
away.
The
fence
must
have
screening
that
is
maintained
in
a
top
condition,
with
no
risk
or
tears
greater
than
two
inches.
D
D
D
And
so
this
is
just
a
stock
photo
showing
what
a
construction
or
staging
area
fence
you
know
would
look
like
under
that
standard
work.
You
would
have
a
fence
with
a
bottom
top
rail.
The
material
would
be.
You
know
in
in
good,
clean
condition
and
then
also
maintain
top.
So
you
wouldn't
have
the
material
flapping
around.
You
wouldn't
have
the
big
gaps
with
sagging
at
the
top
of
the
fence.
D
So
an
additional
standard
for
just
the
construction
sites,
not
the
staging
areas,
would
be
to
have
a
sign
on
the
fencing
that
provides
a
name
and
emergency
contact.
Information
for
the
general
contractor
and
the
signed
letting
would
have
to
be
large
enough
to
be
read
from
10
feet
away
and
the
sun
would
not
be
allowed
to
extend
beyond
the
top
of
the
fence.
D
Now
the
key
to
implementing
these
new
standards
really
is
to
train
engineering
planning,
building
and
code
enforcement
staff
to
the
new
standards,
because
the
city
does
have
existing
standards
now
for
cleanliness
on
construction
sites,
they're
very
generic.
They
don't
provide
a
lot
of
detail,
but
you
know
you
know
generally
on
a
public
works
project.
There
will
be
some
kind
of
language
about
maintaining
a
storage
area
or
the
construction
site
in
a
clean
and
ordinary
state
in
an
orderly
state
and
then
the
building
code
and
also
the
encroachment
permit
standard
conditions.
D
D
D
D
The
main
action
that
staff
is
asking
the
council
to
take
is
to
prepare
a
zoning
code
or
zoning
ordinance
amendment
that
revises
the
section
12.84.030
of
the
municipal
code
to
remove
all
references
to
off-site
construction.
Staging
areas
and
staff
would
bring
that
particular
amendment
before
the
planning
commission,
followed
by
the
city
council,
and
with
that
that's
the
end
of
the
presentation
and
staff
is
available
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Great
thank
you
very
much
for
your
patience
and
staying
with
us
into
the
evening
and
thank
you
for
your
of
the
very
detail
and
the
research
that
you've
done
for
this.
With
that,
I'm
going
to
open
it
to
first
to
counsel
for
questions
on
the
presentation.
Please
and
considering
I
want
to
be
mindful
of
the
hour
too.
If
we
can
try
to
get
it
all,
maybe
we
can
do
a
circle
around
the
around
for
each
other,
then
I
want
to
open
it
to
the
public,
bring
it
back
to
the
council.
E
I
think
city
manager,
for
putting
this
in
contact
when,
when
I
first
started
bringing
this
up
to
staff's
attention
about
the
problems
that
we
were
having
with
with
staging
areas
and-
and
you
said
it
yourself-
the
the
the
location
at
san
bernardino
avenue
and
and
huntington
there
isn't
a
good
one
to
have
a
staging
area,
but
instead
of
looking
back,
let's
look
forward.
So
I'm
okay
with
most
of
the
things
that
you
presented
tonight.
E
So
I
know
this
is
a
study
session,
so
I'm
concerned
about
removing
zoning
of
of-
and
maybe
I
don't
understand
this
fully
of
how
to
allow
the
use
of
a
property
as
a
as
a
lay
down
yard
that
that
is
a
pretty
substantial
thing
to
do.
When
somebody
lives
next
door
to
it
and
and
in
a
residential
area
or
next
door
to
a
residential
area,
it
doesn't
seem
appropriate
and
it
should
go
through
a
special
process,
which
was
primarily
why
I
had
an
issue
with
the
the
location
there
at
san
bernardino
avenue.
E
E
It
could
be
a
lot
of
material
if,
if
a
contractor
decides
to
dump
a
lot
of
base
rock
all
along
the
street
five
days
worth
so
I'd
like
to
see
that
tightened
up
a
little
bit
and
if
we're
really
going
to
put
down
that
the
contractor
is
going
to
clean
every
day
at
the
end
of
the
work
day,
then
you
need
to
spell
that
out
by
how
you
need
to
spell
that
out.
Is
it
going
to
be
a
street
sweeper,
that's
going
to
come
by,
so
I
like
that.
C
C
C
But
I
don't
believe
that
you
know
there
are
clearly
areas
of
the
of
the
of
the
city
that
aren't
that
are
below
even
the
current
standards.
So
I'm
really
I'm
really
concerned
about
the
about
the
enforcement
piece
so
like,
for
example
like
just
for
bringing
out
an
example
out
of
the
presentation
tournament.
Screening
screening
must
be
replaced
within
48
hours.
How
is
that
measured?
C
F
Hopefully
we
will
have
at
some
point
enough
staff
to
go
out
and
and
do
the
inspections
and
make
sure
that
you
know
that
people
are
adhering
to
it.
But
you
know
oftentimes,
just
the
the
threat
of
a
fine
is
enough
to
at
least
it
gets
at
least
some
some
of
the
actors
out
there
to
not
be
bad
actors
and
and
to
comply.
A
Okay,
seeing
no
other
hands
up
by
council
members,
I'll
just
say
one
or
two
comments
and
we
will
go
to
public.
So
if
the
members
of
the
public
wish
to
speak,
if
you
could
raise
your
hand
now,
I
think
expectations
need
to
be.
Some
of
this
has
been
set,
but
expectations
that
need
to
be
spelt
out
and
clear
enforcement.
Also.
A
A
G
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
awesome,
good
evening
everybody?
I
I
have
experienced
this
firsthand.
You
know
the
construction
site
when
they
were
doing
the
water,
sewer,
replacement
and
pavement
of
our
neighborhood
and
yeah.
This
is
great
idea.
I
mean
I
wish
it
was.
This
was
brought
up
a
year
ago
or
so,
but
anyway
I
I
like
the
outcome
of
you,
know
the
job
completed
the
streets,
look
great,
the
water's,
looking
good
working
good
sewers
are
working
good
anyway,
so
yeah.
G
I
think
the
construction
companies
need
to
be
accountable
to
keeping
their
areas
clean.
I
mean
they.
I
mean
I've
called
I've.
I've
been
the
inspector
in
my
and
I
was
the
inspector
in
my
neighborhood.
I
mean
I
was
calling
the
number
on
the
a-frame
signs
and
they
responded,
but
you
know
they.
They
just
need
to
be
held
accountable
to
clean
up
their
area.
They
leave
signs
up.
You
know
where
they're
not
going
to
be
doing
construction-
and
you
know
you
know
parking
is
is-
is-
is
very
valuable
and
it
takes
up.
G
You
know
those
parking
spaces
and
it
impacts
the
the
neighborhood.
So
if
they
don't
remove
the
signs
you
know
like
they
should
you
know
and
they
they
fall
down,
and
you
know
it
just
leaves
a
bad
image.
You
know
in
the
neighborhood,
I
just
don't
like
it.
I
mean
nobody
likes
it
so,
but
yeah.
If
somebody
could,
I
know
the
staff
is
challenged,
but
you
know
somebody
needs
to
oversee
these
construction
companies
when
they're
done
the
day
at
five
o'clock
or
so
or
four
o'clock
and
just
make
them
accountable.
G
You
know
I've
seen
like
I
said:
porta
potties
left
in
neighborhoods
next
to
somebody's
house.
That
is
to
me
that's
very
unacceptable.
I
mean
who
knows
that
could
tip
over
or
I'm
sure
it
smells.
I
mean
I'm
not
sure
how
they're
serviced
but
anyway,
but
this
is
great
idea.
I
hope
it
gets
enforced.
Well,
I
don't
know
who's
gonna
enforce
it.
I'd
like
to
know
who's
gonna
enforce
it,
because
I
know
staff
is
challenged.
The
police
department
is
code
enforcement
and
they're
they're
way
under
staff,
and
they
have
so
many
things
to
handle.
G
A
Thank
you
for
your
comments,
see
no
other
hands
up.
We
will
then
bring
it
back
to
council.
Public
comment.
Time
is
done.
Is
there
any
again?
This
is
for
direction.
This
is
not
an
adoption.
You've
seen
the
report.
I
I
believe
between
mike
or
I'm
sure,
the
city
manager
in
regards
to
some
of
the
items
that
have
been
brought
up.
I
don't
know
if
that
gives
you
enough
direction
or
if
you,
you
need
a
little
more
clarity
on
anything
specific.
Please
mike.
D
D
D
So
the
problem
becomes
and
does
the
contractors
now
have
to
restart
a
two
to
three
month
process
or
take
weeks
or
months
to
find
a
new
location
and
then
go
through
the
similar
two
to
three
month
process
to
find
a
different
location.
So
that's
that's
the
kind
of
the
practical
difficulty
with
having
a
contractor
who's.
D
You
know
we're
concerned
about
this.
You
know.
Maybe
we
need
to
be
more
specific
on
that
staff
can
do
that
at
really.
Any
time
add
additional
requirements
at
additional
specifications
that
clarify
issues,
so
it's
kind
of
a
living
thing
that
can
be
amended
and
and
improved
at
any
point
in
time
in
the
future
now
and
on
the
enforcement
issue
I
just
wanted
to
offer.
The
following
is
that
the
construction
is
a
little
bit
different
than
your
standard
kind
of
enforcement.
You
know
when
a
police
officer
talks
about
enforcement.
D
D
Construction
is
more
of
a
relationship
right.
It's
an
ongoing
process
where
inspector
typically
works
with
the
same
contractors
over
and
over
again,
whether
they
be
a
city
contractor
working
on
a
capital
project
or
whether
it
be
a
a
contract
or
a
plumber.
Let's
say
who's
constantly
doing
jobs
in
san
bruno,
so
it's
someone
they
may
run
into
on
an
ongoing
basis
throughout
the
year.
So
in
terms
of
enforcement,
it
really
becomes
a
relationship
issue.
D
It's
it's
making
the
contractor
aware
of
the
city's
priorities
and
so
typically
on
a
construction
project,
let's
say
and
talk
to
the
staff.
If
you
have
a
city
project,
you
would
have
a
pre-construction
meeting
and
that
would
be
the
opportunity
for
the
city
staff.
The
project,
manager
and
inspectors
say:
hey
look.
The
city
is
re-emphasizing
and
putting
a
highlight
and
spotlight
on
on
on
site
conditions
on
housekeeping.
D
So
that's
really
the
primary
goal
and
the
primary
method
of
getting
contractors
that
you
know
work
in
the
city
and
do
work
in
the
city
to
understand
that
it's
become
a
higher
priority
and
even
for
encroaching
permits.
The
city
staff,
the
city
inspectors,
tend
to
have
pre-construction
meetings,
whether
it
be
with
the
pg
e
or
again.
B
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council.
I
just
want
to
add
on
to
what
my
book
did
mention
by
saying
the
recommendation
to
remove
the
requirement
to
go
to
the
planning.
Commission
is
also
a
balance
between
having
reasonable
standards
that
are
appropriate
for
the
aesthetics
of
the
community
that
we
want,
but
that
are
also
that
don't
put
additional
illnesses
on
development
and
contractors
where
we
hear
so
often
that
the
requirements
in
doing
business
in
san
bruno
is.
A
B
Yes,
if
we
have
a
majority
of
support
tonight
to
move
forward
with
the
recommendations,
we
would
then
begin
the
process
of
implementing
those
and
and
as
was
mentioned
in
the
powerpoint.
Yes,
it
would
be
to
go
to
the
planning
commission
first
and
then
bring
it
back
to
the
city
council
as
well
as
well
as
developing
all
the
other
internal
standards.
But
but
if
there's
not
majority
support
right
now
to
do
that,
then
there's
there's
no
sense
of
doing
that
work
to
go
to
the
planning
commission.
E
A
E
E
E
It's
been
used
many
times
and
I
think
that's
a
really
big
jump
when
we
know
there's
a
big
construction
project
which
is
going
to
come
next
as
we
proceed
with
our
water
insurer
staff
can
identify
where,
where
that
location
should
be
and
the
the
the
past,
I
don't
want
to
dwell
in
the
past,
but
what
I've
seen
in
the
past.
It's
I'm
having
a
hard
time
saying
yes
to
this,
so
I'm
sharing
that
now.
A
E
E
I
can
I'll
be
happy
to
send
additional
questions
as
if,
if
need
be,
but
I
think
this
still
needs
some
work
and-
and
let
me
tell
you
if
you're
living
right
next
door
to
it
and-
and
I
can
tell
you
there
was-
there-
was
improvement
as
during
this
last
phase
of
the
water
in
the
sewer.
There
was
some
improvement,
but
it
it.
It
was
pretty
nasty
in
in
some
neighborhoods
in
the
past
couple
years,
as
we
were
doing,
construction
and
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
so
not
not
to
you
know,
dispute
the
vice
mayor's
concerns,
but
you
know
I
agree
that
there
have
been
situations
where
enforcement
has
become
a
problem
with
with
temporary
staging
areas,
but
I
don't
recall
ever
having
vigorous
debate
about
approving
a
temporary
use
for
them.
So
the
only
thing
that
would
change
by
eliminating
that
is
that
it
would
no
longer
go
before
the
planning
commission
in
the
council
to
approve
it.
F
But
I
believe
that
the
enforcement
of
standards,
which
is
where
we've
seen
the
problem,
would
be
something
that
we
are.
You
know
that's
what
we're
trying
to
address,
but
I
don't
think
that
would
be
exacerbated
or
circumvented
by.
You
know
this
change,
where
the
council
and
the
planning
commission
have
to
approve
that
use.
So
you
know
a
lot.
The
problem
seemed
to
happen
after
not
not
because
we
approved
it,
but
because
you
know
construction
companies
get
sloppy.
A
I
don't
I
do
want
to.
I
don't
want
to
have
something
hampered
and
streamlining
is
better
because,
yes,
we
do
here,
it
takes
a
lot
to
go
through
processes
and
the
timing
and
stuff
like
that.
But
any
other
comments
from
council,
okay,
so
city
manager,
is
there
anything
else
that
you
need,
or
you
want
clarity
on
from
for
direction
from
this
council.
E
E
They
they
do
make
them
with
wheels
they're
on
a
trailer
and
they
should
be
removed
every
day
they
shouldn't
be
allowed
overnight.
They
shouldn't
be
loud
over
the
weekends
which
which
shouldn't
take
that
hard
to
to
make
that
change.
But
if
we're
going
to
do
some
changes
related
to
construction,
I
think
that
would
be
important.
B
B
That
we
had
majority
council
support
to
move
forward.
I
believe
we
do,
but
I
just
want
to
confirm
that,
but
with
regard
to
the
latest
item
that
council
member
medina
brought
up,
I
think
we
need
to
do
significantly
additional
further
research
on
that
absolutely
true.
They
do
make
portable
toilets
on
trailers.
E
If
I
can
clarify
city
manager
grogan,
yes,
it's
not
for
like
construction
sites.
This
is
for
when
a
contractor
brings
a
porta,
potty
and
sometimes
they're
on
wheels.
Sometimes
they
put
it
on
the
corner,
but
they're
not
allowed
to
be
on
the
corner
and
just
need
to
make
sure
we
specify
that
if,
when
you
are
required,
because
you
are
required
for
mosha
to
have
toilet
facilities
along
the
construction
site,
that
it
has
to
be
removed
every
day,
so
I'll,
let
staff!
That's
my
that's
my
feedback.
You
heard
it
from
a
resident.
A
A
E
Well,
listen
to
the
public
right
of
way
is.
It
is
a
more
defined
piece
that
I'm
interested
in
at
a
construction
site.
They're
always
required
they're,
always
there,
but
if
you're
bringing
a
toilet
and
you're
gonna
leave
it
in
front
of
somebody's
house
over
the
weekend
that
shouldn't
be
allowed,
you
brought
it
there
on
wheels.
You
should
remove
it
every
every
every
time.
So
it's
not
it's
not
as
big
as
of
a
request
as
it
sounds
like
is
being
understood.
C
Through
the
mayor,
yes,
if
I
can
help
clarify
marty,
I
think
what
you're
saying
is
that
portable
toilets
cannot
be
left
in
the
public
should
not
be
left
in
the
public
right-of-way
overnight
or
on
the
weekends,
and
when
you
talk
about
removing
them,
you're,
not
talking
about
taking
them
out
of
san
bruno
you're,
talking
about
putting
them
behind
the
fence
in
the
construction
site,
you're
on
your
own
you're
on
you,
I'm
sorry
you're,
absolutely
correct!
Okay,
because
even
I
didn't
understand
that
okay,
I
apologize.